Optum, SSM Health end partnership

Optum, SSM Helath end partnership
Becker's Hospital CFO Report, by Jakob Emerson; 1/3/2024
St. Louis-based SSM Health and UnitedHealth Group's Optum have ended their administrative partnership around inpatient care management, digital transformation and revenue cycle management, an SSM Health spokesperson confirmed with Becker's. The health system declined to provide any additional information when asked on Jan. 3. The partnership was announced in October 2021 and formally began in early 2022. The deal included the hiring of about 2,100 SSM employees by Optum.