Medavie Blue Cross and Medaca Health Group are introducing a virtual cognitive behavioural therapy pilot project to provide plan members easier access to mental-health care. Through a computer, smartphone or tablet, plan members diagnosed with anxiety or depression can log into the service’s digital platform to communicate with their therapist via video. The treatment will […]
Canadian company BOSSC Inc. is launching a new version of its human resources management software, which aims to help employers manage employees from recruitment to off-boarding. The new version includes location capability, integration with Fitbits and other features that appeal to all ages and levels of an organization’s workforce, according to a press release. The software also aims […]
iA Financial Group is introducing an online enrolment tool for its group benefits members. The tool, which can be accessed through a smartphone, tablet or computer, allows plan members to choose coverage, designate beneficiaries and manage the information of dependants. “The online enrolment tool is an intelligent, high-performance solution that provides a simplified overall experience to employers […]
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HumanaCare has completed the integration and re-launch of its virtual health platform TranQool. The platform, which the employee health services company acquired in May 2018, will be available to more than 1.3 million Canadians through partnerships with HumanaCare, and allows individuals to access virtual counselling and therapy services. Read: HumanaCare acquires virtual health-care platform “We are excited to […]
Institutional investors that are integrating environment, social and governance factors into their decision-making process are taking note of Facebook Inc.’s latest troubles. Back in March, MSCI Inc. downgraded Facebook’s ESG ranking from BBB to BB. Its less-than-stellar rating of BBB before the downgrade was due to what MSCI called “long-standing concerns . . . with […]
Three years ago, the Alberta Pensions Services Corp. was facing a bitter fact. Though one of our key corporate goals is to begin paying benefits within 30 days of plan members completing their retirement application, we were reaching this goal for barely one of every four retirees. This was a significant issue. APS administers the […]
Lost or damaged prescriptions cost Canadians more than $35 million in productivity, extra travel and time spent filling prescriptions and the potential for adverse health events due to medications that aren’t taken at all, according to a new study by Canada Health Infoway. The study found 40 per cent of Canadians who lost or damaged prescriptions […]
BMO Capital Markets, alongside the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, has launched a pilot fixed income issuance transaction, mirrored on a blockchain platform. In the transaction, the Bank of Montreal acted as the issuer, while Ontario Teachers’ purchased a $250 million one-year floating rate deposit note. It marks the first Canadian dollar fixed income issuance showing the viability […]
More than two-thirds (69 per cent) of Canadians would use virtual visits for at least a few of their appointments with physicians, according to a new survey by the Canadian Medical Association. The survey, which queried more than 2,000 people, shed some light on technology and health care, as well as the generation gap between older […]