9 HLTH Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss
Here are nine notable announcements shared at the HLTH conference held this week in Las Vegas.
Uber Health Announces Solution for Caregivers
Uber Health unveiled Uber Caregiver on Wednesday. The solution allows caregivers to coordinate rides and deliveries on the behalf of the ones they're caring for.
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Uber Health, Socially Determined Strike Partnership
Through a new partnership, payers and providers will be able to leverage Socially Determined’s social risk data to identify which patients have barriers to accessing healthcare and what those barriers are. Uber Health will then be able to offer its services to support those patients’ specific needs, whether it’s non-emergency medical transportation, same-day prescription delivery or grocery and over-the-counter item delivery.
Uber Health Launches Grocery, Over-the-counter Delivery Service for Patients
Providers and payers will be able to use Uber Health to deliver healthy groceries and over-the-counter items to patients who need them. They'll be able to do this on the same platform they use to request non-emergency medical transportation and prescription delivery.
Are We in a Recession? Executives at HLTH Weigh In
MedCity News interviewed CEOs of public companies, entrepreneurs, VCs and payers at the HLTH conference that concluded last week. They had a range of answers to the question. But one common theme emerged: Currently, everyone has a vise-like grip on expenditure.
Uber Health Dips Into the Employer Space
Historically having worked with Medicaid and Medicare Advantage populations, Uber Health is now expanding its services to self-insured employers. The company made the announcement at the HLTH conference in Las Vegas.
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Solving healthcare’s last mile problem: 3 ways to better reach patients
There are a few key priorities providers and digital health companies should consider in their efforts to better reach patients — including scaling up their commitment to value-based care and working to engage patients beyond their episodic care needs — according to a recent healthcare innovation panel.
Uber launches prescription delivery in Seattle, Dallas
Through a partnership with prescription delivery startup NimbleRx, Uber is offering home prescription delivery in Seattle and Dallas. The two companies plan to expand the partnership to other locations in the future.
Blockchain startup Solve.Care signs up Uber Health as a partner
The deal builds on an collaboration with Lyft announced earlier this year which opened up the company's Care.Wallet application to the rideshare company's healthcare customers.
Lyft opens up access to covered rides for Arizona’s 1.7 million Medicaid patients
The San Francisco company received approval to register as a non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) provider, following the state's decision to allow rideshare companies to qualify for the designation.
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Grand Rounds and Uber Health collaborate to steer members to their appointments
Through the startup's collaboration with the rideshare service, Grand Rounds care coordinators are able to book an Uber to arrange transport for a member to meet their healthcare needs.
Uber Health will provide injured workers with transportation to medical appointments
Specialty risk transfer care coordination company Carisk Partners has selected Uber Health to provide medical transportation to injured workers.
Uber Health lets providers schedule rides for patients
Uber has launched Uber Health, a service that allows healthcare organizations to order rides for patients to get to and from appointments. The offering is HIPAA compliant, and patients don't need the Uber app or a smartphone to utilize it.