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CMS Drops Coverage for TENS to Treat Chronic Lower Back Pain
After a systematic review of studies, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) concluded that it would drop coverage for the use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for...
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Washington Couple Charged with Stealing $223,000 in Workers’ Comp
After nearly two years of receiving workers’ compensation benefits, a Tacoma, WA couple has been charged with one felony count each for illegally collecting $223,758 in workers’ comp benefits. From...
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Announcing MCN's Newly Revised Cover Letter Creator
Medical Consultants Network (MCN) is pleased to announce the launch of our newly revised Cover Letter Creator. To simplify the claims process, we have designed the Cover Letter Creator so clients may...
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Occupational Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Potential Cost Savings
By Scott Smith, MD The cost of treating occupational carpal tunnel syndrome is three to five times greater than and the results considerably less successful than that of non-occupational carpal tunnel...
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The Top 5 Workplace Injuries
Every year thousands of employees are injured in the course of their employment. Injuries in the workplace are costly and while it is nearly impossible to prevent every single exposure and injury in...
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Should California Workers’ Comp Cover Pro Athletes from Any Team?
Workers’ Compensation has a clear place in society. Professional athletes, especially football players, often sustain chronic injuries from their play. The Los Angeles Times article, “Athletes Cash In...
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Modern Love
It is not often that a reader contribution column from The New York Times called—“Modern Love”—has something of relevance to the work that we do at MCN. In this column, the writer, Sarah Kishpaugh...
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A Clinical Story Worth Sharing
Most IMEs answer straight-forward questions on known issues. But there are those rare but important moments where we are reminded that things are not always as they seem, and that an examination can...
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Beating Back Opioids – Now What?
WorkComp Central published a new report,“We’re Beating Back Opioids — Now What?” this past June, by Peter Rousmaniere in cooperation with CompPharma. It narrates a 20-year story and poses some...
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How MCN Gets Business
Below is a compilation of photographs provided to MCN by a reader. Individually these photos come from multiple original sources, all depicting people who have found themselves in unfortunate...
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