Category Archives: Client stories

More than numbers: Converting data to better care

In caring for people with mental health and substance abuse disorders, a community hospital in California sought to help patients recover faster while minimizing inpatient re-admissions. Partnering with the Achievements in Clinical Excellence (ACE) team from Optum™ enabled the hospital to gain insights into how to manage costs and provide better care. Based on our […]
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Combining high-tech and high-touch with care guides

The previous blog post focused on how Minneapolis-based HealthEast applied data and analytics from Optum One to get great care management results. This final blog in the three-part series will show how care management is making a difference in patient lives. One relatively new element to care coordination that HealthEast put into practice was certified […]
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Simplifying care coordination for high-risk patients

The previous blog post in this series introduced, HealthEast, a Minneapolis health system using data and analytics to drive success in their medical home care management. This post will discuss how the system applied data and analytics to get great results. For their care coordination and reporting needs, HealthEast decided to install Optum One, a […]
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Using data and analytics for care management in medical homes

Less than five years ago, a Minneapolis-based health system went all-in to the medical home model, with great results. The HealthEast Care System is the largest health care provider in the East Metro area of Minnesota’s Twin Cities. In addition to its four hospitals, HealthEast runs 14 primary care clinics, a variety of specialty care […]
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