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City of Houston, a Cambridge Integrated Services Client, Scores Top Marks in State of Texas Audit for Workers' Compensation Claims.


HOUSTON -- Cambridge Integrated Services In computer networking, IntServ or integrated services is an architecture that specifies the elements to guarantee quality of service (QoS) on networks. IntServ can for example be used to allow video and sound to reach the receiver without interruption. , the leader in innovative claims and risk management services, is pleased to announce that its client, The City of Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation).
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, received a Tier One ranking for its management of workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work.  claims, under the state's new Performance Based Oversight Audit, mandated by Texas's recent workers' compensation reform. Data will be posted on September 14 on the state's website, at www.TDI TDI - Transport Driver Interface .state.tx.us.

"We are especially proud of our 100% rating for the delivery of indemnity benefits. I know our employees appreciate this," said Ramiro Cano, Asst. Director of HR, City of Houston. "We have worked extensively with Cambridge for the last four years to manage claims effectively, to help get workers back on the job quickly and safely, and to prevent accidents. This acknowledgment by the state's audit of our success is very gratifying grat·i·fy  
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." The City also scored 97.2% for timely payment of medical bills, based on a review of more than 27,000 bills.

"We are proud to be partnering with the City of Houston and applaud its dedication to its workers' compensation program," stated Wesley O'Brien, President, Cambridge Integrated Services. "The City has strived to become a leader in workers' compensation reform and delivery of benefits not only within the ranks of public entities but in the industry and the Tier One ranking is proof of that commitment."

About Cambridge Integrated Services

Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 61,101. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies that have left Manhattan. Of the $1. , Cambridge Integrated Services, a subsidiary of Cambridge Solutions Ltd., is one of the leading independently owned property and casualty claims and risk management services providers. Cambridge serves Fortune 500 self-insured employers, insurance carriers and public entities in the U.S., Europe, and Australia. Claims services span workers' compensation; general, auto, professional and product liability; property, and assumed/ceded reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. . Cambridge also offers a wide array of specialty risk management services including outcomes management and audit consulting, managed care, special investigations, structured settlements, and subrogation/recovery services. For more information, visit: www.cambridgeworldwide.com
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