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Revolutionizing cardiology at Boulder Community Health

Discover how Boulder Community Health and Optum Advisory worked together to achieve sustainable growth and smart change.

Explore the success story of this cardiology transformation

Boulder Community Health (BCH) and Optum® Advisory worked hand in hand to develop a data-driven methodology for service line assessment and strategy development. This approach enabled BCH to transition from a vision to an intentional strategy, with a clear focus on growing and optimizing their cardiology service line. Leveraging Optum resources — including service line expertise, analytics and best practices — BCH identified specific initiatives to achieve smart growth and enhance leadership competencies. Here are some key achievements:

  1. Enhanced access: A patient-centric culture was fostered, enabling convenient and timely care through improved provider schedule management and performance reporting.
  2. Physician alignment: A culture of physician-driven performance improvement was established, accelerating ROI and facilitating change management efforts.
  3. Clinical program standardization: Targeted programs were developed to differentiate BCH, reduce unnecessary care variation and streamline operations.
  4. Growth and innovation: BCH adopted a future-oriented outlook, proactively growing in specific geographies and subservice lines to stay ahead of the market.

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