Through rigorous evaluation, Optum has developed Centers of Excellence (COE) networks that provide access to clinically superior, cost-effective health care. We offer products and services that promote safe, successful and cost-effective treatment options for many complex medical conditions, including cancer, congenital heart disease and infertility.
Evaluation process
Each year we conduct a rigorous evaluation process of medical centers throughout the country. We invite only the most experienced and statistically successful health care providers to be part of our COE networks. There is different criteria and a separate COE network for each condition we support (bariatric, cancer, congenital heart disease, infertility and those that lead to transplantation). Find out more about our evaluation criteria and process.
How Optum benefits your members/employees
By choosing an Optum COE network medical center, your members/employees will be more likely to receive:
- More accurate diagnoses
- Higher survival rates
- Health care that is planned, coordinated and provided by a team of experts who specialize in your condition and regularly work together
- Appropriate level of therapy
- Fewer complications
- Shorter length of stay
- Decreased out-of-pocket costs
COE network maps
Transplant Access Program network maps
