MIRAMAR, Florida—Integrated Home Care Services, Inc. (IHCS), an independent benefit manager of home health, durable medical equipment and home infusion services, has named Ajani Nimmagadda as its new chief medical officer. In this role, Nimmagadda intends to lead the company’s clinical and medical management.
Nimmagadda has nearly three decades of experience in health care, both as a practicing internal medicine and infectious diseases physician and as a health care executive. Most recently, she held a variety of leadership roles at Cigna Healthcare, in which she oversaw medical and pharmacy utilization management programs and specialty drug clinical programs, including gene therapies.
"I look forward to leveraging my experience in successful health care operations and improved operational efficiency while optimizing clinical outcomes," Nimmagadda said. "IHCS' approach is reinventing homecare benefit management, replacing fragmented approaches with an integrated, insights-based, coordinated model that improves clinical outcomes, patient experience and reduces health care costs. Improving care in the home has always been a passion of mine, and I look forward to unlocking the full potential of care in the home together with our team members, providers, caregivers and health plan partners.”
This announcement is part of the company’s ongoing expansion and growth efforts and is a result of the company's homecare benefit management services model now supporting health plans in Medicare Advantage, managed Medicaid, commercial and Affordable Care Act offerings.
"Dr. Nimmagadda's leadership in driving clinical outcomes, quality of care and health care affordability will be instrumental in helping us continue to fulfill our mission and support our continued growth," said Christopher Bradbury, CEO of IHCS. "Her proven track record of achieving better outcomes for patients, providers and health plans and her expertise across the health care ecosystem will further accelerate our innovation and value-based care solutions."
Nimmagadda received her medical degree from Guntur Medical College in India and completed her fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases.
