Addressing the challenges of healthcare with proven solutions
We develop and implement new and existing programs, including policy research, program design and integrity, data reporting and other solutions. Our experts help design and manage the best strategy to maximize services for our federal customers.
Key benefits
We work across the public, nonprofit and private sectors to create new programs that benefit people across the nation.
Strategy and management consulting
We create strategies that align with each client’s defining mission.
Advanced analytics
We bring economic, policy and content expertise to all projects. This informs our analyses and reveals the most actionable insights.
Policy research
Our rapid-cycle evaluation of programs accelerates vetting.
Program design, implementation and evaluation
We support end-to-end program design, implementation and evaluation. This improves cost efficiency and impact among populations served.
Learning and diffusion/technical assistance
We deliver continuous improvement by identifying gaps in program efficiency and translating learning theories into practice.
We have developed a high level of confidence in Optum Serve, which enables us to focus on details necessary for quality work and outcomes.
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About Optum Serve
Our health policy and consulting solutions are a business unit within Optum Serve. This is the federal health services business of Optum.
We are a premier national healthcare and human services consulting firm. We solve problems for organizations in the public, non-profit and private sectors.
We provide our clients with high-quality products and insightful support. Our goal is to maximize the delivery of programs and services to make a difference.
We accelerate transformation by offering unmatched consulting solutions.
- Health services research: We support the transition to value-based care through guidelines informed by quality patient experience data.
- Health system modernization: Our consultants use data-driven insights to model the impact of changes in healthcare delivery.
- Population health management: We identify health factors for discrete populations. We study how interventions can improve health outcomes.
- Program integrity: Our insights can increase the effectiveness of our national health system.
- Public sector healthcare programs: Our deep understanding of public sector healthcare programs, and the individuals they serve, guides our analytic approach.
- Quality measures: We create quality measures to help state and federal governments improve healthcare delivery.
- Value-based payment systems: We help clients test new payment systems to encourage better-coordinated care.
We support organizations at all levels of healthcare and human services.
- Associations: We provide data analyses that offer insights into disease burden and workforce optimization.
- Federal government: We help federal agencies develop and launch new programs. We maintain and improve existing programs. Our target populations include military personnel, Veterans, Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and other vulnerable individuals.
- Foundations: We offer foundations research and insights on complex health services needs across the nation.
- State and local governments: We work with state and location government organizations to design, implement and improve programs.
ISO 9001:2015 Certification
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) maintains ISO 9000:2015. This is an internationally recognized standard for quality management systems and the methods for attaining those standards. Optum Serve Consulting’s quality management system meets all ISO 9000:2015 requirements.
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