Courtesy / Northern Light Health
Tim Dentry.
January 6, 2023
Northern Light deal transfers 1,400 employees to Minnesota health services firm
Courtesy / Northern Light Health
Approximately 1,400 employees of Brewer-based Northern Light Health will become part of Optum, an information technology health services business in Eden Prairie, Minn.
Approximately 1,400 employees of Brewer-based Northern Light Health will become part of Optum, an information technology health services business in Eden Prairie, Minn.
The goal of the deal is to have Northern Light access Optum’s technology to increase administrative efficiency.
“Optum brings innovation and expertise to a broad range of support services that will help us manage some operational functions so we can focus on what we do best — care for the people of Maine,” Timothy Dentry, president and CEO of Northern Light Health, said in a news release.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Northern Light Health is a Brewer-based integrated health care system comprising 10 member hospitals with 987 licensed beds; a single physician-led medical group; eight nursing homes with 585 long-term beds; five emergency transport members and 37 primary care locations. The company employs more than 12,000 people in Maine.
Optum is part of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and employs 220,000 people worldwide.
As Optum employees, the transitioned personnel will continue to support Northern Light.
Optum will manage revenue cycle management, information systems, inpatient care management, analytics, project management office and supply chain for Northern Light.
It’s expected the partnership will improve scheduling and billing for patients and providers, advance digital capabilities for patients and providers, leverage new patient-care technology and tools, and data and analytics to anticipate and respond directly to patient, community and staff needs.
The employee transition is expected to begin in March.
As part of Optum, employees will have access to more state-of-the-art tools, technologies, processes, skills development training opportunities and new opportunities for advancement.
The partnership comes on the heels of a deal inked by Northern Light and Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), a Secaucus, N.J.-based clinical lab with a national footprint. The deal, announced last month, is due to be completed this quarter.
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