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Optum Introduces New Business Process Outsourcing Services for Payers, In Partnership with HealthEdge

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Eden Prairie, Minn., and Burlington, Mass. – May 16, 2013 – Optum today launched a new portfolio of technology-enabled business process outsourcing services to help health care payers transform their core administrative operations, reduce costs and adapt to market changes. Optum will combine its own business process outsourcing and payment integrity capabilities, along with the HealthRules® integrated financial, administrative and clinical technology from HealthEdge, to deploy these services.

Baylor Quality Alliance Chooses Humedica MinedShare® to Support New Accountable Care Organization (ACO)

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

BOSTON and DALLAS – May 1, 2013 – Baylor Quality Alliance (BQA), a wholly-controlled affiliate of Baylor Health Care System, has selected Humedica MinedShare® from Optum to improve quality of patient care and reduce costs for the patients and communities served as it works to become a clinically integrated accountable care organization.

Optum, Mayo Clinic Partner to Launch Optum Labs: An Open, Collaborative Research and Innovation Facility Focused on Better Care for Patients

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:35:00 -0600

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 15, 2013 — Optum and Mayo Clinic today jointly launched Optum Labs, an open, collaborative research and development facility with a singular goal: improving patient care. Based in Cambridge, Mass., Optum Labs provides an environment where the health care industry can come together to combine information and ideas that benefit patients today while also driving long-term improvements in the delivery and quality of care.

Optum and SAS Align to Help Prevent Health Care Fraud, Waste and Abuse

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:58:00 -0600

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Dec. 10, 2012 – Optum, an industry leader in health care payment integrity services, is working with SAS to further enhance its comprehensive health care anti-fraud, waste and abuse services. This enhanced solution combines detection, investigation, prevention, case development and recovery services to provide commercial health plans with a flexible approach to ensuring proper payments to care providers.

Optum Technology Simplifies, Accelerates Late Phase Pharmaceutical Research

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Nov. 12, 2012 – Optum, a leading health services company, has released its Smart Measurement® System for Late Phase, a software product that helps pharmaceutical companies manage large, complex and multiyear drug studies more efficiently and cost-effectively.

Optum ICD-10 Training Curriculum Helps Hospitals Prepare for the New Coding Standard

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:55:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Sept. 27, 2012 – Optum has launched Optum ICD-10 Core Education, a comprehensive training program to help hospitals ensure physicians, coders and other staff who are affected by the new coding standard are fully prepared before the October 2014 deadline.

Research: Consumers Eager to Use Online Health Care Tools, But Physicians Report Health IT Systems Lag

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:11:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Sept. 20, 2012 — A new Optum Institute/Harris Interactive national survey published today provides new insights into U.S. consumers’ willingness to go online to view their medical records and engage with care providers.

While 70 percent of physicians surveyed have basic Electronic Medical Record (EMR) capabilities, only 40 percent of physicians say they have the capability to engage with patients via email or provide patients with access to their health records.

$30M Savings in Program Integrity Exceeds Goal for Iowa Medicaid

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:26:00 -0500

DES MOINES, Iowa – An aggressive program integrity initiative for Iowa Medicaid saved taxpayers nearly $30 million in cost avoidance or recoveries in its second year of operation, far exceeding expectations.

Illinois Expands Use of Advanced Technology to Help Reduce Medicaid Costs, Implement Structural Changes in Program

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:28:00 -0500

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., July, 17, 2012 – The State of Illinois will expand its use of advanced technology to manage Medicaid and human services functions to reduce costs, improve outcomes and help implement structural changes for the program that provides health benefits to 2.7 million low-income Illinois residents.

Intelligent Coding Technology from Optum Helps Hospitals Accelerate Transition to New ICD-10 System and Improve Clinical Documentation

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:24:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., July 10, 2012 – Optum launched its newest generation of coding technology. Optum Enterprise CAC, a computer-assisted coding (CAC) platform, helps hospitals accelerate their transition to ICD-10, increase productivity and simplify coding and documentation processes.

Michigan Applies Advanced Technology to Manage Critical State Human Services Programs at the Local Level

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

OptumInsight and one of its key government clients, the State of Michigan, have collaborated to implement a data analysis and reporting tool to promote significant savings. The tool enables county Department of Human Services agencies to make critical decisions about programs and budgets based on specific local and regional needs.

WESTMED Medical Group Launches Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in Collaboration with UnitedHealthcare and Optum

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., and MINNEAPOLIS (March 20, 2012) – WESTMED Medical Group announced it is collaborating with the UnitedHealthcare and Optum businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) to launch an accountable care organization (ACO) for its more than 220 physicians in Westchester County, N.Y.

