Health plans and health care providers can save time and money with OptumHealth^SM Electronic Payments and Statements (EPS), a fully integrated electronic remittance and payment solution.

Benefits for health care providers

• Improve cash flow and reduce settlement expenses — Access funds faster because payments are deposited directly into your bank account. Direct deposit payments eliminate time and costs associated with handling paper checks.
• Expedite the claims payment and reconciliation process — Reconcile claims and payments automatically and download patient benefit information into your system to save time and ensure accuracy.
• Manage your account online — View, print and download information from the easy-to-use Web site. Search for payments and claims by date, patient name, payment number and more.

Benefits for health plans

• Transition claims from paper to electronic — More than 475,000 health care professionals already use EPS. That means you can expect 20 percent to 40 percent of your claims to go electronic almost immediately.
• Save on administrative costs and operate more efficiently —EPS eliminates costly manual and paper-based processes that create unnecessary administrative tasks and expenses for payers and providers alike.
• Encourage providers to enroll — We’ll give you the tools to conduct provider enrollment campaigns that motivate paper-based providers to adopt our cost-effective electronic solution.