Optum names CIO of 2 regions Rodney Plante, PhD, has been named senior vice president and CIO for Optum’s Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, according to a LinkedIn post from Dr. Plante. Advertisement.

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 ...

Pharmacy benefit management giant Optum Rx is aiming to address maternal and fetal health by leaning on the power of independent pharmacies. The Bridge to Healthy Baby program launched earlier ...

TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 3, 2018 ” An Optum business unit will oversee healthcare service provider networks for the Department of Veterans Affairs across three U.S. regions covering 36 states ...

Optum is rolling out a new offering that seeks to make it easier and faster for patients to secure durable medical equipment. The company's Optum Insight division unveiled DME Navigator on Tuesday ...

Healthcare giant Optum has restricted access to an internal AI chatbot used by employees after a security researcher found it was publicly accessible online, and anyone could access it using only ...

Optum December 12, 2023 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time --( BUSINESS WIRE )--Optum Rx, a pharmacy care services company, has launched Optum Rx Weight Engage, a comprehensive weight management and ...

UnitedHealth Group and Optum are getting rid of the name of NaviHealth, their controversial tech-driven care management arm.

But rivals have a long way to go to catch Optum as it works to establish the medical care provider’s brand in major markets across the U.S. “OptumCare has grown from a single medical practice ...

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum unit will buy the specialty pharmacy Diplomat for $300 million. The companies said Diplomat, which is a provider of specialty pharmacy and infusion services, will ...

Optum's leg up in PBM space could last two to three years over the competition, she said. On the care delivery side, OptumHealth has been purchasing large physician groups for a variety of services.

UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s Optum health-services arm has agreed to acquire Surgical Care Affiliates Inc. for about $2.3 billion, adding a major surgical company to its growing roster of doctor ...