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Optum executive Mark Flakne has been tapped to serve as the new chief financial officer for Included Health, which offers virtual and in-person primary care, as well as urgent and mental healthcare.

Optum执行官Mark Flakne已被任命为Included Health的新任首席财务官，该公司提供虚拟和面对面的初级保健，以及紧急和精神保健。

Prior to joining Included Health, Flakne spent 11 years of his more than 20-year career with UnitedHealth Group, where he most recently served as CFO of OptumHealth. During his tenure as CFO, OptumHealth's revenues grew from $21 billion to more than $70 billion, representing a 28% annual growth rate..

在加入Included Health之前，Flakne在UnitedHealth Group度过了他20多年的职业生涯中的11年，最近他曾担任OptumHealth的首席财务官。在担任首席财务官期间，OptumHealth的收入从210亿美元增长到700多亿美元，年增长率为28%。。

'As a seasoned CFO and proven leader in building high-performance teams that excel in the execution of ambitious growth and operational goals, Mark will be a great addition to Included Health,' said Owen Tripp, CEO and founder, Included Health.

Included Health首席执行官兼创始人欧文·特里普（OwenTripp）说：“作为一名经验丰富的首席财务官，马克在建立高绩效团队、实现雄心勃勃的增长和运营目标方面已被证明是领导者，马克将成为Included Health的重要补充。”。

WHAT'S THE IMPACT

有什么影响

Operating in strategic finance roles at OptumHealth, Flakne's experience includes leading economic growth, scaling high-performance in-person physician networks, advancing expansion into home care settings, and helping the company take on accountability for clinical outcomes and cost management through value-based contracting..

Flakne在OptumHealth担任战略财务角色，其经验包括领导经济增长，扩展高性能的面对面医生网络，推进家庭护理环境的扩张，以及通过基于价值的合同帮助公司承担临床结果和成本管理的责任。。

Prior to numerous strategic finance positions within OptumHealth, Flakne held leadership roles at Ecolab and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

在OptumHealth担任众多战略财务职位之前，Flakne曾在Ecolab和普华永道（PwC）担任领导职务。

Included Health lauded his experience in business development and strategy (including mergers and acquisitions to scale business growth), the regulatory landscape, and capital management.

Include Health称赞了他在业务发展和战略（包括兼并和收购以扩大业务增长）、监管环境和资本管理方面的经验。

Flakne holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and management information systems from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

Flakne拥有明尼苏达大学卡尔森管理学院会计和管理信息系统学士学位。

THE LARGER TREND

更大的趋势

Optum was the biggest driver of parent company UnitedHealth Group's revenue growth in Q2 of this year, posting $62.9 billion in revenue, an increase from the $56.3 billion logged in Q2 2023. Revenues at Optum Health and Optum Rx, the company's pharmacy benefit manager, were both up 13%, respectively..

Optum是母公司UnitedHealth Group今年第二季度收入增长的最大驱动力，收入为629亿美元，比2023年第二季度的563亿美元有所增加。Optum Health和该公司的药房福利经理Optum Rx的收入分别增长了13%。。

Overall, UHG rebounded from a challenging first quarter to post a $4.2 billion profit in Q2, logging revenues of $98.9 billion.

总体而言，UHG在第一季度表现不佳，第二季度实现利润42亿美元，收入989亿美元。

In May, Optum said it was closing a plant in Ohio and laying off 129 employees. The layoffs include 30 associate business systems analysts, 28 printers, 11 associate business operations coordinators, nine associate printers, nine business systems analysts, four printing coordinators and the rest of the 35 positions having job counts of one or two positions..

5月，Optum表示将关闭俄亥俄州的一家工厂，解雇129名员工。裁员包括30名助理业务系统分析员、28名打印机、11名助理业务运营协调员、9名助理打印机、9名业务系统分析员、4名打印协调员，以及35个职位中工作数为1或2个职位的其余职位。。

Less than a month later, Optum backed out of a deal to buy the Steward Health Care physician group. Optum informed the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission that it is no longer working to finalize an agreement with Steward.

不到一个月后，Optum退出了收购Steward Health Care physician group的交易。Optum通知马萨诸塞州卫生政策委员会，它不再与Steward达成协议。

Jeff Lagasse is editor of Healthcare Finance News.Email: jlagasse@himss.orgHealthcare Finance News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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