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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a statement from Optum. The American Medical Association (AMA) is seeking answers from Optum after reports from physicians indicated that ...
UnitedHealth Group has named Patrick Conway, MD, current Optum Rx CEO, as the new CEO of Optum, effective May 6. Current Optum CEO, Heather Cianfrocco, has been named UnitedHealth’s executive ...
Patrick Conway, MD, CEO of Optum Rx, has been named CEO of Optum, the healthcare services arm of UnitedHealth Group and parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, effective May 6. Here are five things to ...
(Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group said on Tuesday insider Patrick Conway will take on the top job at Optum, its health services segment, replacing Heather Cianfrocco, who will take on a new role within ...
Optum Medical Care in New York acknowledges issues raised in a report by Rep. Pat Ryan and is working on improvements. Focus areas include provider recruitment and access, faster call center ...
Here are three leadership moves former or current Optum executives have made since Jan. 1: 1. Optum named Valerie Barckhoff senior vice president of revenue cycle transformation. Ms. Barckhoff has ...
As a long-practicing local physician and leader at Optum Medical Care in New York, I want to address questions raised by Rep. Pat Ryan and express my commitment to providing high quality medical ...
With a payroll of $250,000 to make every 2 weeks, "we were scrambling," she said. "Right about that time, Optum Financial [also part of UnitedHealth Group] offered temporary financial assistance ...
In early April, a community inquiry regarding the quality and accessibility to Optum-owned health care facilities showed “deeply troubling” results, Ryan said. Optum is a UnitedHealthcare ...
The American Medical Association is pressing Optum to avoid using a “one-size-fits-all” loan repayment approach with providers following the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary in ...
(Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group said on Tuesday insider Patrick Conway will take on the top job at Optum, its health services segment, replacing Heather Cianfrocco, who will take on a new role ...