Picis Achieves ISO Quality Management Certification of its Processes to Create Technology that Helps Hospitals Consistently Deliver High-Quality Health Care

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Feb. 27, 2012 — Picis, a part of OptumInsight, has been awarded ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certifications by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the largest developer and publisher of international standards.

New Research Shows Hospitals Progressing With Electronic Medical Records and ‘Meaningful Use’, But CIOs Indicate Major Concerns About Lack of Interoperability

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Feb. 16, 2012— A new survey commissioned by the Optum Institute for Sustainable Health (the Optum Institute) published today provides the most up-to-date national snapshot of U.S. hospitals’ information systems adoption, and their strategies and concerns about the future.

Optum Introduces Health Care Cloud Environment that Enables Secure Collaboration, Enhances Patient Care and Speeds Innovation

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., February 14, 2012 – Health services leader Optum today launched a secure, cloud-based environment designed to help everyone involved in patient care communicate and collaborate more effectively to improve health outcomes. The health care cloud, by Optum, will be previewed at the HIMSS 2012 conference in Las Vegas, Feb. 20-24.

New Optum Care Suite Helps Streamline, Improve Health Professionals’ Decision-making by Assembling Much Broader Data on and Views of Patient, System and Population Health

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., February 14, 2012 – Optum today launched Optum Care Suite, a set of applications that will help physicians and other health professionals access detailed health intelligence on patient, system and population health, and collaborate to make medical care decisions and improve health outcomes.

Arkansas Office of Health Information Technology Selects OptumInsight for Statewide Health Information Exchange Services

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Feb. 13, 2012 – The Arkansas Office of Health Information Technology (OHIT) today announced that OptumInsight’s health information exchange (HIE) technology has been selected to build the infrastructure for the State Health Alliance for Records Exchange (SHARE), Arkansas’s statewide health information exchange.

New Optum Electronic Funds Transfer Solution Makes Health Care Payments Faster and Cheaper for Payers and Care Providers

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., June 23, 2011 – OptumInsight (formerly Ingenix) today launched a new service that simplifies and accelerates claims submission and payment processes for the benefit of payers and health care providers by integrating electronic funds transfer (EFT) and electronic remittance advice (ERA) processes.

Universal Vaccination Against Seasonal Flu in United States May Reduce Total Health Spending by $3 Billion, According to OptumInsight Study

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., June 13, 2011 – Implementing a recommendation that all Americans be vaccinated against influenza may dramatically reduce health care costs and the number of people infected with seasonal influenza in the United States.

These findings come from a study published on the website of Value in Health, the official journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR).

Tucson Medical Center, Independent Area Physicians Establish Region’s First Fully Operational Accountable Care Organization

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500

TUCSON, Ariz., and EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., June 9, 2011 — Tucson Medical Center and local physicians, with the help of health technology and services company Optum, announced today they are creating the nation’s first “Sustainable Health Community,” based on an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model in which hospitals, physicians, residents, employers and others share in the risk and rewards of making the health system work better for everyone. This new model helps hospitals, participating physicians and health plans collaborate to better coordinate care, improve quality and, ultimately, increase consumers’ satisfaction with the health system.

The Lewin Group Appoints Dr. Paul J. Wallace Director of the Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – May 17, 2011 – Paul J. Wallace, M.D., has joined The Lewin Group as senior vice president and director of its Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER).

Age-Based Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Could Lead to Fewer Cases of Advanced Liver Disease and Related Deaths, According to New Study

Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500

CHICAGO, Ill., May 9, 2011 – New research indicates that screening people born between 1946 and 1970 for hepatitis C virus (HCV) instead of current risk-based screening practices is cost effective and could lead to 106,000 fewer cases of advanced liver disease and 59,000 fewer HCV-related deaths. An estimated 1.6 million U.S. residents ages 40 to 64 are infected with HCV but do not know it.

Health Industry Veteran Dr. Marc L. Berger Joins Ingenix Life Sciences

Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., May 3, 2011 – Ingenix announced that health outcomes expert Marc L. Berger, M.D., has joined its Life Sciences division as executive vice president and senior scientist.

Mark N. Bair, M.D., and Jordan L. Shlain, M.D., join independent physician advisory board to Ingenix

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 26, 2011 – Ingenix announced that Mark N. Bair, M.D., R.Ph., F.A.C.E.P., and Jordan L. Shlain, M.D., have joined the independent physician advisory board that guides the company’s efforts to help constructively modernize the health care system for physicians.

HealthInsight Selects Axolotl to Launch Community-based Health Information Exchange for State of Nevada

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500

San Jose, Calif. Apr. 19, 2011 –HealthInsight, a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving Nevada’s health care system, announced today that it has selected Axolotl Corp. to build the community-based Health Information Exchange (HIE) infrastructure to help Nevada providers improve the timeliness, quality, and coordination of care for their patients.

