Equitable Life of Canada has launched a free mobile app for submitting health and dental claims. The Equitable EZClaim app is currently available for BlackBerry wireless devices, with an app for Apple devices to soon follow.
According to a March 2011 survey conducted by Quorus Consulting for the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, one out of three Canadian mobile phone users have a smartphone. Statistics Canada also estimates that 78% of Canadian households have a mobile phone.
“Canadians are using their smartphones for everything from email to banking,” says Greg Moore, director of group business technology. “That is why we are now providing our plan members with the opportunity to submit their health and dental claims in a way that is easy and familiar to them and their families.”
Electronically submitted claims reduce potential mail delays and the chances of having to decipher handwritten notes or smudged faxes, says Equitable Life.