Uber Health, Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) Partnership Alleviate Transportation Issues for Medical Care
It’s estimated that over 3.5 million patients are unable to receive appropriate healthcare due to a lack of reliable transportation. This is the sole cause for many appointment “no-shows,” which inevitably leads to more emergency room visits. This has negative implications for both patients and caregivers. Uber Health and Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN), a health technologies company, are working together to combat this issue (http://ibn.fm/zF5o0). Under the agreement, health providers can order ride requests for patients from Uber Health. In doing so, the patient’s contact information will auto-populate from Cerner directly into an Uber ride request, streamlining the booking process and…