Physician Using Optum PM and Physician EMR Becomes One of the First in the U.S. to Demonstrate Meaningful Use of Health IT

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 18, 2011 – Douglas Foreman, D.O., a family physician in Warwick, R.I., will be among the first physicians in the U.S. to attest to meeting Phase 1 requirements for Medicare Meaningful Use of health information technology as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Today is the first day physicians can attest to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in order to receive Medicare incentive payments provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

UnitedHealth Group Announces “Optum” Master Brand for its Health Services Businesses

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500

MINNETONKA, Minn. (April 11, 2011) – UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) today announced that the company’s health services businesses will unify their market presence under the master brand Optum™.

Wayne Memorial Hospital selects Ingenix’s computer-assisted coding solutions to support its transition to ICD-10

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

GOLDSBORO, N.C. – March 30, 2011 – Wayne Memorial Hospital, a 316-bed health care facility serving Goldsboro, N.C., is implementing Ingenix’s computer-assisted coding (CAC) solutions to increase medical coding productivity, accuracy and compliance by automating administrative processes associated with preparing medical claims to be submitted for reimbursement.

Ingenix to Provide Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization with Data and Analytics Capabilities that Support Payment Reform and Accountable Care Organization Development

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600

WESTWOOD, Mass., Feb. 11, 2011 – Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization (BIDPO) has contracted with Ingenix to help its doctors measure clinical performance to reduce variations in care – capabilities essential to BIDPO’s plans to operate successfully under anticipated state and national payment reform changes.

Ingenix Launches Life Sciences Division

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Jan. 20, 2011 – Ingenix, a leading provider of health care information, technology and consulting services, today announced the formation of Ingenix Life Sciences, a newly-organized division that focuses Ingenix’s capabilities in assisting life sciences clients to identify, analyze and measure the value of their products.

inVentiv Health to Acquire Clinical Development Outsourcing Businesses from Ingenix

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600

SOMERSET, N.J., and EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Jan. 20, 2011 – inVentiv Health, a leading provider of outsourced clinical development, launch and commercial services to the global health care industry, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the i3 clinical development businesses from Ingenix. The proposed transaction, covering businesses that generate approximately $400 million in annual gross revenue, is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the first half of this year.

Ingenix Innovations: Colorado Non-Profit a National Model for Successful Health Information Exchange

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Colorado Non-Profit a National Model for Successful Health Information Exchange Government officials and health care experts generally agree that broader adoption of technology and sharing of data – and a move away from labor-intensive paper records – will help to increase quality, improve the efficiency of health care delivery and reduce total health care costs. Specifically, electronic health records (EHRs) and health information exchange (HIE) are technologies designed to enable access to essential clinical information at the point of care and, at the same time, simplify the exchange of administrative data.

Ingenix CareTracker Selected as a Qualified Electronic Health Record System by Health IT Regional Extension Centers in Alabama and Rhode Island

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Dec. 9, 2010 – The Alabama and Rhode Island Health IT Regional Extension Centers (RECs) have selected Ingenix CareTracker™ as a qualified electronic health record (EHR) solution for doctors in their states.

Ingenix ClaimsManager Now Available to Help Small- and Medium-sized Physician Practices Achieve First-Pass Claims Accuracy and Prevent Payment Delays

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Dec. 7, 2010 – Ingenix ClaimsManager™ software, which helps physician practices increase first-pass acceptance of claims submitted to health plans and receive payments faster is now fully available for the first time to small- and mid-sized physician practices those with fewer than 50 doctors.

A-Life Medical to Preview Health Care Industry’s First ICD-9 to ICD-10 Computer-Assisted Coding Technology at RSNA Meeting

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 22, 2010 – A-Life Medical, a pioneer in computer-assisted coding (CAC) solutions for the health care industry, will demonstrate advancements in CAC solutions for radiology departments at the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. The RSNA meeting will be held Sun., Nov. 28 through Thu., Dec. 2 in Chicago at McCormick Place. A-Life, which is now part of Ingenix, will exhibit at Booth #3816 in the South Hall.

Ingenix CTO Art Glasgow to Speak at eHealth Policy Institute Discussion on Status of Health Information Exchange Initiatives and Data's role in HealthIT

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 16, 2010--Ingenix Chief Technology Officer, Art Glasgow, will participate in a panel discussion focused on the role of health IT and health information exchanges (HIEs) in facilitating collaboration among health system participants to transform patient care. The Institute for eHealth Policy will host the discussion on Nov. 18 from noon to 1:45 p.m. EDT in SR-485 of the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.

