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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ontario Internet Health Company Announces New Internet Based Services
Most Extensive & Conservative Use Of Internet For Increasing
Health Care Access In Ontario
August 1, 2000 --
- Prescription Renewals On-Line For Ontario Patients Only
- Physician Referrals to U.S. for MRI, CT SCANS, Mammography and Other
Testing
- Physician Referrals to U.S. For Physician Specialist Services
- Medical Information Websites
MEDIA CONTACTS: Contact Dr.
Lamb at his practice in Oakville 905-844-3561
Dr. G. Blair Lamb, MD, President of the Iasis Corporation
of Mississauga,
Ontario, Canada announced today new internet based medical services for
Canadians.
"We are pleased to be a part of renewal of the Canadian health care
system by giving Canadians better access to health services using the
internet." said Dr. Lamb. "We combine the convenience of the internet
with the excellence of Canadian and American physicians and services to give
patients greater choices in their health care. Canada has the best health care
system in the world – expert physicians, dedicated nurses and hospitals
staffed by people committed to serving patients. Our country and its provinces
have invested a huge percentage of our national wealth in creating access to
healthcare."
"Now with a growing and an aging population needing more health services
combined with fewer physicians to meet those challenges, it is more difficult
for many people to access the health system quickly. We have designed our
services to help the health system be more efficient and to create new ways to
access care."
"Iasis Corporation is a private, Canadian for-profit corporation. All of
the fees for our services are fully disclosed to allow Canadians to make
informed decisions about their healthcare. We believe that this openness
reflects our respect for Canadian healthcare consumers."
Iasis Safeguard
The key to the internet-based services is our Iasis Safeguard health system
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an extensive information and verification process to maximize security and
accuracy. Each client completes a medical review form on-line. The Iasis Corporation
then confirms key elements of the information to authenticate the client. The
annual cost of being in the programme is C$25.
Prescription Renewals
Patients may request on-line a renewal of their prescription from their
physician. Using this process, patients may avoid the need for time-off work for
unnecessary appointments. Physicians can free the time these appointments take
to see other patients who may be waiting for an appointment.
Using this renewal
system gives the physician a faxed hardcopy of the request to review for
approval rather than a telephone request. This will improve patient safety and
will give the physician better documentation.
If approved, the physician’s
office faxes the approval to the patient’s pharmacy already identified on the
renewal request by the Iasis Safeguard health system. If the doctor wants to see
the patient before issuing the renewal, the patient is called for an
appointment.
The medications covered in this prescription service are
non-narcotic, non-critical, standard prescriptions.
The administration cost of
the service is C$30 per request of up to three medications with C$15 to the doctor
and C$15 to Iasis. A refund of C$15
is issued when the renewal requires an
appointment.
Visit our website
www.drugsanddocs.com
for more information.
There is no cost to the physician to
participate in this service.
Physician Referrals For U.S. Imaging
A referral service is provided by Canadian physicians for MRIs and CT scans
(often used to investigate knees, hips, back or neck problems, rule out cancers
or tumours , mammography (breast scan), and other imaging services. These scans
can usually be arranged in border cities like Buffalo, New York, within a few
days, with results available within 48 hours. For many waiting for these
procedures in Canada, this alternative will provide a faster solution. As some
Canadian patients access this U.S. service, other Canadians will be able to have
their procedure sooner in Canada.
Payment for the procedures is made directly by the
patient to the imaging facility. For example, an MRI in Buffalo is currently
priced at US$465. The administrative cost for arranging the Canadian physician
assessment for referral to the U.S. is US$50 payable to the Iasis Corporation.
Clients must also be a member of the Iasis Safeguard health system
for
information and verification – annual cost C$25.
www.vipdocs.com
Physician Referrals To U.S. For Physician Specialist Services
Ontario patients who want private assessments and/or treatment for specialist
areas such as orthopedic (like knee or hip replacements), neurology, cancer,
dermatology, urology may be referred to the U.S. for treatment. For some clients,
access to a specialist’s assessment is the goal. For others, specific
treatment or a medical procedure is required.
Working cooperatively with selected physician groups in the U.S., VIP Docs
can arrange for a referral from a Canadian physician to the U.S. to access
treatment if medically necessary.
Quote estimates for the cost of these U.S. medical
procedures are available on request. The administrative cost to
arrange the Canadian physician assessment and ongoing services is US$300. Clients must also be a member of the
Iasis Safeguard health
system for information and verification – annual cost C$25.
www.vipdocs.com
Medical Information Websites
ww.drlamb.com
A website by Dr. Blair Lamb, MD of Oakville, Ontario to understand pain and
treatment of conditions like fibromyalgia, migraines, whiplash and more.
www.drkovacsmd.com
A website by Dr. James Kovacs, MD of Oakville, Ontario who is also has
earned a legal degree and is a coroner in Ontario on medical-legal issues and
pain treatments.
Iasis Corporation is a private corporation.
All prices are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.
For More Information Contact:
Iasis Corporation
331 Sheddon Ave., Suite #206, Oakville, Ontario Canada L6J 1X8
Tel: 905-271-1333
FAX: 905-271-1536
Internet:
info@iasiscorporation.com
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