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VIP Docs
Corporate Health & Benefits Consulting Services For Corporations
VIP Docs provides an important resource
for corporations wishing to reduce costs and increase productivity in their
health and benefits area.
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
Physician Referrals For U.S. Imaging
A referral service is provided by Canadian physicians for PET, MRIs, EBT 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
Coming soon - Iasis Worldwide
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This is a new way to consult with physicians
and other professionals on your health through www.vipdocs.com.
Using a new health system, clients can use this service to have a
second opinion, add to their health information or consult internationally with a specialist who
might not be available in their local area. This makes medicine more
universally accessible to people from around the world as they use the resources
of the Iasis Health Network. These one-on-one telephone
consultations are done with follow-up comments also forwarded to the client's
physician for maximum benefit.
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