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Self-Driving Car “Off-Shoot” Technology and Kangaroos Can Make an Immediate Impact on Canadian Roads

November 17, 2015

We have been following the on-going testing and evolution of the self-driving car and car technology in general for quite some time and it is interesting to note that Waterloo, ON, already a technology hot-bed, will be the first jurisdiction in Canada to allow road testing of automated vehicles. “For Ontario, the benefits of being […]

Common Perils of Document Management/Sharing: The Solution

November 11, 2015

Last week we reviewed some of the common perils of document management/sharing and general information security and now we will look at practical solutions to proactively address security concerns with the benefit of improving internal efficiency at the same time. One of the fundamental underlying themes of the security risks previously presented (fax, email, personal […]

Claims Handling Security Risks – Document Management

November 4, 2015

Each year computers, operating systems, and the associated software that is running on them become more and more sophisticated. However, the unfortunate reality is that individuals and groups with malicious intent are equally sophisticated and in some respects data handled in a traditional manner is less secure now than it was even two years ago. […]

Energy Drinks, Car Accidents, and Increased Potential for Injury?

October 28, 2015

The National Safety Commission has issued a report on the dangers of the use of high energy drinks and driving a car. Various high energy drink brands have become very popular over the last number of years, particularly with those under the age of 30, and are commonly used to assist with increased energy, athletic […]

Benchmark’s Experience with CARF Accreditation

October 23, 2015

As a leading Independent Medical Examiner, Benchmark is committed to meet or exceed standards for quality and service. To this end, we committed to complete the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accreditation process. The experience was enlightening and we thought we would share it with our community. What’s CARF? CARF’s mission is to […]

Benchmark IME Meets 2015 Insurance-Canada Technology Conference:

March 24, 2015

Benchmark Independent Medical Examinations (“Benchmark”) was represented at the 2015 Insurance-Canada Technology Conference (“ICTC”) held last week at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, where we unveiled and assisted with the launch of a new software technology product, “ExpfeFlow”. ExpeFlow is a proprietary software solution of ExpeFlow Inc. – owned by one of the Principals of Benchmark – […]