Healthcare Innovation February 2, 2024
In May, 2,000 Allina IT and revenue cycle employees will become Optum employees
Minneapolis-based Allina Health plans to shift 2,000 IT and revenue cycle employees to Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group.
The nonprofit Allina, which has 12 hospitals and more than 90 clinics, said the relationship with Optum would allow it to:
• Continue advancing information systems solutions to improve the patient and provider experience.
• Streamline the billing experience for patients and providers by implementing industry-leading technologies and processes across revenue cycle operations.
• Adopt innovative technologies at an accelerated pace.
“Healthcare is changing rapidly and the technological needs to support care delivery are increasingly complex,” said David Ingham, D.O., vice president and chief information officer for Allina Health, in...