WILLIAM F. BORNE - Corporate Board Profile

AMEDISYS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2011-04-27	William F. Borne founded our Company in 1982 and has been Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board of Directors since then. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Business First Bank of Louisiana. Mr. Borne has received the following awards: Baton Rouge Business Report's 1990's Young Businessperson of the Year and 1990 Entrepreneur of the Year, Forbes magazine 2004 Entrepreneur of the Year, and 2004 Guardian Angel Award from the Caring Institute. In 2008, Mr. Borne was voted as Chairman of the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation. In 2009, Mr. Borne was appointed to Louisiana State University's E.J. Ourso College of Business Dean's Advisory Council and inducted into the E.J. Ourso College of Business Hall of Distinction. Director Qualifications: Extensive Knowledge of the Company's Business Mr. Borne founded our Company and has worked for our Company for over 25 years. He has a unique understanding of our business and operations and of the broader home health and hospice industries gained through his tenure as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
2012-04-27	William F. Borne founded our Company in 1982 and has been Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board of Directors since then. He is also the Chairman of the Board for the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation. Additional information regarding Mr. Borne is provided below under Proposal 1Election of DirectorsNominees. The compensation that Mr. Borne receives is included in the Summary Compensation Table. During 2011, he received a salary of $750,000 and stock awards valued at $1,875,000, with total compensation of $2,644,169.
2013-04-26	William F. Borne, a registered nurse, founded our Company in 1982 and has been Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board of Directors since then. Mr. Borne is the founding Chair of the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation, a national consortium dedicated to driving innovation through research. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Partnership for Home Health Quality and Innovation, a coalition dedicated to developing innovative reforms to improve the program integrity, quality, and efficiency of home healthcare. In addition, Mr. Borne has served on the boards of numerous professional and business organizations. In 2009, Mr. Borne was appointed to the Louisiana State University E.J. Ourso College of Business Dean’s Advisory Council and was inducted into the E.J. Ourso College of Business Hall of Distinction. Director Qualifications: Extensive Knowledge of the Company’s Business—Mr. Borne founded our Company and has worked for our Company for nearly 30 years. He has a unique understanding of our business and operations and of the broader home health and hospice industries gained through his tenure as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Executive Leadership Experience—Under Mr. Borne’s leadership, our Company has grown to deliver personalized home health and hospice care to more than 75,000 patients in their homes annually, and our Company is a Fortune 1,000 company. Mr. Borne has also led our Company to the top of many organizational honors and awards. In 2004, Mr. Borne was named Forbes Entrepreneur of the Year. Industry Leadership—Mr. Borne’s commitment to driving innovation in healthcare is a hallmark of his role as Chairman and CEO. A champion for quality, Mr. Borne’s leadership has been instrumental in shaping innovation. Under his leadership, the Amedisys R&D team has become a member of the CMMI Innovative Advisors program, which is dedicated to supporting health care leaders as new models of payment and care delivery are tested and refined. Additionally, the Company has also been selected to participate in the Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Initiative, a CMS initiative designed to improve health, improve quality of care, and lower costs. As CEO, he positioned the Company to be one of the first in the country to integrate technology, including point-of-care laptops and a web-based physician portal, enabling real-time coordination of care from the patient’s bedside “@ home.” Working closely with the nation’s leading Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs), our Company, under Mr. Borne’s leadership, has also led the development of a nationally standardized Care Transitions program, designed to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions through patient and caregiver health coaching and care coordination. During his tenure, the Company also led the way in the CMS Home Health Pay for Performance demonstration project of 2008-2009, receiving incentive payments for demonstrated improvements in quality outcomes. The compensation that Mr. Borne receives is included in the Summary Compensation Table.