Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @Optum
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
135
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
The tweets cover various topics related to Optum, a PBM that made high revenue last year, including their involvement in tree planting, job listings, healthcare innovation, LGBTQ+ affirming care and equity, mental health treatment, and live demos. There were also criticisms of Optum as a middleman extracting value from others and violating medical oaths in promoting Covid vaccines. Several events and conferences featuring Optum were also mentioned.
Topic Modeling
- Healthcare industry revenue and middlemen (Optum, PBMs)
- Corporate social responsibility and sustainability (Optum's tree planting and community involvement)
- Job listings and design leadership positions
- COVID-19 and vaccinations
- Digital health innovation and technology (HIMSS, telehealth, AI)
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets are a mixture of admiration, gratitude, criticism, and concern. Some tweets express admiration for Optum's accomplishments, such as being the largest employer of MD's in the US and making revenue surpassing two of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. Others express gratitude for Optum's support and partnership. Meanwhile, some tweets criticize Optum and other PBM middlemen for extracting value from others and taking money away from patients, pharmacies, and small towns. There is also concern expressed about the use of Optum and other HMOs for pushing the Covid agenda and violating oaths to save lives.
Trend Analysis
- PBM (Pharmacy Benefit Manager) industry and its impact on healthcare and pharmaceutical companies
- Corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives, particularly in Ireland
- Design and innovation job opportunities in various companies
- Criticisms of CDC and HMOs (Health Maintenance Organizations) in promoting Covid-19 vaccinations
- Topics in healthcare and technology, including innovation, LGBTQ+ affirming care, mental health, and AI
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
32
Percentage of total tweets
23%
Number of Original tweets
48
Percentage of total tweets
35%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
135
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
52
Percentage of total tweets
38%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
3
Percentage of total tweets
2%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
38
Percentage of total tweets
28%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter Web App | 53 |
Twitter for iPhone | 49 |
Twitter for Android | 13 |
Twitter for iPad | 8 |
Hootsuite Inc. | 3 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
itsmuzza2004 | Andy Murray Online | Online for 12 years & Ive Got Your Back 👊 ⭐ FREE Training + Creating your Own Product that SELLS itself 24/7 ⏭️ GO Start NOW ➡️ https://t.co/SLAL0kl4tX | 52,199 |
Optum | Optum | Optum connects the brightest people, places and ideas across the health care ecosystem to create better care. | 27,575 |
armon | Armon Dadgar | Co-founder of @hashicorp. Passionate about technology and startups. I love to build things. Married to @j_kalla | 27,248 |
WearablesExpert | João Bocas,🗣The Wearables Expert ™⌚️#HIMSS23 | I am on a mission to fix Healthcare | World’s #1 Digital Health Influencer 💊| CEO @DigitalSalutem #DigitalHealth #HealthcareUncomplicated | 24,538 |
NativeWoodTrust | Native Woodland Trust | Dedicated to saving Ireland's ancient forests and planting new ones - managing 11 woodland nature reserves & 3 nurseries. Join as a member or sponsor a tree! | 21,716 |
WiCySorg | Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) | A nonprofit organization focused on recruiting, retaining & advancing women in cybersecurity. #womenincybersecurity | 20,920 |
IrmaRaste | IrmaRaste #ViVE2023✨InfluenceThroughStorytelling™ | #B2B #Storytelling @eViRaHealth, Most Influential Voices in #Healthcare, 🔝Women in #Tech, #PtExp #HealthTech #DigitalHealth #Marketing, @TEDxBoston, ex @Google | 16,617 |
eHealthDC | Executives for Health Innovation (EHI) | Convening diverse leaders from across the industry for collaborative innovation. | 15,974 |
BandF | Business & Finance | Business & Finance - providing business news and information to business leaders across our print, digital and engagement platforms since 1964. | 12,373 |
mialoira | Mia Blume | Design Executive Coach, CEO @designdeptco, Founder @gowithinco, previously leading at @Pinterest @Square @IDEO. She/Her. | 10,689 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
itsmuzza2004 | Andy Murray Online | Online for 12 years & Ive Got Your Back 👊 ⭐ FREE Training + Creating your Own Product that SELLS itself 24/7 ⏭️ GO Start NOW ➡️ https://t.co/SLAL0kl4tX | 46,512 |
