Amedisys Recognized among Top 50 Business Innovating Companies by InformationWeek Magazine.BATON ROUGE Baton Rouge (băt`ən r  zh) [Fr.,=red stick], city (1990 pop. 219,531), state capital and seat of East Baton Rouge parish, SE La. , La. -- Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED AMED Allied and Alternative Medicine (database / base de donnée)AMED Association for Management Education and Development AMED Army Medical (US Army) AMED Army Medical Department ) ("Company"), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced that it has been recognized as one of the top 50 most innovative companies in the country by InformationWeek. InformationWeek, a national publication dedicated to defining the business value of technology, recognizes the top 500 Business Technology Innovators innovators people who will try new things. early innovators important figures in the farming or client community because they are the leaders in the introduction of new techniques and management systems. each year. The Company ranked 44 in 2008 for the companywide implementation of its point of care system. The point of care system is a laptop computer A portable computer that has a flat LCD screen and usually weighs less than eight pounds. Often called just a "laptop," it uses batteries for mobile use and AC power for charging the batteries and desktop use. Today's high-end laptops provide all the capabilities of most desktop computers. technology used by Amedisys' nurses and therapists to document and monitor each patient's health condition and plan of care. The system has enhanced the company's clinical compliance controls and delivered a positive net impact to earning through improved administrative efficiencies. "We are pleased to have been recognized as one of the top technologically innovative companies," stated William F. Borne, Chief Executive Officer of Amedisys, Inc. "Amedisys has committed significant financial and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. to implement our point of care system, which we believe allows our caregivers to deliver a much higher level of care consistency to our patients while benefiting our bottom line through streamlined business processes." Amedisys, Inc. is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana For the Canadian restaurant, see . Baton Rouge (from the French bâton rouge), pronounced /ˈbætn ˈɹuːʒ/ in English, and . Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "AMED". This press release includes statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements, usually containing the words "believe", "estimate", "project", "expect" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Many of the factors that could cause or contribute to such differences are described in the Company's periodic reports and registrations statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and include, but are not limited to the following: general economic and business conditions, changes in or failure to comply with existing regulations or the inability to comply with new government regulations on a timely basis, changes in Medicare and other medical reimbursement Reimbursement Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred. levels, ability to complete acquisitions announced from time to time, and any financing related thereto, the ability to meet debt service requirements and to comply with covenants in debt agreements, adverse changes in federal and state laws relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the health care industry, demographic changes, availability and terms of capital, ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, ongoing development and success of new start-ups, ability to successfully integrate newly acquired agencies, changes in estimates and judgments associated with critical accounting policies, business disruption due to natural disasters or acts of terrorism, and various other matters, many of which are beyond management's control. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release. Additional information on the Company can be found at: www.amedisys.com. |
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