2022 Tech Insights – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 06 May 2024 13:05:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2022 Tech Insights: How virtual pharmacy can improve plan members’ medication adherence, management https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/2022-tech-insights-how-virtual-pharmacy-can-improve-plan-members-medication-adherence-management/ Tue, 10 May 2022 13:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120711 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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]]> 2022 Tech Insights: Using up-to-date benefits technology to help employers with attraction, retention https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/2022-tech-insights-using-up-to-date-benefits-technology-to-help-employers-with-attraction-retention/ Tue, 10 May 2022 12:59:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120713 Canadian employers are turning their focus to updating their benefits plans and ensuring a strong employee experience in an effort to address the challenges employees are facing in the coronavirus pandemic and to attract key talent in a tight labour market. “Many companies are adding new services to their benefits plans to support their employees […]

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]]> 2022 Tech Insights: A look at how new technology can help employees with type 1 diabetes https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/disability-management/2022-tech-insights-a-look-at-how-new-technology-can-help-employees-with-type-1-diabetes/ Tue, 10 May 2022 12:58:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120715 Living with Type 1 diabetes is like having a full-time job on top of managing a day job and life commitments — one that involves making constant risk assessments and difficult decisions throughout the day. “‘How many carbs did I eat? How much insulin do I need for that? Am I going to exercise later […]

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]]> 2022 Tech Insights: How can employers support employees with moderate mental-health symptoms? https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/2022-tech-insights-how-can-employers-support-employees-with-moderate-mental-health-symptoms/ Tue, 10 May 2022 12:57:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120717 Benefits plans tend to support employees dealing with either mild or severe mental-health symptoms, but an entire middle category of plan members lack a treatment option geared toward their moderate symptoms. As such, plan sponsors should think about matching services with severity when they’re considering which mental-health programs to incorporate into their benefits plans, said […]

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]]> 2022 Tech Insights: Helping employees manage burden of living with chronic illness, disability https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/disability-management/2022-tech-insights-helping-employees-manage-burden-of-living-with-chronic-illness-disability/ Tue, 10 May 2022 12:56:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120723 When Kristy Dickinson’s health took a turn eight years ago and she was diagnosed with a rare and complex disease, she stepped away from her role in recruitment. Managing her chronic illness — from the appointments with her specialist, the information-gathering and sharing across three hospital jurisdictions and the medications and expenses — was too […]

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]]> 2022 Tech Insights: Optimizing plan member outcomes with proactive medication assessments https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/2022-tech-insights-optimizing-plan-member-outcomes-with-proactive-medication-assessments/ Tue, 10 May 2022 12:55:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120726 A typical patient’s journey takes plan members from the doctor to the pharmacy for medication and then leaves them on their own. But employees’ lives aren’t static, with factors like age, mental and physical health, stress and activity level having the potential to impact how effectively those medications work, said Frederic Simard, co-founder and chief […]

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]]> 2022 Tech Insights: How digital administration can improve benefits plan access for employees https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/2022-tech-insights-how-digital-administration-can-improve-benefits-plan-access-for-employees/ Tue, 10 May 2022 12:54:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120728 Employers, employees and benefits advisors alike have long struggled with the inefficient and largely paper-based approach to administrating benefits. Advisors face long wait times for quotes, employers face the annoyance of a slow onboarding process that prevents employees from accessing their benefits immediately after enrolment and employees can have difficulty submitting claims and face confusion […]

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]]> 2022 Tech Insights: Using technology to build a competitive benefits plan https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/2022-tech-insights-using-technology-to-build-a-competitive-benefits-plan/ Tue, 10 May 2022 12:53:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120735 Employers are increasingly facing a tight labour market and need to compete for top talent with a stronger benefits offering. Using technology to compare offerings across insurance companies and other providers can ensure employers have a cost-competitive plan that speaks to employees’ needs, said Matt Lister, co-founder and chief executive officer at CloudAdvisors, during Benefits […]

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