Optum Kidney Solutions
Optum® Kidney Solutions focuses on early identification, care coordination and value-based contracts with nephrologists.
Stem disease progression with a comprehensive kidney solution
Optum® Kidney Solutions (OKS) enables patients with Stage 3b through ESRD to live their best life by providing personalized, 1:1 support from a renal nurse. Nephrologist engagement delivers best-outcome, value-based care arrangements.
Comprehensive kidney solution
OKS is comprised of an integrated, evidence-based disease management program that improves patient outcomes and reduces cost for health plans.
Dialysis network access
See how the Optum specialized kidney support team improves the quality of life for James, a patient living with CKD.
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CKD/ESRD
A pre-dialysis program focusing on delaying disease progression and preparing individuals for renal replacement therapy.
Dialysis network access
A program to manage the population on dialysis, which is characterized by frequent hospitalizations and multiple comorbidities.
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From preventive care to delayed progression
Our integrated approach produces better outcomes for renal disease.
Increasing adoption of at-home dialysis
Patients who undergo dialysis at home have better outcomes and fewer costs.
Moving toward preemptive kidney transplants
Avoid dialysis in favor of organ transplants.
Footnotes
- Bannister W and Plosser K. Optum Healthcare Analytics white paper: How specialized kidney care programs yield cost savings and better outcomes. 2021.
- UHG Health Economics study completed in 2018 compared matched ESRD patients in Medicare Advantage policies with and without CKD management. Results are year Difference in Difference measures.
- Optum Healthcare Analytics. Assessing the impact of Kidney Resource Services on disease progression. 2021.