Becker's Healthcare June 16, 2021
UnitedHealth Group made three long-term commitments as part of its sustainability efforts, including pushing more surgeries to ASCs, according to a June 15 company report.
UnitedHealth Group aims to have more than 55 percent of its members’ outpatient surgeries and radiology services delivered at high quality, cost-efficient sites of care by 2030, which often means directing patients to ASCs. In 2019, the company reported 47 percent of outpatient surgeries and radiology services were performed at high quality, cost-effective settings. UnitedHealth Group said it aims to meet its goal by:
Providing physicians with point-of-care tools for shared decision-making about care delivery
Guiding patients to low-cost care settings
Developing digital tools for members to identify care sites that meet quality and...
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