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Third Party Administrator (TPA)
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Third Party Administrator (TPA): A professional organization hired to provide plan
administration for client employees and their benefit plans. Typical duties include:
processing claims, paying providers, and providing benefit & eligibility information. These
are a few of the administrative duties that a TPA performs.
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Transferable skills analysis (TSA)
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Transferable skills analysis (TSA): n evaluation of an employee who has been disabled
to determine employability and job placement potential, and to develop a vocational training
plan.
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Transitional Return-To-Work Program
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Transitional Return-To-Work Program: A program to enable employees who have been
disabled to return to modified work with retraining options. The on-site program coordinates
the efforts of company-based physical therapists, physicians, department supervisors,
occupational health nurses, and supplier-provided disability management services.
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Treating Physician
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Treating Physician: The medical practitioner who has primary responsibility for the care
of a claimant. Also known as attending physician.
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