Healthcare DIVE October 8, 2021
Rebecca Pifer

Dive Brief:

  • Optum is partnering with nonprofit hospital operator SSM Health in a bid to leverage technology to expand access to healthcare in the Midwest, the latest in deals UnitedHealth’s health services business has made with major health systems to boost back-end functions.
  • Under the 10-year deal beginning in 2022, Optum will support some of SSM’s administrative functions, including inpatient care management, revenue cycle management and other digital needs, while working to co-develop a digital experience for better patient access. Additionally, UnitedHealth and SSM will jointly invest in community health programs working to advance health equity in the regions SSM serves in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
  • SSM is the largest system Optum has partnered with so far. As...

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Topics: Health System / Hospital, Insurance, Partnerships, Payer, Provider, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt), Technology, Trends
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