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Global head of Uber Health departs, Dollar General, DocGo call time on rural healthcare pilot + more · Becker’s Healthcare Digital Health + Health IT

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  This is Naomi Diaz with the Becker Digital
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  health podcast.
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  Here is your daily industry news briefing for
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  today, June third.
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  First,
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  Virtual cancer care startup, Jasper Health has laid
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  off staff, Tech crunch reported.
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  Jasper Health reportedly had about 48 employees before
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  the cuts which may have numbered about half
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  the company's
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  workforce according to the May 30 first story.
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  The startup offers virtual cancer care nav aviation
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  and digital planning tools and guidance for oncology
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  patients.
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  In 20 22,
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  Jasper Health raised 25000000
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  dollars in series a funding led by general
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  catalyst,
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  bringing the start total funding to 31000000.
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  The company's platform was integrated into Walgreens online
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  marketplace
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  later that year.
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  Second,
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  Caitlin Donovan, Global Head of Uber Health is
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  leaving the company
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  Miss Donovan, who has served in the role
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  since 20 21
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  announced her departure
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  departure via a Linkedin on May 30 first.
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  She wrote, quote, I am so incredibly proud
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  of what the Uber Health team has accomplished
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  over the past 3 years.
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  We have taken a good idea, scaled it
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  and blended it blended real health
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  expertise with the magic of Uber, allowing us
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  to redefine the standard of how technology
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  intersect with healthcare care, and challenge the status
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  quo, and, quote,
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  Miss Donovan will join a venture capital firm
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  general catalyst,
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  Zachary Clark, who previously served as head of
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  growth at Uber Health will take over for
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  miss Donovan.
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  Third.
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  Dollar general and Doc go have mutually decided
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  to end their mobile clinic pilot program
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  18 months after its launch. A spokesperson for
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  dollar general confirmed to becker.
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  In January 20 23,
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  dollar general and Dot launched the pilot with
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  3 mobile clinics in 3 Tennessee
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  locations. The mobile sites, set up in dollar
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  general parking lots, offered preventative care, urgent care
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  and chronic condition management services in partnership with
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  dot go on demand.
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  Despite their location in a federally designated primary
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  care shortage area,
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  many customers passed over the clinic, KFF health
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  new set in an October fourth report.
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  After the first 10 months, about 1000 patients
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  had been seen in the clinics at Dollar
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  General sites with or community events.
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  The pilot worth part of Dollar General's health
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  initiative, dubbed Dg Well being brand and accepted
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  Medicaid 10 care
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  Medicare and certain plans under major health insurers
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  with flat rates starting at 69 dollars for
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  those without insurance.
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  A spokesperson income spokesperson for the company said
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  in a statement quote. Doc will use the
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  actionable data, mobile clinic program structure,
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  and resources from this pilot to inform other
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  programs,
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  including its expanding mobile clinic and in home
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  health
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  partnership with health plans and, quote,
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  Despite pulling the plug on the program, Doc
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  said patients reported a positive experience in receiving
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  quality healthcare care. And friendly service at the
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  mobile clinics.
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  According to a company spokesperson, quote, the program
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  consistently earned a net promoter score above 90
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  sent based on patient feedback. Daca work with
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  the pilot programs patients to transition to receiving
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  care from other local resources and quote and,
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  quote,
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  Dollar General said it remains committed to providing
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  access to basic health and wellness products in
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  more than 20000
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  stores across the Us.
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