New paperless choice enables physiotherapists, chiropractors and
visioncare providers to electronically submit claims directly to Sun
Life on behalf of their clients
TORONTO, May 1, 2012 /CNW/ -TELUS Health Solutions has announced that
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada has signed an agreement with TELUS
to offer benefit plan members an easy way to submit their claims
electronically, right from the offices of their healthcare providers.
This electronic choice for physiotherapists, chiropractors and
visioncare providers will result in plan members receiving their
benefits payments faster, thus enhancing client satisfaction. Clients
will also benefit from Sun Life's powerful anti-fraud technology that
tracks unusual claiming patterns, thereby helping to decrease the risk
of loss from fraud for plan sponsors.
"As a market leader in group benefits in Canada, we are constantly
looking for innovative ways to feed into the growing popularity of
convenient paperless options with our clients. This latest innovation
that we're offering with TELUS will enable providers on behalf of plan
members to submit a claim before they leave their healthcare provider's
office," said Stuart Monteith, senior vice-president, Group Benefits,
Sun Life Financial Canada.
"We are delighted to welcome Sun Life to our expanding group of
insurance companies using the TELUS Health e-Claims solution, which
will allow them to proactively, conveniently and efficiently support
employers and plan members in their efforts to manage health," said
Paul Lepage, senior vice president, TELUS Health Solutions. "By working
together with our insurance customers to create new ways to enhance
their clients' experience, we can help achieve value for all Canadians
now and in the future."
Providers will be able to use their own management system or a portal on
a website managed by TELUS to submit eClaims. The system makes it easy
for healthcare providers to submit eClaims quickly so that they can:
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Spend more time taking care of their clients
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Minimize plan members' out-of-pocket payment amounts with reimbursement
assigned to providers
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Better manage their billing and receivables activities
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Decrease the paperwork involved in manual preparation and submission of
receipts or insurance forms, and
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Reduce their claims processing time and costs.
TELUS is a leader in Canada's claims and benefits management sector,
providing drug claims processing for over 10 million Canadians. TELUS
Health eClaims, launched in 2010, has experienced rapid adoption by the
extended healthcare community with over 10,000 providers now on board.
About Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services
organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth
accumulation products and services to individuals and corporate
customers. Chartered in 1865, Sun Life Financial and its partners today
have operations in key markets worldwide, including Canada, the United
States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan,
Indonesia, India, China and Bermuda. As of December 31, 2011, the Sun
Life Financial group of companies had total assets under management of
$466 billion. For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and
Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.
Note to Editors: All figures in Canadian dollars.
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun
Life Financial Inc. and a member of the Sun Life Financial group of
companies.
About TELUS Health Solutions
TELUS Health Solutions is a leader in telehealth, electronic health
records, remote patient monitoring, mobile home and community care,
consumer health, benefits management and pharmacy management. Our
solutions give health authorities, providers, physicians, patients and
consumers the power to enhance decision making and improve outcomes for
Canadians. TELUS Health Solutions is Canada's leading Healthcare IT
Company as cited by the Branham Group for five years and has been
honoured as the ITAC Health Company of the Year (2008) and Health
Transformation Company of the Year (2009). For more information about
TELUS Health Solutions, please visit www.telushealth.com.
SOURCE TELUS Corporation