Optum acquires Texas health IT firm
By Jackie Crosby, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) | |
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Optum traditionally has been stronger on the hospital side, where it works with more than 4,000 health systems.The acquisition bolsters the
"Our landscape becomes a lot clearer handling the financial and clinical transaction from out in the clinic to way back in hospital," said
Its clients include physician practices as well as a number of large integrated health systems, such as
The company handled
Its operations will remain in
Although there is some overlap, Miller said
"We think scale and the ability in invest over time in the modern infrastructure," he said.
It made a number of big acquisitions in 2010 and 2011, including Picis and
This sector of the business has become a sizable portion of Optum's portfolio, and, Miller said, "will continue to be so."
"This is a natural strategic fit," he said of the MedSynergy purchase. "And more importantly, the market is calling for these kind of offerings."
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