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Rideshare giant Lyft has officially rolled out Lyft for Epic, a medical rideshare integration with Epic Systems EHR that will ease patient access to care and address transportation as a social determinant of health, the companies announced in a statement emailed to journalists.
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According to 2017 figures from the American Hospital Association (AHA), 3.6 million individuals, regardless of payer status, do not access healthcare because they don’t have a ride. Four percent of children miss their medical appointments because of transportation barriers.
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