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Podcast: Healthcare IT Today Interviews
Episode: The Health and Cost Impacts of Transporting Patients to Their Appointments
Description: The health care system wastes an estimated $150 billion each year because patients can't get transportation to their preventative care appointments. This is the problem addressed by Kinetik, a company that manages non-emergency transportation (NEMT) for health care.In this interview, we hear about the far-reaching consequences of poor transportation coordination and the benefits of modern RCM in transportation from Elizabeth Jepsen, Chief of Staff at Kinetik, and Denise Kajanoff, Senior Vice President of Payer Strategy and Growth.Learn more about Kinetik: https://kinetik.care/Health IT Community: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/