Tag Archives: health care organizations

HealthState and Latino Health Solutions: Partnering to deliver culturally relevant tools to members

A person’s culture and the language they speak are important in health care. Our family life, cultural experiences and language shape our beliefs, practices and attitudes toward our health. That’s why it’s so important that health care services and information are culturally aligned. Latino Health Solutions (LHS), part of the UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual market, […]
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How is Optum using GIS in health care?

In mid-September, our Optum HealthState team attended ESRI’s Health and Human Services GIS Conference in Atlanta, GA. Surrounded by peers and pioneers in GIS (geographical information systems), we were impressed by the innovation and excited to explore opportunities for collaboration. We found that there are several quality GIS products and services in the public health […]
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How can health care companies expand their use of GIS?

Health care companies today use geographic information systems (GIS) to assess the needs, access and utilization of their populations and networks. Whether comparing health outcomes or targeting sales of a specific product, GIS can display multidimensional concepts and visualize geographic variations in order to influence health care decisions. When considering the health care needs of […]
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Analytics are key to engaging providers in the process of change

As health care groups continue to grow larger, it becomes increasingly difficult for information to flow from the health care providers to the central office and vice versa. I have seen this happen to a number of health care organizations that were rapidly adding new practices and personnel. How does a growing organization keep the […]
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GIS: The next big thing in health care data visualization

Most health care organizations strive to embrace “big data” as more than just a buzz word, yet many find it difficult to transform their data into actionable information. Complex queries produce tables and graphs that are the first brush strokes of a picture, and dashboards provide some animation as they update users on changes and […]
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Client perspective: The Optum analytics partnership

In health care’s steady march toward value-based care, health care organizations need solutions to help them tip the odds in their favor. One such solution is an analytics platform, which helps providers gain a deeper understanding of their population risk and better know where and how to devote clinical and financial resources. When choosing an […]
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