Veyo + Banner University Medical Center

For the last year, Veyo has been working closely with the Banner University Medical Center (BUMC) to create a new transportation service and process for Banner patients. This new service was created with the aim of improving patient safety, improving the patient experience, removing unnecessary delays caused by transportation challenges, and improving the hospital through-put. For the past several months BUMC and Veyo have been piloting the initial program on the BUMC Phoenix campus. The program has been a huge success! Patient transportation wait times have been reduced on average from 2 to 6 hours to just under 10 minutes. With the success of the launch program, BUMC is now beginning the process of rolling out this new program across their entire hospital network.  Read more

5 steps to building scale in the on-demand economy

It seems like over the last five years, with the rise of the on-demand economy, you now have a service for every chore on your list and for a few you didn’t even know existed. Around every corner there is a group of people just waiting to pick up your laundry, put your IKEA furniture […]

Veyo in Idaho – August Update

Veyo in Idaho On July 1st, Veyo initiated services as the Medicaid transportation broker for Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW). After six weeks, Veyo has completed over 150,000 trips and is now managing 5,000-6,000 trips per day across the state of Idaho. Veyo is currently contracted with over 70 commercial providers throughout the […]

Can a TNC join the NEMT space?

It’s a popular topic today in healthcare: can a TNC (Transportation Network Company) survive in the NEMT industry? To dig into this answer, let’s first take a look at TNCs. What is a TNC? TNCs, or Transportation Network Companies, use online-enabled platforms to connect paying passengers looking for transportation with drivers using their own non-commercial […]

Phoenix Business Journal 2016 Health Care Heroes

We’re proud to share that one of our Independent Driver-Providers (IDPs) in Arizona, Gordon Diebler, was recently nominated in the Phoenix Business Journal’s 2016 Health Care Heroes awards.  He was a finalist in the Community Outreach category, and we couldn’t be prouder! The article says it best: “He’s a hero to the riders he ferries from home […]

What is NEMT?

Veyo in Open Minds – July 2016

Veyo Launches Idaho Medicaid Non-emergency Medical Transportation Contract On July 1, 2016, Veyo launched a $70 million, three-year contract as the new Idaho Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) broker. Veyo was selected in March 2016, following a competitive procurement process. The contract has renewal options and could last for a total of eight years. Veyo is […]

Big Growth at Veyo – San Diego Magazine

Big Growth at Veyo It has been a big couple of months for downtown-based Veyo. After rapid growth – now at nearly 250 employees – they moved into new digs in Symphony Towers. Veyo is a non-emergency medical transportation company that has combined the technology of today’s successful ride-share companies with the specific medical needs […]

Veyo Brings Ride-Hailing Tech to Health Care – San Diego Union-Tribune

Veyo Brings Ride-Hailing Tech to Health Care San Diego firm adopts Uber model for complex medical market. by Mike Freeman Can the smartphone-based technology made popular by Uber and Lyft be tapped to help Medicaid members get rides to doctors’ appointments? San Diego’s Veyo aims to find out. The 335-employee transportation broker thinks it can […]

Veyo in the Health Management Associates (HMA) Weekly Roundup

Veyo Idaho State Signs Medicaid Transportation Contract with Veyo. The Times-News reported on July 4, 2016, that San Diego-based medical transportation company Veyo has signed a three-year contract, worth $23 million annually, to provide non-emergency transportation to Idaho’s 290,000 Medicaid members. Veyo has over 60 providers and 900 vehicles statewide and expects to provide 3,400 […]