INTERTEL is proud to offer a multi-state accredited Continuing Education course! The INTERTEL Continuing Education course is centered around using Medical Canvassing as an alternative to traditional surveillance for verifying information provided for an insurance claim. The presentation discusses when and how to properly use a Medical Canvass, what information can be gathered from a Canvass, and what can be done with that information. During the presentation HIPAA compliance and legal and ethical issues are also covered. Each presentation is given by a member of our Client Success Team, at no cost to the organization! Our presentations can be given on-site...
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Last week, INTERTEL’s Nathan Hessel attended the Eastern Claims Conference in Boston, MA. ECC is an excellent conference for the Disability and Life Insurance Industry, which made it a prime event to showcase the PRE-EX Canvassing Program.
Long-term disability (LTD) policies usually belong to two categories: Own Occupation (ownocc) or Any Occupation (anyocc).
MIST is an acronym that means “Minor Impact Soft Tissue.” MIST is a classification used to designate an insurance claim that involves minimal visible damage to a vehicle and a “soft-tissue” injury (also known as Low Impact and Soft Tissue (LIST) claims).
Fraud costs organizations worldwide an estimated 5 percent of their annual revenues, according to a study conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). The ACFE’s 2018 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse analyzed 2,690 occupational fraud cases that caused a total loss of more than $7.1 billion.
