The Interim Federal
Health Program (IFHP) was introduced in June 1957 to provide temporary health, vision and dental insurance to all refugee claimants and resettled refugees, up until the time they were either accepted as refugees and were eligible for provincial health care, or if not accepted, until they had exhausted their legal options to remain in C
Health Program (IFHP) was introduced in June 1957 to provide temporary
health, vision and dental insurance to all refugee claimants and resettled refugees, up until the time they were either accepted as refugees and were eligible for provincial health care, or if not accepted, until they had exhausted their legal options to remain in C
health, vision and dental
insurance to all refugee claimants and resettled refugees, up
until the time they were either accepted as refugees and were eligible for provincial
health care, or if not accepted, until they had exhausted their legal options to remain in C
health care, or if not accepted,
until they had exhausted their legal options to remain in Canada.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Implemented a complex data indexing system, which reduced information retrieval time by 62 % • Secured patient data by a 100 % by introducing «Patient Lock» a system that ensures complete data lockdown
until an authorized person accesses it • Increased the efficiency of the
insurance reimbursement system by creating and maintaining effective relationships with
insurance companies on the facility's panel • Taught 15 new
health information technician trainees in healthcare reimbursement methods and classification and coding systems as part of their training
program