Everest Group PEAK Matrix Report Recognizes Optum as a Leader in Health Care Payer Information Technology Services
November 30 2016 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
- Optum positioned as a Leader among more
than 20 competitors
- Company’s health care domain expertise
cited as ”distinct edge” in serving public and private health
plans
Optum, a global health services and innovation company, has been
named to the Leader category in Everest Group’s 2016 “Healthcare
Payer IT Services –Service Provider Landscape with PEAK Matrix™
Assessment.”
Everest Group’s research uses a comprehensive evaluation
framework that examined 22 service providers in the global health
care Information Technology (IT) services market and identified
them as either Leaders, Major Contenders or Aspirants. Among these
20-plus competitors, Optum was recognized as a Leader, a
designation of the highest levels of delivery capability and market
success, and the only health services company to achieve this
distinction.
According to OptumInsight CEO Bill Miller, today’s health care
payer business imperatives call for operational excellence with the
aim of optimizing core operations, enabling integrated value-based
care and delivering differentiated customer value. As payer
organizations look to modernize and transform their business and
IT, they can quickly become overwhelmed.
“Unlike many IT service vendors, Optum has been purpose-built
solely to serve the health care market,” said Miller. “To stay
ahead of client needs, Optum invests nearly $3 billion annually in
technology and innovation. We are honored that our investments and
commitment to the market have been recognized by Everest
Group.”
Optum has brought together its capabilities to provide
end-to-end solutions in the payer market by virtue of its health
care-grounded approach that encompasses its health care experience,
business operations scale, commitment to innovation, established
cross-system collaboration and transformative partnerships.
John Reynolds, executive vice president, Optum Business Process
and IT Services, said: “Optum provides integrated technology
capabilities and services on a single end-to-end technology
platform, enabling payers to drive down expense and more quickly
move toward success in a value-based and outcomes-focused
market.”
“Payers are increasingly looking at partnering with service
providers who offer deep industry pedigree and expertise,” said
Abhishek Singh, practice director and leader of healthcare and life
sciences research, Everest Group. “Optum has emerged as a partner
of choice in an environment where clients are looking for key
capabilities at scale – including platforms and solutions, domain
expertise, innovation and execution excellence. Optum has leveraged
its legacy and displayed broad-based strengths across lines of
business to build use cases of its partnership with industry’s key
players.”
To read the full report, visit
https://www.optum.com/resources/library/everest-group-peak-matrix.html.
About OptumOptum is a leading information and
technology-enabled health services business dedicated to helping
make the health system work better for everyone. With more than
115,000 people worldwide, Optum delivers intelligent, integrated
solutions that help to modernize the health system and improve
overall population health. Optum is part of UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE:UNH). For more information, visit http://optum.com.
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