FOX Business' Gerri Willis discusses Uber's launch of a mobile
bank-account system for its drivers and riders and the launch of non-emergency
transportation for its customers.
Uber Health and Cerner are partnering to make medical
appointments easier.
The division of the California-based ride-sharing giant -- with
the North Kansas City, Missouri-based billion-dollar healthcare technology
company -- are joining
forces to help eradicate transportation-related issues for those who are
trying to get medical services. Uber Health is "a HIPAA-secure
solution that allows healthcare providers, non-emergency medical transportation
brokers, and others . . . to arrange rides for those who need it
most."
As a result of this partnership, healthcare providers will be
able to license Uber Health's services -- via Cerner -- to help make it
more convenient to get patients to their appointments. Cerner's
electronic health records include the
health information of approximately 200 million people.
And its agreement with Uber Health will enable these providers
to better utilize that information in making medical appointments more
accessible to people. That is significant because more than three and a
half million people have difficulty getting the healthcare that they need as a
result of transportation problems and issues, the companies said in a statement
discussing their deal.
"Joining forces with Cerner marks a new chapter for Uber
Health and our mission to provide accessible, efficient transportation for
patients and caregivers," said Dan
Trigub, Head of Uber Health. "Reliable transportation to and from
appointments can help reduce operating costs, patient no-show rates and help
improve patient outcomes. Our goal is to simplify the way healthcare providers
can access transportation options -- and our work together will accomplish just
that."
"Our work with Uber Health will give health systems more
resources to address some of their patient's challenges in accessing the
healthcare they need," said John
Gresham, Senior Vice President of Health Networks, Cerner. "Building on
more than 40 years of healthcare expertise, Cerner is taking on some of the
industry's biggest challenges to help improve access to healthcare, create
better health outcomes and lower costs for patients and health systems."
Uber Health's app will soon be able to work in tandem with
Cerner's records for healthcare providers in the U.S., wherever Uber is
available.
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