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Maia Laing, a former program director at the Department of Health and Human Services, has been named vice president of product at Optum, FedHealthIT reported Friday.
Read More »Former HHS Director Maia Laing Joins Optum as Product VP
Deltek’s Kevin Plexico: SBA, State Dept, SEC Increased Contract Spending in 2014
This year marks the first increase in overall federal contract spending since 2010, Deltek‘s Kevin Plexico wrote in a Washington Post piece published Sunday. Plexico, vice president of information solutions at Deltek, estimates the departments of State and Commerce, Small Business Administration and Securities and Exchange Commission increased their spend on contracts …
Read More »UnitedHealth Group Launches Nurse Advisory Board; Jeannine Rivet Comments
The UnitedHealth Group has created an external nurse advisory board intended to use best practices to build strong partnerships in the nursing, education and healthcare industries. The UnitedHealth Group Center for Nursing Advancement’s ENAB also aims to influence nursing policies and further the nursing profession in the U.S., UnitedHealth Group …
Read More »Yasmine Winkler: UnitedHealthcare Helps Consumers Pay Medical Bills Through Online Service
A UnitedHealthcare electronic bill-payment service has processed more than $20 million in medical payments to more than 20,000 providers to date. UHC’s myClaims Manager platform is built with an InstaMed technology to help plan participants across the U.S. manage their medical claims and help member organizations receive healthcare-related payments, United …
Read More »Maryland Picks Optum for Health Care Portal; Matt Stearns Comments
Optum has won a $4 million project to help the Maryland state government update its health care exchange, MedCity News reported Sunday. Group spokesman Matt Stearns told the publication the two-month project involves performance and stability upgrades on the Marylandhealthconnection.gov website. Meredith Cohn writes the Columbia-based company is a subsidiary …
Read More »Optum Thought Leader Details Big Data Migration Basics for Enterprises
Optum company UnitedHealth Group‘s Venugopal Adooparambil serves as business intelligence director for big data and advised enterprises looking to leap into big data analytics that migration also means training people and enlisting leadership support, ZDNet reported July 31. David Braue writes how the big data consultant had led supermarket chain SuperValu's transition using …
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