Integrated health care system company, Northern Light Health has entered into a strategic collaboration with UnitedHealth Group's Optum.
Through the partnership, Optum will take over the health system's revenue cycle management, information systems, inpatient care management, analytics, project management and supply chain management, as per the press release.
The goals of the collaboration include enabling a better billing and scheduling experience for both patients and providers, enhancing digital capabilities for a better experience and more effectively harnessing data analytics to anticipate patient and staff needs.
Together, Northern Light Health and Optum will:
Improve the scheduling and billing experience for patients and providers.
Advance digital capabilities to improve the patient and provider experience.
Leverage new technology and tools to ensure patients are getting the right care, at the right time, and in the right place.
Use data and analytics to anticipate and respond directly to patient, community and staff needs.
Approximately 1,400 Northern Light Health employees will become employees of Optum beginning in March 2023. These employees will continue to support Northern Light Health.
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