PREFERRED has signed a Workers’ Compensation agreement with ClarisPointe in the state of Arizona effective July 5, 2006.

ClarisPointe is based out of Irvine, California and is a Workers’ Compensation Preferred Provider Organization providing cost containment services to payors and employers. ClarisPointe features a patient channeling mechanism called “ClarisNetDirect” that offers an on-line provider look-up for their clients. Their goal is to listen to their clients concerns and to provide innovative solutions that build long-term solutions by combining the best network providers with the unique needs of each individual customer. ClarisPointe strives to achieve the most appropriate network fit with the broadest penetration and the greatest financial impact, regardless of the payors or employers’ size and location.

For more information about this new contract relationship, please call Dan Sarria, Contract Specialist at 800-664-5240, extension 303