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Have Wheels, Will Heal — Medical’s Transportation Ecosystem?

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healthcare system – getting patients to keep the doctors’ appointments they make and then take the medications that their doctors prescribe is one that has a cascading effect of issues across the consumer and healthcare provider ecosystem. According to data from the Transportation Research Board, about 3.6

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Uber Health And Ride Health Team Up On Medical Transportation 

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Healthcare transportation companies Ride Health and Uber Health have teamed up on non-emergency medical transportation to expand options for people seeking an easier way to get to their medical appointments, Ride Health announced on Tuesday (Jan. million Americans, according to the National Academy of Sciences.

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Lyft Links Up Ride-Hailing With Epic’s Medical Records System

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Ride-sharing firm Lyft is teaming up with Epic , which offers electronic health records (EHR), to offer services that will allow healthcare workers “to schedule a Lyft ride for a patient directly from that patient’s record,” Lyft announced in a Thursday (Oct. 8) blog post. Lyft for Epic will “simplify sending rides,” the release said.

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Tencent Eyes Healthcare, Connected Car Industry

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Chinese internet group Tencent Holdings wants to expand into industries such as healthcare and connected cars as it faces tougher regulations in its home country. In September, China’s largest social media and gaming company announced a major restructuring for the first time in six years.

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Uber Health To Deliver Meds In Partnership With Nimble

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Uber Health was launched in 2018 to provide medical transportation services. Until now, Uber Health has served as a way to allow healthcare providers to request rides for patients or staff. Uber Health has teamed with Ride Health , another transportation company, to help boost medical transportation. million people.

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InComm Initiative Connects Seniors With Rides To Doctors

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Payments technology company InComm is expanding its offerings in the OTC benefits card business to include transportation for seniors needing a ride to the doctor’s office. The Atlanta-based payments company said Thursday (June 18) it is teaming up with American Logistics and Uber Health to launch a transportation benefit program.

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Deep Dive: Why Smart Cities Should Get Smart About Digital ID

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The growth of smart cities means citizens will be able to quickly connect with a host of services, including health, public transportation and public works. In a smart city environment, however, healthcare access could change dramatically. Public transport will move toward automated fare collection, most likely via portable devices.