On April 16 the United States observes National Health Care Decisions Day to foster awareness that patients and families have the right to discuss and document their wishes for the care they will receive at the end of life. True to form, hospices are at the forefront, encouraging patients, families and their clinicians to choose […]
Evolent Health (NYSE: EVH) has completed its $85 million acquisition of Vital Decisions from the private equity firm WindRose Health Investors. The financial terms also include an earn out of $45 million. Vital Decisions offers telehealth solutions to support advance care planning. An “earn out” in an acquisition refers to additional funds a seller receives […]
Evolent Health (NYSE: EVH) has penned a definitive agreement to buy Vital Decisions from its current private equity owners WindRose Health Investors for $85 million. The deal also includes an additional earn out of $45 million. Vital Decisions offers telehealth solutions to support advance care planning. An “earn out” in an acquisition refers to additional […]
Medicaid health plan provider Aetna Better Health of Virginia has launched a partnership with technology and advance care planning solutions firm Vital Decisions to begin a telehealth program to engage plan members in goals-of-care discussions following diagnosis of a serious illness. Early conversations are positively associated with family decisions to limit or withdraw life-sustaining treatments, […]
Blue Shield of California has launched a new program to raise awareness among its members of home-based palliative care. The insurance company is working with the tech firm Vital Decisions, which offers a Guided Living Voice program in which care alignment coordinators conduct goals-of-care conversations and provide education to patients and families about the nature […]
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