By OPEN MINDS Circle
Uber Health, Uber’s health care arm, is planning to add grocery and over-the-counter (OTC) item delivery to its centralized HIPAA-enabled platform. Payers and provider organizations nationwide will soon be able to use the same platform they already use for non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) and prescription delivery to have groceries and OTC items delivered directly to consumer homes, facilitated by Uber Eats. The comprehensive Uber Health platform supports seamless benefit coordination by enabling access to transportation, same-day prescription delivery, and now groceries
As food as medicine programs increase in prevalence and yield promising early results, Uber Health’s expansion into grocery and OTC item delivery provides healthcare organizations with yet another powerful lever to enhance the patient experience, improve health outcomes, and fully “close the loop” on patient care. This is especially necessary for homebound patients and those who live in food deserts—areas where accessing groceries can be particularly challenging.
Since 2018, Uber Health’s HIPAA-enabled solution has become the logistics platform of choice for healthcare organizations focused on population health management. From non-emergency medical transportation, to groceries, to prescription delivery, Uber Health helps connect millions to the care they need. Over 3,000 healthcare customers like Boston Medical Center and ModivCare trust Uber Health to provide access to stress-free transportation. By tapping into Uber’s logistics expertise, Uber Health’s API and dashboard are able to facilitate mobility solutions and critical deliveries, streamlining population health management and supporting better patient outcomes. For more information, visit uberhealth.com
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