Why Transportation Matters In the Consumer Health Experience

Andy Auerbach shares how SafeRide Health partners with Lyft and other rideshare services to provide non-emergency transportation to health plan members, and how it decreases no-show rates and call center volumes. Join Andy and host Jared Johnson as they discuss how access, availability, and reliability all play a role in the member experience. All that, plus the Flava of the Week about Transcarent acquiring 98point6’s virtual care platform and customer base. What does it say for the self-insured employer market, and what can we learn from how these two digital-first startups are approaching primary care?  This show is produced by Shift Forward Health, the channel for change makers. Subscribe to Shift Forward Health on your favorite podcast app, and you’ll be subscribed to our entire library of shows. See our full lineup at ShiftForwardHealth.com. One subscription, all the podcasts you need, all for free. (#258) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Healthcare Rap is the leading podcast about consumer-centered care, a.k.a. how the frontiers of digital, retail, and traditional care can work together to make healthcare easier for everyday people. It ranks in the top 5% of all podcasts globally, has been named a Top 20 Healthcare Podcast, and is one of the longest-lasting shows in the industry, with more than 380 episodes and 6 years on the air.  Join provocative thinkers Jared Johnson and Zain Ismail as they profile disruptors and trends that are impacting the consumer experience of healthcare.  The podcast reached new heights in 2024:  380+ episodes  250k downloads  2024 Top Healthcare Podcasts (Bright Inventions)  #2 on 30 Best Healthcare Innovation Podcasts (Feedspot)  16 Healthcare Podcasts You Shouldn’t Miss (b2Cast)  Multiple episodes on Healthcare Now Radio's Top 10 Episodes of the Year  Topics for 2025:  Connected fitness  GLP-1's / weight loss  Food as medicine / nutrition  Sleep management  Mental and behavioral health  Preventive health and wellness  Nontraditional care models - direct primary care, retail care, health at home, digital health, functional health, concierge medicine, etc.  How those nontraditional care models can work together with traditional health systems  Consumer-facing digital health  All other consumer-facing aspects of healthcare   Topics that we don't cover:  Clinical leadership  Cybersecurity  Health information management  Interoperability  Revenue cycle