Businesses benefit from Teladoc

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Your employees are the lifeblood of your organization. If you’re using the Chamber Group Healthcare Plan you have one more way to make sure that your team remains healthy and productive.

Health insurance is a great tool to attract and retain staff; Chamber Group health is both affordable and world class offering the 30,000 small – to mid-size businesses across Canada that use the program access to the very best healthcare out there including:

• Best Doctors branded expert medical services, which connect Canadians with world-renowned medical specialists to resolve questions about complex conditions from cancer, heart disease and musculoskeletal issues, to a wide range of other medical issues; and,
• Teladoc Health (TDOC), the global leader in virtual care, that connects patients with a licensed doctor who speaks the member’s choice of language in French or English and can provide immediate resolution for an array of conditions. Cold and flu, allergies, upper respiratory infections, pink eye and urinary tract infections are among the many conditions for which members can be diagnosed and prescribed medication (if necessary), via phone or mobile app, 24x7x365.

Businesses who are members of the Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan have a predictably affordable option for their team. No wonder that it is rated as the number one employee benefits plan for small- to mid-size companies in the country.

Small businesses often struggle to compete with the health benefit plans of larger companies. A 2016 Canada health survey found that 77 percent of respondents said they wouldn’t move to a job that didn’t include health benefits.

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New services like Teladoc helps address these barriers by allowing plan members to provide their employees the same digital health benefits as larger companies. In addition, this service will help small businesses manage employee costs related to absenteeism for general medical conditions, which are confidentially diagnosed via a virtual care visit completed at a time and location convenient for the member.

“Johnston Group is building on its current virtual care offering with Teladoc Health by providing more virtual solutions via a single platform,” said Dave Angus, president, Johnston Group. “This partnership is bringing together unrivaled market expertise and high-quality health services to support Canadian businesses from coast-to-coast, no matter their size.”

As our region struggles to have sufficient family doctors for everyone, this solution keeps your staff from spending pointless hours in germ-filled waiting rooms for basic healthcare and instead keeps them and their family healthy.

“This service will offer incredible convenience, time savings, and value for our team as it allows them to access high-quality medical care around their own schedules and needs,” said McKenzie Hamp, Director, People & Culture at 7shifts Employee Scheduling Software Inc. “As a SaaS company, we’re always looking to streamline everyday processes through the most trusted and leading technology solutions. Teladoc Health is providing just that as they disrupt the healthcare industry by removing the barriers individuals and families face in accessing care.”

Barriers surrounding access to healthcare in Canada are well documented. According to Statistics Canada, approximately 5 million Canadians over the age of 12 do not have a regular care provider, and in rural areas, only eight percent of Canadian physicians are reported to be practicing, with the majority located in and around urban hubs. Patients can be left with the choice to skip care or seek it via emergency room visits, while employers often absorb the impact of absenteeism, costing the Canadian economy $16.6 billion dollars annually.

“Plan members will see a real-world impact on their business from attracting top talent to reducing the impact of workplace absenteeism,” says Karen Grant, vice president, global product strategy, Teladoc Health. “This extension of our partnership with Johnston Group is enabling us to help businesses and their employees get the healthcare solutions they can count on in their time of need.”

With this announcement, Johnston Group and Teladoc Health are elevating the standard for health benefits among small- to mid-sized businesses across Canada and allowing businesses outside of large urban centers to provide their employees access to physicians across the country through their smartphone.