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Central Logic Acquires Acuity Link for Intelligent Transport Capabilities – M&A

by Fred Pennic 01/12/2021 Leave a Comment

Central Logic Acquires Acuity Link for Intelligent Transport Capabilities – M&A

What You Should Know: - Central Logic acquires Acuity Link to power the company’s Intelligent Transport capabilities, speeding time to care in the best setting. - In addition, the company rolls out a new interoperable Bed Visibility capability that offers a real-time snapshot into available beds across the enterprise for improved access and enhanced revenue capture. Central Logic, a St. Paul, MN-based healthcare access and orchestration company, has acquired Acuity Link, a
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Applying Social Determinants of Health to Improve Care Coordination

by Allie Freed, Consultant, Freed Associates 05/26/2020 Leave a Comment

Applying Social Determinants to Improve Care Coordination

In today’s era of value-based care, providers must focus more than ever on ensuring that patients get the care they need, when they need it, across the entire care continuum, including in non-traditional health care settings. This is important not only as it relates to patient outcomes, but also to providers’ bottom lines. However, when patients lack access to basic care-centric needs like proper housing, food, transportation, and a support system, they’re unable to get the right type of care
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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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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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Lyft Expands Medical Transportation Options for Patients with Acuity Link Partnership

by Fred Pennic 03/29/2018 Leave a Comment

Lyft Expands Medical Transportation Options for Patients with Acuity Link Partnership

Ride sharing provider Lyft Business is announcing a new integration partnership with Acuity Link, a HIPAA-compliant dashboard, which automates the process of ordering all levels of Non-emergency medical transportation systems (NEMT). As part of the integration partnership, Acuity Link’s HIPAA-compliant NEMT logistic management dashboard will now support Lyft’s ride-hailing functionality. Benefits for Providers & Patients Patients being discharged from any health care provider who do not
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Uber Launches Uber Health, an On-Demand Medical Transportation Service for Patients

by Jasmine Pennic 03/01/2018 Leave a Comment

Uber Launches Uber Health, an On-Demand Medical Transportation Service for Patients

Uber, today announced the launch of Uber Health, a HIPAA-compliant service that lets health providers book rides for patients. According to the Transit Cooperative Research Program, a federally funded independent research entity, the non-medical-emergency medical transportation market is worth more than $3 billion.With Uber Health, coordinators can schedule rides on behalf of patients, caregivers and staff to take place immediately, within a few hours, or up to 30 days in advance. This allows
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Hitch Health, Lyft Partner to Provide Non-Emergency Medical Transportation to Patients

by Jasmine Pennic 02/20/2018 Leave a Comment

Hitch Health, Lyft Partner to Provide Non-Emergency Medical Transportation to Patients

Hitch Health, a Minneapolis, MN-based healthcare technology company focused on innovative ways to improve patient health, today announced the launch of their partnership with ridesharing company Lyft. The announcement comes off the heels of a successful six-month pilot phase focused on at-risk populations served by Minnesota’s Hennepin Healthcare, which operates Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in Minneapolis, as well as primary care clinics in Minneapolis and suburban communities. Early
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AMR, Lyft Partner to Provide Integrated Patient Transport for Health Systems Across 42 States

by HITC Staff 03/31/2017 Leave a Comment

AMR, Lyft Partner to Provide Integrated Patient Transport

American Medical Response (AMR), a provider of medical transportation and on-demand transportation service Lyft announced a partnership to provide integrated patient transport services for patients who need a ride from the hospital to their home or to outpatient procedures.The partnership will include non-emergency medical transportation services and technology integration that will span across all 42 states that AMR operates within. Now, hospitals and caregivers can arrange any patient
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