Uber and Lyft are trying hard to make roadways into the healthcare transportation space, with the aim to scale up their operations and also to help providers to improve the care they provide patients. Healthcare depends a lot on patients making it to the appointments.
Medicare’s initiative for diabetes patients off to a rocky start
Type 2 diabetes is a serious health challenge faced by Americans and to tackle this mounting health challenge, patient provider communication has to be more effective. Not only healthcare providers have taken on the mantle to educate people but, organizations like Medicare too are contributing.
ATS Foundation/Insmed announce $50K research award in NTM Lung Disease
We are moving towards a more patient focussed value-based healthcare system and in this endeavor research is vital. Thus, ATS Foundation along with Insmed has announced a research award in Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Lung Disease.
Ford along with Beaumont launches non-emergency medical shuttle
Ford Motor Co. along with Beaumont Health network is launching a non-emergency medical shuttle service. It is called GoRide and is an on-demand transportation service, which began its pilot service in late 2017 with five Transit Wagon vans.
Amazon keeps on hold plans to sell to Hospitals
Amazon Business has taken back its decision to sell drugs to hospitals. Amazon did make plans to sell and distribute pharmaceutical products earlier but, has decided not to. It is said that it’s partly due to its inability to convince big hospitals to make a change in the traditional purchasing process.