Ingenix CTO Art Glasgow to Speak at eHealth Policy Institute Discussion on Status of Health Information Exchange Initiatives and Data's role in HealthIT

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Ingenix Innovations: Connecting Payers and Providers Is Key to Reducing Administrative Costs

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Connecting Payers and Providers Is Key to Reducing Administrative Costs

Today, according to the National Health Expenditure data compiled by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services more than half of the $200 billion spent on health care administration is related to payment processes. Physicians, hospitals and health plans incur these costs as they carry out their respective roles in the complex process of coding, submitting, receiving, paying and posting medical claims, checking patient eligibility and resolving denials.

Mike Etue to Lead Ingenix Sales Organization Serving Hospitals and Physician Practices

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Nov. 4, 2010 – Ingenix, a leading provider of health care information, technology and consulting services, announced that Mike Etue has joined the company as senior vice president of provider sales.

Independent Expert Physician Advisory Board Formed to Advance Ingenix Efforts to Modernize the Health Care Delivery System

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Oct. 26, 2010 – Today Ingenix CEO Andy Slavitt announced the formation of an independent physician advisory board to guide the company’s efforts to support clinicians in modernizing health care delivery through advanced information and technology.

Medicaid Intensifies Waste, Fraud and Abuse Detection Effort through New Contract

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 19, 2010) – Governor Steve Beshear today announced the hiring of a company to serve as a watchdog to detect waste, fraud and abuse and protect the state’s Medicaid program.

The Wall Street Journal’s 2010 Technology Innovation Awards Recognize Ingenix for Breakthrough Approach to Health Information Technology

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., September 30, 2010 – Ingenix’s groundbreaking Disease Precursor Identification software was recognized by The Wall Street Journal in the publication’s prestigious 10th Annual Technology Innovation Awards. Ingenix was selected as a runner-up in the health care information technology category. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services won the award for its Connect software for exchanging electronic medical records.

Ingenix CareTracker Receives Designation as a CCHIT Certified 2011 Ambulatory EHR

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Sept. 30, 2010 – The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®) has designated Ingenix CareTracker™ version 7 a CCHIT Certified® 2011 Ambulatory EHR.

State of Iowa Medicaid Agency Selects Ingenix for Comprehensive Payment Accuracy Initiative

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500

DES MOINES, Iowa & EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Sept. 29, 2010 -- The Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (IME), a unique combination of State employees and commercial vendors responsible for managing Iowa’s $3 billion Medicaid program, has chosen Ingenix to manage its Program Integrity initiative to help ensure that taxpayer dollars are properly spent.

HealthEast Care System Implements Ingenix Solutions to Help Increase Coding Accuracy, Productivity

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Sept. 27, 2010 – HealthEast Care System, one of the largest health systems serving Minneapolis and Saint Paul, has implemented Ingenix Web.Strat™, an advanced medical encoding system from Ingenix.

A-Life Medical to Become Part of Ingenix

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., – September 21, 2010 – Ingenix today announced that A-Life Medical will become part of the Ingenix Health Care Delivery business. The acquisition is the next logical step to the strategic alliance Ingenix and A-Life Medical established last year to develop advanced coding solutions for the health care market. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

National Quality Forum Endorses Ingenix-Developed Disease Management and Coordination of Care Performance Measures

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Sep 15, 2010 --Endorsement Support Efforts to Define Standards for Measuring Health Care Quality Improvements in U.S.

Ingenix Completes Acquisition of Picis

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., August 23, 2010 – Ingenix has completed its acquisition of Picis. As announced on July 22, this acquisition combines “health intelligence” provided by Ingenix with the clinical workflow solutions of Picis to increase efficiency and help optimize delivery of services in high acuity care areas of hospitals, which includes emergency departments, surgical suites and intensive care units.

Ingenix and Axolotl to Combine

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Eden Prairie, Minn. and San Jose, Calif., August 16, 2010 – Ingenix, a leading health information technology and services company, today announced it is acquiring Axolotl, a leading provider of health information exchange (HIE) services. The combined company will enable health information to be shared effectively and securely for the benefit of patients and health care professionals. The Axolotl management team will remain in place and will lead Ingenix’s efforts in health care community connectivity.

Ingenix Makes Specially-Tailored CareTracker Electronic Health Record Systems Available to Federally Qualified Community Health Centers

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., – August 5, 2010 – Ingenix, a leading health information technology and services company, today announced it is making a specially-designed version of its Ingenix CareTracker practice management and electronic health record (EHR) system available to Federally Qualified Health Centers. Ingenix CareTracker, which provides all of the capabilities physicians need to demonstrate “Meaningful Use,” will offer these community health centers a cost-effective, Web-based, practice management and EHR option that will help them improve operational efficiency and patient care, and qualify for incentives offered by the federal government for demonstrating Meaningful Use of health IT.