Medical Provider Networks
Jul 29, 2019
Costco, Home Depot, & Other Employers Should Be Mad as HEL*
Recently a provider shared a letter, apparently meant to intimidate, that it received from a Liberty Mutual Network Specialist, Peter Spalding. The letter threatened to kick ...
Jun 14, 2018
Discount Dangers: Providers Cheated for PR-2 Reports
It seems like claims administrators really, really want to cheat California workers’ comp providers by reducing payment for the Treating Physician’s Progress Report, or PR-2....
Aug 11, 2017
How MPNs Are Hurting Workers’ Comp
Last week on the blog, we argued that the RFA system in California workers’ comp is broken – it’s failing providers, and it’s restricting injured employees’ access to care. O...
Jun 15, 2017
DWC's MPN List Updated in DaisyBill
Earlier this year, our product team folded a sortable, searchable list of Medical Provider Networks (MPNs) into our new Work Comp Wizard, alongside five other w...
Dec 16, 2016
Four Year Flubs: Some Claims Administrators Still Reject Electronic Billing
Let’s start with some old news: Since October 2012, California claims administrators must accept electronic billing for workers’ compensation bills. Fast-forward four years, ...
Nov 18, 2016
Network News: Introducing Our Searchable MPN Spreadsheet
Medical Provider Networks (MPNs) are a pain. We've had a lot of questions about these organizations, and for good reason – they're notoriously tricky to understand, and avail...