Introducing Uber Health, Removing Transportation as a Barrier to Care

Re:Introducing Uber Health, Removing Transportation as a Bar... by mbesto on Thursday March 01, 2018 @04:42PM (#16496662)

> doctor does not have to pay for a facility

> given all the regulation and equipment requirements.

Um, so how does not having a facility, which is probably required to give care, all of the sudden eliminate all of the equipment and regulatory requirements? I mean, don't you think the equipment and the regulation is probably there for a reason..?

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Re:Introducing Uber Health, Removing Transportation as a Bar... by dragonwriter on Thursday March 01, 2018 @07:05PM (#16497598)

> Um, so how does not having a facility, which is probably required to give care

It's required for certain levels of care, but not every encounter requires those.

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Re:Introducing Uber Health, Removing Transportation as a Bar... by newfoundglory on Thursday March 01, 2018 @05:40PM (#16497078)

Well, if you build a clinic it needs to be wheelchair accessible, and have access to parking for all the patients that might be present at one time, for example. If you visit patients then they either live somewhere accessible or not and you just need to get one car to their place.

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Re:Introducing Uber Health, Removing Transportation as a Bar... by koolba on Thursday March 01, 2018 @11:06PM (#16498912)

Same way a taco truck is cheaper to operate than a sit down restaurant. You still have to follow the local health codes but your fixed costs would be less.

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