MedCity News July 18, 2019
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.
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division has become a major provider in its own right, vacuuming up independent practices and physician groups nationwide.
The company’s recently closed acquisition of DaVita Medical Group makes the company one of the top employers of clinicians in the country. Much of the growth has been in its OptumCare subsidy, which is mainly focused on outpatient care settings.