Best Doctors™ Services, A Powerful and Often Hidden Benefit Inside Some Critical Illness Insurance Plans.
Some of Canada`s biggest insurance companies offer a service called Best Doctors™ with their respective Critical Illness Insurance Plans. Best Doctors services connects seriously ill individuals and their treating physicians with the world’s leading medical specialists to confirm the right diagnosis and right treatment options.
If you get sick, the diagnosis can be overwhelming. What comes next can be just as confusing. Trying to wade through the maze of information to help you get better can be as stressful as the diagnosis itself. Best Doctors services can help you confirm: Is your diagnosis correct? What is the best treatment available to you? What is going to happen to you?
With Best Doctors you have access to a dedicated Member Advocate, a registered nurse, who will assist you throughout the entire Best Doctors process. Your Member Advocate is responsible for liasing with the doctors who are reviewing your case, keeping you informed of any progress and providing you with guidance during your time of need. Best Doctors services include:
INTERCONSULTATION™
An in-depth review of your medical files by Best Doctors world renowned specialists to confirm the right diagnosis and right treatment options, without you having to leave your home. With a fast and detailed turnaround of results, the InterConsultation process can reduce potentially serious complications that can result from a misdiagnosis and help your treating physician determine the proper course of action.
FINDBESTDOC™
Best Doctors will complete a customized search using their worldwide database of 50,000 specialist doctors, who are nominated by their peers as the best in their specialty. This ensures you receive the best qualified medical expert to meet your specific needs. Best Doctors will help arrange referrals, appointments and can help book accommodations if out-of-town travel is required.
FINDBESTCARE
While Best Doctors strives to work within the Canadian health care system, they will access hospital and doctor discounts if out of country care is necessary. They will send vital information to the medical specialists involved and will continually monitor your treatment process to help ensure your medical priorities are met. If you travel away from home to receive treatment, Best Doctors can assist with reservations and accommodations. This can help reduce the stress of receiving the care you need while away from home.
FAMILY ACCESS TO BEST DOCTORS SERVICES
Unlimited access to Best Doctors services is available at no charge to your spouse and dependent children if they have a serious medical condition (excludes mental, nervous and chronic pain conditions).This benefit can be used at any time while your Critical Illness policy is in effect.
BEST DOCTORS COMPLIMENTS EXISTING HEALTH CARE.
Although Best Doctors changes a diagnosis 22% of the time, in the majority of cases a member’s diagnosis is confirmed, reinforcing that their local physician is offering them the best quality of care and treatment available. Knowing that they are getting the best care available helps to build trust between the member and their treating physician while eliminating any potential doubts. By allowing the member to better understand their illness and treatment, Best Doctors compliments the care provided by the treating physician. Additionally, treating physicians are able to access the top medical minds who are on the forefront of cutting edge diaganostics, treatments and health care technology. For many members, the benefit of Best Doctors is to answer the myriad of questions they may have that their treating physician is often to busy to answer.
As mentioned, Best Doctors is not part of every Critical Illness Insurance policy. It’s availability is not guaranteed and it may be withdrawn at any time. All representations about the services of Best Doctors are those of Best Doctors, Inc., and not Lifesure Group or it’s portfolio of insurance companies.
