| Phoenix, AZ, August 15, 2003 –
PREFERRED Therapy Providers,
Inc. (PREFERRED)
today announced that it has signed an agreement with
Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN). Providers within
PREFERRED’s
network will now have access to group health and workers
compensation patients that access the TRPN network through
affiliate auto carriers and health insurance payors.
As a TRPN national provider, Preferred serves as a liaison
for the negotiation, execution and implementation of
contractual relationships between its group of private
practice rehabilitation clinics and TRPN.
Three Rivers Provider Network
contracts with approximately 3,000 hospitals and 200,000
physicians in 50 states and Puerto Rico. TRPN remains
one of the largest privately held networks in the
United States with direct contracts representing more
than ten million insured. TRPN management has over
twenty years of managed care and health industry experience.
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| About
PREFERRED Therapy Providers |
PREFERRED
Therapy Providers, Inc. is based out of Phoenix, Arizona and
was founded in 1992 by Jaxene Hillebert. PREFERRED
is the largest centrally managed contracting and marketing
resource for private practice physical therapy clinics in
the United States. PREFERRED's
business model allows flexibility in contracting between private
practitioners and various health plans and organizations.
PREFERRED assumes responsibility
for primary source verification of all practitioner elements
required by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA),
thereby reducing time, cost, and paperwork for both the PPO
and provider.
Currently, the PREFERRED Network
consists of over 800 locations in 35 states, representing
more than 2200 physical, occupational, and speech, therapists,
and serving more than 60 million members.
For more information, contact PREFERRED
Therapy Providers, Inc. at (800) 664-5240 or visit the company's
Web site at www.preferredtherapy.com.
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