WearablesExpert | João Bocas,🗣The Wearables Expert ™⌚️#HIMSS23 | I am on a mission to fix Healthcare | World’s #1 Digital Health Influencer 💊| CEO @DigitalSalutem #DigitalHealth #HealthcareUncomplicated | 23,086 |
IrmaRaste | IrmaRaste #ViVE2023✨InfluenceThroughStorytelling™ | #B2B #Storytelling @eViRaHealth, Most Influential Voices in #Healthcare, 🔝Women in #Tech, #PtExp #HealthTech #DigitalHealth #Marketing, @TEDxBoston, ex @Google | 9,468 |
Lynneth1000000 | Mrs McK #FBNHS #BLM 🕊 ⚖️ 💙🧚🏻 💜 📎 | #EnoughIsEnough SaveOurNHS #GTTO #BLM #JoinAUnion ❤️ #Corbyn Likes/RTs not necessarily an endorsement. FOR THE MANY, NOT THE FEW South Londoner now in Hants. | 8,145 |
GallaherCaren | CGallMD | Loving life and working toward a healthier America...oh, and horses! #WeAreAllPatients #Free2Care retired surgeon, current advocate, lobby of 1 #truth | 5,724 |
impactology | Raghav Agrawal @impactology@spore.social | Independent design researcher. Writing a workbook that reinvents interface making paradigms for making tools to assist self-directed learning | 4,999 |
darius | Untitled | Inventor of @2steppatentarchitecture, Prompt designer, framework designer, ombuds (🥀WCAG Task Force) mailto:pelicanstate@fortknox.engineering | 4,967 |
roscoex5 | Kevin Roscoe | Quality Assurance Analyst 😎 Cardiac Pacemaker Defib Spec 😎 16yrs Army Reserve Veteran 😎 Hon Grad Chef @Pens @steelers #HereWeGo / B-1 Gen Contractor-retired | 4,827 |
michaelgilberg | Michael Gilberg | Special Education Attorney, Disability Rights Activist, political operative, Schnauzer lover, genealogist, @copaa and @NewYorkStateILC board member. | 4,266 |
jennabewilliams | Jenna Bennett Williams | @optum associate director, brand & corporate marketing. IVF warrior, mom to Kamden. yogi, dog person. | 4,167 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
michaelgilberg | Special Education Attorney, Disability Rights Activist, political operative, Schnauzer lover, genealogist, @copaa and @NewYorkStateILC board member. | 6 |
ProdSPC | product manager, travel enthusiast, foodie, and cake artist | 6 |
MpowerMed_Inc | Healthcare Consulting Firm specializing in Medical Billing & Collections, Practice Management, Healthcare Compliance, Credentialing & Auditing Services. RADONC | 5 |
IowaPharmer | - | 5 |
BalducciLele | Human, animal, vulnerable rights advocate. Faith in God and the good of humankind | 5 |
813JAFERD | #BAFERD Life in the ED. Med education, Health policy, sports, Florida man. Jokes are stolen. Views my own. | 3 |
amyfaithho | #emergencymed #millennial MD MPH| nat’l speaker & writer | 5x TEDx | #healthpolicy #socialmed #informatics #meded | 📚author https://t.co/cShlhIC34l | 3 |
IWLMia | We provide counseling/wellness svcs/acad skills/parenting skills/leadership-personal effectiveness skills @ 6401 SW 87 Ave Ste 114 Miami 33173 (786)469-8973 | 3 |
redlgb1969 | Fighting for pharmacy and pharmacists ⚜️ just another Jaded Pharmacist | 2 |
BHBusinessNews | An independent source for breaking news and up-to-date information on the #mentalhealth, #addictionrecovery, and #behavioralhealth industry. | 2 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1641178108429492224 | Fun Fact - @Optum , the PBM for United Health, made more revenue ($182B) last year than Pfizer and J&J combined ($171B). So a PBM middle man made more than the 2 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world combined. It's also the largest employer of MD's in US #medtwitter | 61 |
1640483815255851009 | New design leadership job listings are up! Senior Product Design, Safety @Reddit Director of Brand Strategy @Adobe Director, User Journey Experience @Optum Design Operations Lead @Netflix Senior Manager, Prime @Amazon And more! https://t.co/Q60q0ab7Lk | 7 |
1641387446783950849 | #111🩺Healthcare Uncomplicated 🏥 is out 🗣 With @SerrahL from @Optum 👉How to Accelerate Innovation in Digital Health 🎤 https://t.co/zIcINQpDOw 👉 #Digitalhealth Startups 👉 Customer acquisition and brand loyalty Meet me 🔜@HIMSS #telehealth #ehealth #HiMSS23 #mHEALTH https://t.co/pN2hd5UiWf | 6 |
1639711222953041920 | Tree-am Building with @Optum on Thursday on our reserve in Laragh, Co. Wicklow! 🌱💪 140 New native trees now take root, of birch and rowan. Support from businesses big and small across Ireland is vital to our work. Consider joining our cause today 💚 https://t.co/PeDKtTNZfb https://t.co/4KjWvjR1fE | 4 |
1638239555907121162 | Ramping up for this weekend’s #WiDSPittsburgh @CarnegieMellon events! Come join us for #datascience talks and networking with Keynote by Sheryl Skolnick, Strategic Advisor @UnitedHealthGrp @Optum! https://t.co/fwdCrsstpz Registration is free! @WiDS_Worldwide @CMU_DietrichHSS | 4 |
1641250329856540676 | @813JAFERD @choo_ek @Optum You need to define what a Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) is, most people do not know. They don’t know how they work or why. And collectively make $315B a year in revenue. And how they are able to circumvent most State regulations. | 3 |
