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The CINN Treatment Plan: Combining breakthrough care with efficient case management and resolution


“CINN gets it.They follow best practice guidelines, get patients in for treatment quickly and help return them to their jobs as soon as possible.”

Sandie Napientek
Worker Compensation Management Consultant
Napientek Resources

Work injuries and worker’s compensation cases present a unique set of challenges...not just for employees, employers and insurance providers, but for healthcare professionals as well. At CINN, we combine renowned medical knowledge and skills with exceptional case management expertise to bring work injury cases to their swiftest, most positive and most practical resolutions.

World-class work injury care

CINN is home to one of the largest neurological and spine-related work injury programs in the greater Chicago area, and our proven protocols encompass the entire recovery process. Our treatment plan begins with the gathering and documentation of objective findings and analysis of subjective information, leading to the pinpointing of a clearly defined, work-related cause. The core of the program is our team of highly experienced neurological specialists in physiatry, neurology and neurosurgery.

Closely coordinated case management

At CINN we understand the objectives of the case manager. To this end, our protocols are based on providing the most appropriate care and the most efficient allocation of resources. Our focus is on rapid case resolution, and our methodology calls for timely and complete communication with our case manager partners. To further enhance case coordination, we provide a network of resources that is comprehensive and easily navigable. Our physicians meet weekly in conference to review complex spine cases.


"It’s hard to find quality neuro care in smaller communities. Since CINN has brought its expertise to our area, now leading-edge neuro care is available to our patients who’ve been injured on their job."

Charlene Ratzlow, R.N., COHN-S, CCM Medical Management Consultant Disability Management Networks

Integrated one-stop resource

In most cases, treatment begins with triage from experienced physiatrists. Following triage, we offer world-class medical care in all appropriate disciplines and protocols, including acute and chronic care, surgery with an emphasis on minimally invasive procedures, and a conservative approach that proposes non-surgical solutions whenever possible. We provide expertise in injection therapy, endoscopic spine surgery, intradiscal thermal catheter therapy and vertebroplasty. We were one of the first groups in the state to perform disc replacement surgery with an artificial disc. For long-term pain control, implantable spine devices, such as morphine pumps and dorsal column stimulators, are available through our team of physicians.

CINN also provides complete rehabilitation services with experienced specialists in work conditioning, functional capacity evaluation, and occupational and physical therapy.

Easy, convenient access

The extensive CINN network offers convenient access from anywhere in the Chicago area, plus fully integrated system-wide treatment options and coordinated problem solving. Many work injury patients come to the network through referral to a CINN doctor. For non-referral cases, our case manager dedicated toll free number is designed to provide fast initial access to the CINN system.