Tag: John Driscoll
CareCentrix’s Driscoll to take lead role at WBA
October 12, 2022HME News Staff
DEERFIELD, Ill. – CareCentrix CEO John Driscoll will assume a new role as executive vice president and president, U.S. Healthcare, at Walgreens Boots Alliance, which includes Walgreens Health, later this month.
WBA in October 2021 said that it planned to invest $330 million in CareCentrix for a 55% stake in the company, as part of a plan to launch Walgreens Health. It recently entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 45%* stake in CareCentrix for approximately...
CareCentrix hires health care exec
February 10, 2022HME News Staff
HARTFORD, Conn. – CareCentrix has named Dr. Jonathan Gavras as a senior strategic clinical advisor. Gavras joins CareCentrix with more than 20 years of experience as an innovator in the health care space, most recently as president of the Florida market at Bright HealthCare. He was also previously the chief medical officer of Florida Blue and president of Guidewell Health. “As we drive toward the next phase of CareCentrix’s growth, we are excited about adding Dr. Gavras’ deep...
Walgreens investment ‘endorsement’ of CareCentrix model, CEO says
October 15, 2021Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
HARTFORD, Conn. – Walgreens’ investment in CareCentrix will accelerate the ongoing shift of health care to the home, says CareCentrix CEO John Driscoll.
Walgreens Boots Alliance announced Oct. 14 that it plans to acquire a majority share of CareCentrix, investing $330 million for a 55% stake, and is investing $5.2 billion in VillageMD, a primary care provider, to launch Walgreens Health.
“COVID has underscored for everyone that we need to...
Walgreens Boots Alliance to acquire majority stake in CareCentrix
October 14, 2021HME News Staff
HARTFORD, Conn. – Walgreens Boots Alliance is acquiring a majority share of CareCentrix, investing $330 million for a 55% stake.
The deal will boost Walgreens capabilities in post-acute and home care, in support of its launch of Walgreens Health, a customer-centric, technology-enabled care model powered by a nationally scaled, locally delivered health care platform.
“COVID-19 has made it clear that providing care in the home and community is the future of not only post-acute care,...
CareCentrix acquires Turn-Key Health
May 5, 2020HME News Staff
HARTFORD, Conn. - CareCentrix has acquired Turn-Key Health, a community-based palliative care company serving health plans, hospitals and physicians. Its proprietary Palliative Illness Management program (PIM) will be fully integrated into the CareCentrix platform. “Health plans and patients are looking for home-based palliative care that honors the hard choices that patients and families need to make as well as gives them the opportunity to remain at home,” said CareCentrix CEO John...
Q&A: CareCentrix's John Driscoll
December 29, 2017Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
HARTFORD, Conn. - With all of the noise about the need to reduce healthcare costs, post-acute care is getting a lot of attention these days, and companies like CareCentrix, a health management services provider, are ready for the spotlight, says CEO John Driscoll.Driscoll sees opportunities for its network of post-acute care providers to show how they keep patients home and reduce costs.“In an unmanaged environment, whether it's the government or managed care, they will just take all of the...