Uber and Cerner in deal to ease medical transportation

Uber and Cerner, an electronic health record firm, are partnering to help alleviate patients’ transportation barriers to healthcare services. Uber Health, the healthcare business of the ride-sharing giant, said Monday it will work with Cerner’s clients, which include hospitals and other medical care providers, to “embed Uber Health into the Cerner electronic health record so healthcare providers can seamlessly schedule non-emergency transportation on behalf of patients, caregivers and staff.”