CAMBRIDGE INTEGRATED SERVICES
Greenwich, CT – October 17, 2006: Cambridge Solutions Ltd. (“Cambridge”), one of the leading knowledge-based IT and BPO firms in the world, and Nationwide Better HealthSM, an integrated health and productivity management services company, have combined their respective expertise in a strategic partnership to offer Integrated Disability Management (IDM) solutions to help employers manage the complexities of employee absence and disability.
Extended and short-term employee absences can cost a company nearly 20 percent of its annual payroll in direct and indirect costs. The solutions to managing occupational and non-occupational absences are often complex and expensive. This new program provides employers with the tools to better track and analyze the root cause of employee absenteeism in order to increase productivity and maximize cost savings.
“Cambridge and Nationwide Better Health’s IDM solution is a consolidated and streamlined program that emphasizes early intervention, active case management, quality control, and realistic return to work options,” said Wesley O’Brien, president, Cambridge Integrated Services. “The program helps to reduce the duration of absences, control rising costs, minimize potential fraud and abuse, and deliver significant savings to the employer.”
Simple and efficient, the IDM solution is a unique offering that integrates services for workers’ compensation, short-term disability (STD), long-term disability (LTD), FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act), other non-FMLA leave of absence services, disease management and health promotion.
“The goal of our solution is to help customers maintain a healthy and productive workforce,” said Bill Evans, president of productivity solutions, Nationwide Better Health. “With the IDM solution, we can create value for employers and provide a better experience for their employees.”
Getting Employees Back to Work
The IDM solution helps employers improve their bottom-line. Easy-to-use, the IDM solution offers
| Feature | Benefit |
| Centralized and easy intake for all absences through a single source under one program | Easier management; minimizes potential fraud and abuse |
| Early claims triage; with the help of a registered nurse to recommend the right level of services early in the process | Faster return to work |
| Flexibility to include any or all service offerings | Customizable program for individual employer needs |
| Consolidated data collection through online portal | Upfront access to find repeat claims between occupational and non-occupational filings |
| Knowledge of and administration in accordance with regulatory requirements | Helps achieve compliance with FMLA and statutory disability acts |
| Aggressive return-to-work initiatives | Helps control duration of absences |
| Proven administrative efficiencies | Immediate coordination of benefits among different types of coverages |
About Nationwide Better Health
Nationwide Better Health provides a better approach to helping employers plan their health and absence management programs more effectively, reduce health care costs and increase productivity. Nationwide, based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the world, with more than $157 billion in assets. Nationwide ranks #98 on the Fortune 100 list. The company provides a full range of insurance, financial and health management services. The Nationwide companies include the country’s seventh-largest property/casualty, the fourth-largest homeowners, the sixth-largest auto insurance group, and the country’s largest farm owners' insurer. Nationwide Life Insurance Company, the major subsidiary of Nationwide Financial, ranks 11th in assets according to A.M. Best. For more information, visit www.nationwide.com/betterhealth or call 866-404-NWBH (6924).
The Nationwide framemark and On Your Side are federally registered service marks of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Nationwide Better Health is a service mark of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.
About Cambridge Integrated Services
Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, 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. 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.
About Cambridge Solutions Ltd.
Cambridge Solutions Ltd. (USHQ: Greenwich, CT.) is a strategic global outsourcing firm with deep expertise in:
The company employs more than 4,400 professionals serving customers on four continents through more than 60 locations worldwide. With offices in the U.S., Europe, India, Singapore and Australia, Cambridge serves Fortune 500 firms, insurance and financial services companies, and public entities around the world. The company’s BPO subsidiary was named one of the top three best performing BPO companies by Global Services media and neoIT in 2006 and 2007, ranked as one of the top three leaders in human capital management, and ranked as the 28th leading outsourcing company in the world in the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP)’s “2006 Global Outsourcing 100” list, that appeared in a special advertising section in Fortune magazine. The company is listed on the major stock exchanges of India (BSE, NSE, MSE & ASE) under the ticker “CAMBRIDGE”. For more information, visit: www.cambridgeworldwide.com.
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