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2022 Mental Health Summit: The role of digital solutions in accessing mental-health supports

Jennifer Paterson — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:57:22 +0000

Canada has done a good job at reducing the stigma around discussing and seeking help for mental-health challenges, but two-thirds of Canadians who are struggling still don’t seek help. That’s a likely symptom of the country’s “fractured and fragmented” health-care system, said Joe Blomeley, executive vice-president and head of health services and enterprise growth at […]

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2022 Tech Insights: How virtual pharmacy can improve plan members’ medication adherence, management

Jennifer Paterson — Tue, 10 May 2022 13:00:41 +0000

The coronavirus pandemic has marked a sea change in how Canadians receive health care. While just four per cent of primary care visits were conducted virtually pre-pandemic, that rose to roughly 60 per cent after the onset of the global health crisis. This represents an opportunity to reshape how health care can be delivered and, in […]

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How the evolution of pharmacy can impact benefits plan costs

Jennifer Paterson — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:55:25 +0000

The coronavirus pandemic is demonstrating that pharmacists are a key health-care provider, with one study finding nearly 75 per cent of pharmacists have had patients who sought care at the pharmacy because they were afraid of going to any other health-care setting. A panel during Benefits Canada‘s Face to Face in Drug Plan Management Forum in […]

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Plan sponsors, members embracing virtual health-care services: survey

bwolfe — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:00:53 +0000

Roughly two-fifths (41 per cent) of plan sponsors reported offering virtual health-care services through their benefits plan, according to the 2021 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. Among these plan sponsors, 33 per cent said they paid extra to add virtual care to their plan, while 67 per cent said it was part of their standard plan at […]

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Johnston Group partnering with PocketPills on digital pharmacy platform

mdunne — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:00:16 +0000

Johnston Group is partnering with PocketPills to provide a digital pharmacy platform. Plan members can access a pharmacist seven days a week by live chat or text message via the platform. “This partnership . . . continues to provide members truly flexible . . . benefits solutions in an ever-growing virtual world,” said Dave Angus, […]

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Ontario Teachers’ investing in AI-based hiring platform

Gideon Scanlon — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:00:36 +0000

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is leading a US$138 million ($172 million) Series C funding round for Beamery Ltd., a company with an artificial intelligence-based online platform aimed at helping companies engage and retain talented people. Beamery uses AI in its operating system, allowing employers to quickly sift through candidates. In the first three months […]

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