Coverage is another part of the overall group benefit plan.
Benefit plans aren't just about dental coverage anymore.
The dynamic of Canada's workforce has changed a lot since employers started offering group benefit plans to their employers and plan providers continue to change right along with it. Best Doctors is another part of the overall health care coverage employers have the opportunity to offer their employees.
Best Doctors is a referral service that can contribute to a patient's health care team by assisting with confirming the diagnosis of a covered condition and make recommendations for a treatment plan by consulting a global database of more than 50,000 peer-ranked specialists. The service empowers your employees with options, resources and opportunities in the shadow of a diagnosis of the following conditions* (excluding unrelated conditions):
- AIDS
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Benign brain tumour
- Blindness
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular conditions
- Coma
- Deafness
- Kidney failure
- Loss of speech
- Major organ transplant
- Major trauma
- Motor neuron disease (ALS, Lou Gehrig's)
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Paralysis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Sever Burns
- Stroke
*It's important to note that Best Doctors does not serve as a source for a second opinion and is a referral service only. The service also does not assume responsibility for the quality of treatment received.
Communicate the Message
Once you've decided to include Best Doctors in your benefit plan, the most important part of the coverage is communication; your employees can't access a service they don't know they have.
- Make sure your direct supervisors are knowledgeable about the service or at least know where to find the information for their employees.
- Include detailed information about Best Doctors in your employee newsletter. If you have an Intranet, highlight the information on the benefits page.
- Put up posters in the lunch room or coffee room with a summary of the service and details about where employees can go to find more information.
- Include a "newser" with the pay stubs on payday.
For more information about Best Doctors, visit their website at bestdoctors.com.
To find out how you can include Best Doctors in your benefit plan, contact us by email or by phone at 204.478.3700 x219, t.f. 800.335.0039 x219. |
