Data Security Isn't a Checkbox. Here's What It Should Actually Prove.
When claims organizations think about vendor data security, the conversation usually begins and ends with managed care platforms and TPA systems. But every vendor touching an active claim handles sensitive information, and transportation and language services vendors are no exception. Coordinating a ride to a medical appointment or an interpreter for an evaluation means handling injured worker locations, appointment details, and documentation tied directly to an open claim. That is a meaningful data footprint, and it deserves the same scrutiny given to any other vendor in the claims ecosystem.
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Mileage Rate vs. Transportation Rate: What’s the Difference?
Several states raised their standard mileage reimbursement rate this year, following a midyear increase to the federal mileage rate. When a reimbursement rate changes, it is common for that figure to get compared against a transportation invoice, as though the two numbers should move together. They do not, and the difference is worth understanding before it becomes a point of confusion on a file.
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Meet Emmanuel DeOssa, Dedicated Accounts Specialist
Emmanuel DeOssa has been with Transcom for almost two years, working as a Dedicated Accounts Specialist on the Apricus team. His role puts him in direct, real-time contact with one of our client teams through Teams Chat, handling urgent requests and day-to-day questions as they come in, not after the fact. He was recently recognized for that work, so we sat down with him to ask what it actually looks like from his side of the conversation.
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Celebrating the FIFA World Cup Weekend with Transcom
Thank you to everyone who made our Lunch on Transcom Raffle a success! More than 100 of you replied with your World Cup Final predictions for the final! Congratulations to Russell Williams and Liset Diaz, who correctly predicted the outcome and won Lunch on Transcom!
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The 3-Point Confirmation Process: How Transcom Keeps IME Appointments on Track
A missed independent medical examination (IME) is rarely a scheduling inconvenience. In a litigated claim, it can shape the outcome: compensability findings, disability ratings, and the strength of the medical-legal record can all turn on whether that appointment happened. A number of states treat attendance at these evaluations as a substantive part of the claims process, not an administrative formality.
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Welcome to Transcom Insights: Where Reliability Meets Real Relationships
Welcome to the first post on the Transcom blog. This is a space I have wanted to create for some time, not as another company update, but as a genuine channel of communication with the adjusters, nurse case managers, TPAs, and carriers who trust us with their injured workers every day. Too often, our conversations happen only when something has gone wrong. This blog is intended to change that, giving us a place to connect and share value well before an urgent need arises.
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