BIOSCRIP, INC. (NASDAQ:BIOS) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 27, 2018, BioScrip, Inc. (the “Company”), announced that Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller Anthony Lopez is on a temporary leave of absence. In Mr. Lopez’s absence, Alex Schott, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Strategic Operations will act as the Company’s principal accounting officer.
Mr. Schott joined the Company in September 2016. From 2014 until joining the Company, Mr. Schott was the Chief Financial Officer for Home Solutions and was responsible for leading accounting, finance, treasury, reimbursement, and economic strategy and forecasting. From 2010 to 2014, Mr. Schott served as Vice President of Finance for Lanx, Inc., an international medical device company that was acquired in 2013 by Biomet, Inc., a global manufacturer of musculoskeletal and biotechnology products. Mr. Schott served as Director of Accounting at Coram Specialty Infusion Services from 2000-2005 and as Vice President and Controller from 2005 until 2009.
About BIOSCRIP, INC. (NASDAQ:BIOS)
BioScrip, Inc. is engaged in providing infusion solutions. The Company partners with physicians, hospital systems, skilled nursing facilities, healthcare payors and pharmaceutical manufacturers to provide patients access to post-acute care services. The Company operates through Infusion Services segment. The Company operates through approximately 70 service locations in over 30 states. The Company offers home infusion services to provide clinical management services and the delivery of prescription medications. The Company provides services in coordination with, and under the direction of, the patient’s physician. The Company’s multidisciplinary team of clinicians, including pharmacists, nurses, dietitians and respiratory therapists, work with the physician to develop a plan of care suited to the patient’s specific needs. Its platform provides service capabilities to deliver clinical management services that offer patients a community-based and home-based care environment.
