Rankings are based on claims and patient volume data.

ATLANTA (November 16, 2017)—LexisNexis Risk Solutions announced its LexisNexis 2017 Top 100 Home Health and Hospice Agencies Rankings. The rankings provide home health and hospice services companies with market landscape information to help them better understand their market position, dynamics and environment for potential M&A activity and growth for their businesses.

The 2017 rankings were compiled by LexisNexis Risk Solutions using 2016 medical claims and patient volume data from its industry-leading LexisNexis MarketView claims database. LexisNexis annually gathers and analyzes data on more than 1.25 billion medical claims.

"The market for home health and hospice providers is fast-paced and almost always changing," said Abbey Bernardi, director of market planning, LexisNexis Risk Solutions. "Faced with more patients, decreased reimbursements, an increasing need to merge, partner and evaluate the competitive landscape and to stay compliant with federal and state regulations, providers are turning to LexisNexis to help stay in the game."

LexisNexis evaluates the market, using comprehensive and unique data, analytics and technology to offer the industry one of the most accurate views of the home health and hospice market—helping customers research opportunities to advance their growth strategies.

In addition to analyzing more than 1 billion payer and provider claims, MarketView also analyzes referral patterns and affiliations to help transform key business work streams including marketing, sales, market research, network optimization and recruitment.

Top 10 Home Health Agencies
Kindred Healthcare – Louisville, Ky.
Amedisys, Inc. – Baton Rouge, La.
Encompass Home Health – Dallas
LHC Group – Lafayette, La
Almost Family, Inc. – Louisville, Ky.
Brookdale Senior Living – Brentwood, Tenn.
CHE Trinity Health – Livonia, Mich.
BAYADA Home Health Care – Moorestown, N.J.
Interim HealthCare – Sunrise, Fla.
Visiting Nurse Service of New York – New York

Top 10 Hospice Providers
VITAS Healthcare – Miami
Kindred Healthcare – Louisville, Ky.
HCR Manor Care – Toledo, Ohio
Amedisys, Inc. – Baton Rouge, La.
Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care – Atlanta
Curo Health Services – Mooresville, N.C.
Hospice Campassus – Nashville, Tenn.
Compassionate Care Hospice – Newark, Del.
Hospice of the Valley – Phoenix
Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care – Tulsa, Okla.

Check out the full list of 100 companies serving the home health and hospice communities.

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