Veyo’s First Anniversary

It’s been a busy year here at Veyo, and today we’re celebrating our one year anniversary! To honor our first year in business, we wanted to share two new updates and a few of the great things we’ve been up to. First, we’ve been named a Top Workplace in San Diego by the San Diego Union-Tribune. […]

Uber for Medicaid patients: CEO Josh Komenda on how Veyo is changing the NEMT benefit

It’s no secret that Uber is partnering with hospitals to get patients to their appointments on time. Veyo is doing something similar for the NEMT benefit — but with a slightly different plan of attack. Veyo, a San Diego-based nonemergency medical transportation provider, is specifically geared toward providing transportation to Medicaid members who need to […]

5 Big Milestones: Veyo’s Year of Firsts

Can you believe it—2016 is almost over, and we’re taking some well-deserved time to reflect on our first full operational year. We’d like to share some our favorite highlights with you, so you can see how we’re truly changing healthcare logistics—one trip at a time…

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 […]