“It is vital that we remain an independent practice because we are the cornerstone of our community medical system. Independent practices like PPCP ensure that patients are the ones driving demand for services.”

“Quality improvement is in our DNA, but data-informed approaches need to infuse all levels of the health system. Trusted data is the lifeblood of this change. A culture of analytics does not just happen. It gets nurtured and built one breakthrough at a time.”

“We had developed best-in-class tools prior to our Optum affiliation, but Optum has taken us to a whole new level.”

“Every few months we are coming up with a new way to use Optum One.”

“We got such great results because it was one of our pharmacists calling, who they had either spoken with previously, or who they recognized as calling from Premier. Because they identified with that provider and had direct access to that provider, there was an automatic level of trust.”

“We chose to start with prevalent chronic diseases of hypertension and diabetes, deliberately taking the information to the physicians and working with them one-onone if necessary to help them understand what the data showed. This has fostered trust in both the data and the process. We believe that revealing variation …

“The anxiety goes down. They feel better about what they can accomplish. They can be successful because they have the time they need to train.”

"One of the ways that we’ve been able to have such success in our clinical research program is utilizing the Optum One platform. It improves patient engagement and satisfaction. It reduces the cost of care. It’s demonstrated to improve outcomes."

"We’re using advanced revenue cycle tools from Optum360 to increase billing transparency to patients and reduce the overall cost of care. We’re excited that this cloud-based technology will help us provide affordable health care to our patients."

"We’re in control. The evidence-based practices our Optum360 On-Site Physician Advisor brought makes us stronger and more effective. We’re a better hospital today because of her."

“During the transition, Optum was a leader in helping turn things around and moving the revenue cycle forward.”

“Optum has been an excellent partner for us. They listen to what we have to say, offer any help we need, and are willing to put enhancements into effect based on our suggestions. Optum’s help and the capabilities of Audit Management make for a very powerful combination.”

“Optum Audit Management was the best of any of the auditing solutions we looked at. It offers the most complete feature set, is the easiest to use, and integrates with MedicareRT Claims System.”

“We saw statistically significant improvement at six or 12 months in the study data, and benefits were maintained at 24 months in most patients who continued to use Arava."

“One of my analysts is extremely knowledgeable and experienced and knows a lot of different systems. During the demonstrations, Optum360 was the only vendor that she could not stump. That sealed the deal for me.”