optum colorado springs patient portal

What is the Optum patient portal?

The patient portal was built specifically for patients in the Optum network and is just one more way we work in partnership to create an excellent network of physicians, specialists and hospitals, all working together toward your better health.

What can I do with your patient portal?

With our online portal, you can manage your health anytime, anywhere. Request and view appointments Communicate privatelywith your doctor Request prescription refills Pay or view your bills To visit Your Patient Portal click here. Watch the video for additional information on our Patient Portal, powered by AthenaHealth.

How do I contact Optum about participation in a plan?

Please contact our Patient Advocate at 1-719-272-4403 with questions regarding participation in a particular plan. The following plans are accepted with limited availability, or as special circumstances may apply. The following plans are not accepted at Optum:

Does Optum accept insurance plans?

Tax ID 47-2218380 Optum is dedicated to making access to our care as convenient as possible for as many patients as possible. For that reason, we participate (contract) with most insurance plans offering a wide range of benefits.

What is the Optum patient portal?

The patient portal gives you 24-hour secure online access to your health information that is managed by your doctors and specialists who are in the network. With the patient portal you can: 1. Communicate with your primary care doctor using secure messaging tools.

Is Optum the same as HealthCare partners?

HealthCare Partners — Most recently operating as DaVita Medical Group, this group became part of Optum in 2019. It has served the Southern California area for 30 years.

What is Optum Care Network Denver?

Optum Care Network-Colorado offers extra help for those who need it: EXAMPLES INCLUDE: Case management for those with complex or long-lasting medical problems. Services and support after a move from a hospital or nursing facility to home.

What is patient portal app?

Patient portal apps typically allow patients to share their health records with providers, enabling them to gain a longitudinal view of their patient's health history. Like Epic's MyChart, some apps even allow patients to provide temporary access to their medical records via a code.

Is UnitedHealthcare and Optum the same?

UnitedHealth Group has two distinct business platforms: Optum and UnitedHealthcare. This cohesive partnership offers an array of health services and health benefits.

How is Optum related to UnitedHealthcare?

Optum, the fast growing part of UnitedHealth Group, is a leading information and technology-enabled health services business. Our teams are dedicated to modernizing the health care system and improving the lives of people and communities.

Is OptumCare the same as Optum?

OptumCare, a part of the Optum subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), provides data driven, integrated direct-to-patient care including physicians, home health, urgent care and surgical care totaling over $15 billion of revenue in 2016.

What does Optum cover?

Optum serves customers through three businesses. Optum Health provides care directly through local medical groups and ambulatory care systems, including primary, specialty, urgent and surgical care to 100 million consumers.

What kind of company is Optum?

Optum is a health information technology and services firm that is part of UnitedHealth Group. It provides technological, operational and consulting solutions and services to individuals, healthcare organizations, pharmaceutical companies as well as the federal and state governments.

How do you use a patient portal?

If your provider offers a patient portal, you will need a computer and internet connection to use it. Follow the instructions to register for an account. Once you are in your patient portal, you can click the links to perform basic tasks. You can also communicate with your provider's office in the message center.

Do patients use patient portals?

Among individuals who were offered a patient portal, about eight in 10 were encouraged by their health care provider to use it. Seventy-one percent of individuals encouraged by their health care provider accessed their portal at least once in the past year compared to 48 percent who were not encouraged.

Are patient portals easy to use?

Portals provide physicians with a fast and easy way to communicate with chronically ill patients. They are a place to get complete and more accurate patient information. Portals empower patients to take ownership of their own healthcare, so they remain aware of the entire care process.

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