Lyft is launching a new non-emergency medical transportation product allowing patients to request their own rides to and from medical appointments. Allowing patients to schedule their own rides is one ...

Patients with mobility issues have been left stranded with no way of getting to and from their hospital appointments, ...

As the number of elderly Americans with chronic conditions and multiple comorbidities increases, and patient care moves to innovative outpatient models, non-emergency medical transportation is a ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved Oregon State Hospital's plan for improving the secure transport of patients after the August 2023 escape of a patient in full ...

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon State Hospital will immediately change its procedures for securely transporting patients in vehicles in response to a federal investigation that faulted the hospital's ...

Access to transportation is becoming an important social determinant of health, and experts are coming to realize that health plans can benefit significantly from offering coverage to beneficiaries.

While hospital efforts to use ride-hailing services are still small, providers think the potential for growth is large. In some cases, the cost is even covered by Medicaid and other insurance plans.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to a “federal employee” surveying the Oregon State Hospital for safety issues related to the transport of patients. The surveyor was a ...

Intrahospital transport (IHT) of critically ill patients is recognised as an essential yet high‐risk component of modern healthcare. Moving patients from the intensive care unit to specialised ...