UnitedHealth Division, Optum, To Acquire MedSynergies - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Optum, a leading information and technology-enabled health services business, part of UnitedHealth Group (UNH), announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MedSynergies Inc., which provides physician practice management, revenue management, physician referral management and other business services to physician groups aligned with large health systems, serving more than 9,300 care providers across the U.S. MedSynergies is privately held and headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Optum said MedSynergies will provide it with innovative physician practice management capabilities that complement and advance the company's focus on helping care providers improve patient care and outcomes, and reduce health care costs. MedSynergies' revenue cycle management capabilities for physician practices will build upon Optum's leading revenue management solutions for large hospitals and health systems.