Optum
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Optum drives UnitedHealth’s better-than-expected earnings
UnitedHealth Group beat earnings expectations, bringing in earnings of $19.7 billion The health insurance giant saw its margins grow across most its business segments, though pharmacy and health services branch Optum saw the fastest growth, at 13.7 percent.
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5 ways the INVEST Digital Health conference in Minneapolis will focus on healthcare innovation
The MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference in Minneapolis September 17 will advance the conversation around innovation in digital health from AI in healthcare, investment trends, and healthcare business models. Here’s a look at some of the highlights of the conference.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Hospitals, Payers, Health Services
Optum’s John Muir Health deal provides a new model for health system collaboration
As part of the deal, Optum will take over non-clinical functions for the provider ranging from IT services, revenue cycle management, analytics and claims processing and bring on more than 500 John Muir Health employees.
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Report: UnitedHealth picks up healthcare payments company Equian in $3.2B deal
Indianapolis-based Equian processes more than $50o billion in healthcare claims annually and works with nine out of the top 10 healthcare payers.
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Online therapy company Talkspace raises $50M, signs major deal with Optum
Interest and investment in the online therapy space has been ramping up as the technology has been positioned as a lever to address the larger issue of expanding access to behavioral health resources.
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Haven Chief Operating Officer Jack Stoddard leaving the company
Stoddard told CNBC that the frequent travel between Haven’s Boston headquarters and his home in Philadelphia was taking a toll on his personal and family life
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How Haven’s hires hint at the healthcare organization’s larger ambitions
According to a CNBC report, Haven’s latest executive addition is Sandhya Rao, who will serve as the organization’s VP of Clinical Strategy.
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Federal judge sides with Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan healthcare venture in legal dispute with Optum
In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Wolf denied Optum’s request for a temporary restraining order that would have stopped ex-executive Dave Smith from joining the healthcare venture.
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Unsealed testimony sharpens focus of Amazon-Berkshire-JP Morgan healthcare venture
According to ABJ COO Jack Stoddard, the initial focus of the collaborative is gathering data and researching the levers that drive costs and prices in healthcare.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Optum sues to protect trade secrets from Amazon-Berkshire-J.P. Morgan venture
Optum said in the suit that due to the nature of his position, former executive David Smith was one of fewer than 50 people at the company with access to Optum’s consolidated set of profit and loss statements at a product-line level.
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UnitedHealth Group cuts purchase price for DaVita assets by $560M
The companies said the new price was due to a decline in the financial status of the medical group, along with a desire to expedite the process of obtaining clearance from the Federal Trade Commission.
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Aetna and Ascension join blockchain pilot project for better provider directories
Keeping health plan provider directories current is a major administrative and cost burden for the industry, with an estimated $2.1 billion spent annually across the healthcare system to acquire and maintain provider data.
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What are the barriers and drivers for technology in mental health treatment?
Panelists at the MedCity Engage conference in San Diego agreed that a growing shortage of mental health professionals mean that technology has a key role to play in improving behavioral health treatment.
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Report: Anthem nabs Google, Amazon vet as head of its new AI group
Most recently, Udi Manber has served as a healthcare researcher and faculty member at the National Institutes of Health and at UC San Francisco.
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Health IT, Patient Engagement, Payers
UnitedHealth Group launching portable EHR for members by the end of 2019
UnitedHealth Group CEO Dave Wichmann laid out the company’s plan to launch “fully integrated and fully portable individual health record” on an earnings call last week.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
