| Phoenix, AZ. November 13, 2003 -PREFERRED Therapy Providers , Inc. ( PREFERRED ) today announced that it has signed an agreement with the Riverside County Foundation for Medical Care (RCFMC), a division of the California Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC). Providers within Preferred 's network will now have access to all RCFMC business, in Riverside County , California . This contract will include PPO, EPO, and Workers' Compensation products.
“We are pleased to extend our existing relationship with the California Foundation for Medical Care to include the RCFMC business. This contract will bring many new benefits to our providers operating out of Riverside county”, said Jax ene Hillebert , President of PREFERRED . “The Riverside County Foundation for Medical Care and the California Foundation for Medical Care welcomes all the Providers within the PREFERRED Therapy Providers network and we look forward to working with all of them,” said Sheila Grimes, Director of CFMC/RCFMC Provider Relations.
About RCFMC: RCFMC is a regional affiliate of the California Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC). CFMC is a network of more than nineteen local foundation affiliates, divided into three regions, throughout the state. CFMC is able to offer California 's largest and most comprehensive independent network of physicians, hospitals and ancillary providers for the kind of health care choices people want. Through physician-directed, community-based managed care services, CFMC offers the flexibility, selection, quality, efficiency and savings people and businesses need to stay healthy.
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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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