1640413335483998213 | Ambient Intelligence is excited to live demo at BETA @betadotmn Showcase Spring 2023! Come see us and a lot of other great startups at Urban Daisy on April 13 from 5-9 PM. Grab your ticket here: https://t.co/XJutRFNhiX @TECHdotMN @Optum @jpmorgan @ambientintelmn | 2 |
1640418159508242447 | Many thanks to Paula Mullen, our Junior Achievement Ireland @JA_Irl volunteer from @Optum, for delivering the "Our Families" program to 1st class over the last few weeks! https://t.co/6MzqITT5DJ | 2 |
1640498313450385410 | 🎬Here is another @WiCySorg & @Optum webinar clip, where I discuss what #socialengineering is & how it has evolved over time. Not all #socialengineerings use technology, like #annadelvey, #Netflix #InventingAnna, a modern day #grifter. #Deception #Scams https://t.co/DWmbf55QaN | 2 |
1640797602185728002 | Thank you so much to @theviveevent for allowing us to speak about the importance of sustaining LGBTQ+ affirming care and equity across healthcare, technology, and the workplace. We’re proud to partner with @Optum and @Healthgrades to help bridge the gaps in LGBTQ+ health. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ https://t.co/8HMmhDsTKB | 2 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1641178108429492224 | Fun Fact - @Optum , the PBM for United Health, made more revenue ($182B) last year than Pfizer and J&J combined ($171B). So a PBM middle man made more than the 2 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world combined. It's also the largest employer of MD's in US #medtwitter | 105 |
1639711222953041920 | Tree-am Building with @Optum on Thursday on our reserve in Laragh, Co. Wicklow! 🌱💪 140 New native trees now take root, of birch and rowan. Support from businesses big and small across Ireland is vital to our work. Consider joining our cause today 💚 https://t.co/PeDKtTNZfb https://t.co/4KjWvjR1fE | 38 |
1640483815255851009 | New design leadership job listings are up! Senior Product Design, Safety @Reddit Director of Brand Strategy @Adobe Director, User Journey Experience @Optum Design Operations Lead @Netflix Senior Manager, Prime @Amazon And more! https://t.co/Q60q0ab7Lk | 29 |
1639615349552459776 | @zander_coronado @LeadingReport Including my very own PCP! Optum and ALL other HMOs have been weaponized by the CDC to push the Covid agenda! Wicked! Violation of Oaths to save lives, NOT harm! Natural Immunity aka works just fine! I believe in Jesus Christ and Him alone shall I serve! @Optum @CDC | 20 |
1641387446783950849 | #111🩺Healthcare Uncomplicated 🏥 is out 🗣 With @SerrahL from @Optum 👉How to Accelerate Innovation in Digital Health 🎤 https://t.co/zIcINQpDOw 👉 #Digitalhealth Startups 👉 Customer acquisition and brand loyalty Meet me 🔜@HIMSS #telehealth #ehealth #HiMSS23 #mHEALTH https://t.co/pN2hd5UiWf | 17 |
1640374852539351041 | Loved the vibe at @theviveevent ! And an industry call to go 100x faster @Optum @UnitedHealthGrp https://t.co/qEuMnNmUV7 | 9 |
1641249182043258882 | @813JAFERD @choo_ek @Optum And remember, for their billions $ profit, PBMs delivered exactly no product or service whatsoever. | 9 |
1639616584787582977 | @MikeOnLedge @LeadingReport NOW before THE DESTRUCTION OF THE HOMO SAPIENS! Health professionals aka Physicians are no longer keeping their Medical Oaths to save lives. Frightening coersion of Covid jabs! @CDCgov @WHO @Optum | 7 |
1641268632402501633 | @813JAFERD @Optum These middlemen have taken money away from patients, pharmacies, and ultimately thousands of small town throughout America. Shifting the wealth to giant buildings and shareholders. | 7 |
1640418159508242447 | Many thanks to Paula Mullen, our Junior Achievement Ireland @JA_Irl volunteer from @Optum, for delivering the "Our Families" program to 1st class over the last few weeks! https://t.co/6MzqITT5DJ | 6 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#digitalhealth | 5 |
#himss23 | 4 |
#111 | 4 |
#telehealth | 3 |
#ehealth | 3 |
#mhealth | 3 |
#healthcare | 3 |
#medtwitter | 2 |
#seniorsfightback | 2 |
#highvaluecare | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@optum | 145 |
@813jaferd | 18 |
@uhc | 18 |
@unitedhealthgrp | 15 |
@choo_ek | 10 |
@serrahl | 5 |
@theviveevent | 5 |
@soundphysicians | 5 |
@centene | 5 |
@cms | 5 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
41
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
👉 | 15 | backhand_index_pointing_right |
🩺 | 5 | stethoscope |
🏥 | 5 | hospital |
🎤 | 5 | microphone |
🗣 | 4 | speaking_head |
🔜 | 4 | SOON_arrow |
💪 | 3 | flexed_biceps |
🏳️🌈 | 2 | rainbow_flag |
🏳️⚧️ | 2 | transgender_flag |
🎬 | 2 | clapper_board |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
People & Body | 22 |
Objects | 12 |
Travel & Places | 5 |
Smileys & Emotion | 5 |
Symbols | 5 |
Flags | 4 |
Animals & Nature | 2 |
Activities | 1 |