Harbor Health Systems Launches MPN

Harbor Health Systems launched a medical provider network program Monday that employers and carriers can use instead of building their own networks.Prior to Senate Bill 863, carriers and self-insured employers had to build their own provider networks. The reform bill, which took effect Jan. 1, 2013, authorized MPN administrators to lease their networks to multiple payers.Harbor One MPN aims to give workers’ compensation payers more control over care provided to injured workers while reducing the burdens of complying with administrative requirements, the company said.“With the Harbo...