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Uber Integrates With Cerner EHR To Enable Clinicians to Order Ride Requests for Patients

by Fred Pennic 10/28/2019 Leave a Comment

Uber Health and Kyruus Partner to Boost Appointment Follow-Through

- Uber and Cerner announce a partnership that will integrate Uber’s non-emergency transportation solution with Cerner’s EHR system. - The new integration will enable providers to order ride requests for patients to help reduce transportation barriers.Today, Uber Health and Cerner announced that the two companies will work together to help reduce transportation barriers that can lead to delayed care, poor management of chronic conditions and declining health outcomes for patients. With this
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Blue Shield of California, Lyft Launches Pilot Program to Provide Rides to Members in Sacramento

by Fred Pennic 09/19/2019 Leave a Comment

Blue Shield of California, Lyft Launches Pilot Program to Provide NEMT 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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Lyft Now Provides Medicaid Patients Access to Medical Transportation in Arizona, Exploring Expansion to Texas & Florida

by Fred Pennic 06/26/2019 Leave a Comment

Lyft Now Provides Medicaid Patients Access to Medical Transportation in Arizona, Exploring Expansion to Texas & Florida

Ride-sharing company Lyft, today announced it has been approved to become an enrolled Medicaid provider in Arizona, following new state regulations for non-emergency medical transportation. Lyft is now a covered transportation option to get eligible patients to and from medical appointments.  Exploring Medicaid Opportunities in Florida and TexasThe approval makes Lyft the first national ridesharing company to bring our transportation solution to millions of Medicaid beneficiaries in Arizona. In
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Roundtrip Nabs $5.1M to Expand Digital Transportation Marketplace for Providers & Patients

by Jasmine Pennic 05/03/2019 Leave a Comment

Roundtrip digital transportation marketplace

Roundtrip, a Philadelphia, PA-based digital transportation marketplace for better health outcomes announced it has raised $5.14M in Series A funding led by Motley Fool Ventures, with participation from a multi-billion dollar international healthcare software and medical device company, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University.Digital Transportation MarketplaceEvery day, 10,000 patients miss or delay care due to a transportation barrier. Learn
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Solve.Care, Lyft Integrate for Blockchain-Enabled Medical Transportation

by Fred Pennic 03/05/2019 Leave a Comment

Solve.Care, Lyft Integrate for Blockchain-Enabled Medical Transportation

Solve.Care, Estonia-based healthcare IT startup that’s developed a blockchain platform for coordination, administration, and payments of healthcare, announced integration with ridesharing provider Lyft. The integration will give patients and providers more options and control over non-emergency medical transportation through their Care.Wallet app.Care.Wallet App Integration with LyftCare.Wallet users will be able to schedule their own Lyft rides to doctors’ offices, hospitals, and pharmacies,
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Ride Share Lyft Expands Partnerships to Address Medicare Advantage Plans

by Jasmine Pennic 02/07/2019 Leave a Comment

Lyft Expands Partnerships to Address Medicare Advantage Plans

Ride-sharing company Lyft, today announced its plans to expand its collaboration with Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Institute, as well as work with LogistiCare to encompass certain Humana Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. CMS continues to update MA plan flexibility to allow for additional services that address holistic health, and one of the key social determinants of health is access to services and programs. Transportation is the key to unlocking that access, and Lyft is a cost-effective,
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Seniors Can Now Dial 0 Through Their Jitterbug Phone for Lyft Rides Nationwide

by Fred Pennic 11/13/2018 Leave a Comment

Seniors Can Now Dial 0 Through Their Jitterbug Phone for Lyft Rides Nationwide

By simply dialing "0," GreatCall customers can stay independent by scheduling Lyft rides with their Jitterbug phone without requiring a smartphone app GreatCall, today announced the nationwide availability of GreatCall Rides, a partnership with Lyft that addresses one of the top issues that seniors face: transportation. With GreatCall Rides, customers are able to stay independent by scheduling Lyft rides via a personal operator, without needing a smartphone or smartphone app.GreatCall Rides: How
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Lyft Partners with Luna Physical Therapists to Provide up to $500 in Travel Credits

by Fred Pennic 10/11/2018 Leave a Comment

Lyft Partners with Luna Physical Therapists to Provide up to $500 in Travel Credits to Patients

Ridesharing company Lyft today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Luna, a Bay Area-based organization that's re-imagining the patient and physical therapist experience by providing state of the art, on-demand care to patients in need. This partnership enables physical therapists in urban areas to focus solely on patient care, at the patient’s home, by exclusively leveraging Lyft’s rideshare service.“Imagine a world where the physical therapist completes their patient visit, walks out
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Formativ Health Integrates with Lyft for Non Emergency Medical Transportation

by Fred Pennic 09/07/2018 Leave a Comment

Circulation and Lyft Team Up for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

Formativ Health, a technology-enabled health services company focused on transforming the patient-provider experience, today announced an integration partnership with ridesharing company Lyft for on-demand transportation to medical appointments for patients. According to a 2017 study by the American Hospital Association, nearly four million patients per year miss out on care, due to lack of available transportation options related to cost or geographic barriers. These missed appointments make it
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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Pilot Improved Patient No-Show Rates

by Fred Pennic 07/23/2018 Leave a Comment

Circulation and Lyft Team Up for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

Results of a 12 month non-emergency medical transportation pilot program reported a significant decline in patient no-shows and increased revenue for Hennepin Healthcare. During the yearlong pilot program, the internal medicine clinic located in downtown Minneapolis deployed Hitch Health’s proprietary, automated technology to offer Lyft rides via SMS rates to patients in need who had previously missed appointments.The software’s flexibility allows health systems to customize ride offers through
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