What Should Know: - CVS Health unveils community-based strategy increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations for vulnerable communities and advance vaccine education while combating hesitancy. - The strategy includes a strategic partnership with Lyft to help underserved communities access vaccination appointments by providing free or discounted rides for those in need. CVS Health unveils its community-based strategy to address potential inequities related to COVID-19 vaccine access in
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Lyft Launches Enhanced Concierge In-App Experience for Healthcare
What You Should Know: - Lyft launches enhanced Lyft Concierge experience within the rider app like streamlined, multi-language support and advanced security — through their Lyft app account, if they have one. Lyft Business, today announced the launch of enhanced Lyft Concierge experience with advanced safety features and an enhanced experience when they open their rides in the Lyft app. Lyft Concierge enables organizations to schedule and cover the cost of a ride on behalf of a
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Lyft Launches 60M Ride COVID-19 Vaccine Access Campaign with Anthem, Chase, Epic, United Way, Others
What You Should Know: - In partnership with JP Morgan Chase; United Way; top
healthcare organizations including Anthem, Centene, One Medical and Epic; and
other non-profit and community partners, Lyft’s goal is to facilitate 60M safe
rides to vaccination sites. - Lyft’s vaccine access campaign will help the communities who need it most safely travel to receive the vaccine. These rides will be facilitated through its business segment, Lyft Healthcare, and social impact initiative LyftUp.
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Lyft Integrates with Epic EHR to Enable Hospitals to Schedule Rides for Patients
What You Should Know: - Lyft is continuing to expand rideshare for
non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) through a first of market direct
integration with Epic, the largest electronic health record (EHR) in the U.S. - This will have an immediate impact on hospital operations and patients, with currently committed customers including Tampa General and Ochsner Health. Today, ridesharing leader Lyft announced an integration with EHR provider Epic to enable
health system staff to
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Addressing Loneliness and Social Isolation in the Medicare Population
In recent years, the healthcare industry's understanding of social determinants of health (SDoH) and their impact on patient outcomes has grown dramatically. Researchers and practitioners now recognize that social isolation and loneliness fall under the SDOH umbrella. In response, many payers and providers are exploring initiatives to address social isolation among members and patients. The health effects of social isolation and loneliness are costly and harmful. According to Health
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LogistiCare Extend Partnership with Lyft to Improve Access to Care
What You Need to Know: - Lyft extends partnership with LogistiCare, the nation’s largest tech-enabled manager of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) to improve access to care for patients nationwide. - Collectively, LogistiCare and Lyft have facilitated access to millions of rides since 2017, across 48 states and DC. The Providence Service Corporation (“Providence” or the
“Company”) (Nasdaq: PRSC) today announced that its subsidiary, LogistiCare Solutions,
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Can EHRs Stand Up Marketplaces for Innovation?
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) continues to advocate for improved data exchange, with the interoperability and information blocking rules being the latest federal push. One of the ONC’s goals with its latest guidance is to establish an ecosystem of innovation, with electronic health records (EHRs) serving as the foundation -- i.e., the platform enabling application development and user access. But when it comes developing an EHR-based marketplace for
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Taxi App Curb Integrates with Ride Health’s Patient Transportation Platform
- Curb and Ride Health partner to coordinate smarter transportation for every patient need, to power non-emergency medical transportation via licensed taxis. - Uber and Lyft provide healthcare organizations with patient transportation services, but hospitals and health plans will soon be able to tap licensed taxis across the country to transport patients to and from medical appointments. Curb, a New-York City-based leading mobility platform for licensed taxi and for-hire rides in North
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Sutter Health, Lyft Partner to Improve Access to Care for Patients & Staff
- Sutter Health and Lyft announced a collaboration to provide patients and staff with improved access to care that will optimize the patient/provider experience. - Starting today, Sutter hospitals and care centers around Northern California will have the option to start implementing customized, individual transportation programs, and address social determinants of health. Not-for-profit network Sutter Health and transportation network company Lyft today announced a collaboration to power the
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Blue Shield of California, Lyft Launches Pilot Program to Provide Rides to Members in Sacramento
- Blue Shield of California and Lyft launches a pilot program to provide convenient rides to its eligible members in the Sacramento area at no additional cost. - To participate in the program, eligible Blue Shield members need an SMS capable mobile phone. Once they call to self-enroll online and agree to the program's terms and conditions, they can receive rideQSM rides to and from pre-approved healthcare appointments as patients of Associated Family Physicians, Inc.Blue Shield of California, in
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