Feeling anxious or depressed is one of the biggest reasons 6.7 million Canadians can’t work efficiently or even at all. Mental illnesses like this cost our country over $50 billion each year in [...]
Before the pandemic, 96% of visits to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota were in person. As of last month, just 15% of them are. This huge shift to telemedicine didn’t happen because of advances in [...]
I don’t mean healthcare navigation on the personal front, where someone who needs a new hip, for instance, is guided through the healthcare system so they don’t have to wait for months or pay a [...]
Most health care navigation stories aren’t like this one – simply because we usually cut our clients’ wait time for treatment by 220 days. But this story speaks to the diplomacy and determination [...]
The last few weeks have seen a stunning rise in politicians not listening to their medical experts, with not only predictable effects, but certain and deadly ones. On Monday, Canada reported yet [...]
Last Monday, I mentioned the recent Deloitte study conducted for the Canadian Medical Association that said Ontario would need $527.7 million in funding to return to pre-COVID wait times. Read [...]
Medical Confidence is pleased to announce the appointment of Kyle Fraser to the role of Director of Revenue. Now more than ever Medical Confidence must inform insurers and employers of Medical [...]
I’m no alarmist, but someone is going to yell “Fire!” soon. The sudden halt in elective surgeries is signaling that the provinces’ funding to reduce backlogs of elective procedures will only [...]
Richmond Hill, Ontario Release: October 31, 2020. The pioneer of Canadian health care navigation, Medical Confidence was announced as the winner of the highly coveted Employer of the Year award [...]
There are over 40 hospitals in Toronto. As of the weekend, six of them have had COVID-19 outbreaks, including St. Mike’s where it’s reached five staff (but no patients yet) in their Emergency [...]
