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Three Critical Steps to Ensure Health Plans’ Smooth Transition of Transportation Management Services

MedCity News

Switching to a new transportation management vendor can bring much-needed relief to member populations and plan staff managing the programs. The post Three Critical Steps to Ensure Health Plans’ Smooth Transition of Transportation Management Services appeared first on MedCity News. Here are few tips to help make the transition easier.

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Report: 21% of Adults Without a Vehicle or Public Transportation Skip Care

MedCity News

About 8% of Black adults and 7% of Hispanic adults skipped care because of transportation challenges in the last year, compared to 4% of White adults and 2% of Asian adults, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In addition, 14% of adults with low family incomes passed on care.

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Rural Healthcare Goes Beyond Care: Targeting SDOH to Improve Health Outcomes

MedCity News

As poverty, food insecurity, inadequate housing, and complex comorbidities persist, it is essential that rural healthcare leaders have tools and systems in place to address the health of their neighbors. The post Rural Healthcare Goes Beyond Care: Targeting SDOH to Improve Health Outcomes appeared first on MedCity News.

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Uber Health, Socially Determined Strike Partnership

MedCity News

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.

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Enhancing Patient Healthcare with AI Chatbots

Referral MD

Healthcare has come a long way since doctors made house calls and gave out lollipops to children. Artificial Intelligence (AI) now plays a vital role in helping people find healthcare solutions. One significant factor in determining a city’s quality of life is its access to healthcare. Medical advice for primary symptoms.

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What Is Cloud-Based Healthcare?

Salesforce

Most healthcare organizations still rely on EHR (electronic health records) to manage clinical data. In other words, patients are forced to manage their own healthcare. It starts with cloud-based healthcare. What is cloud-based healthcare? How can a cloud solution improve the work of healthcare organizations?

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Alignment Health: What Are Seniors’ Top Barriers to Care?

MedCity News

A new survey from Alignment Health found that economic instability, food insecurity, lack of support and transportation access are the biggest social barriers for seniors.