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Phoenix, AZ, April 3, 2006 – Preferred Therapy Providers, Inc. (Preferred) announced that it has signed Eli Research, Inc. (Eli Research) as a preferred vendor for their national network of physical, occupational, and speech therapists. Under the contract terms, members of Preferred’s network receive a discounted rate off of the annual subscription fees for three of their publications: Eli’s Rehab Report, Outpatient Physical Therapy Coding Alert, and Managed Care Report. Eli Research is a research and information company with more than 100 print and online publications, teleconferences and audio learning products for the following core markets: health care, law and litigation, information technology and web, graphic design, education, financial services, and business professionals. Their reader-base consists of more than 300,000 high-level professionals and decision makers nationwide. Their mission is to make a difference in the life of every professional through information. “Information regarding the healthcare industry specifically as it relates to rehab and managed care is very important to our network members,” said Jaxene Hillebert, President of Preferred. “We are excited that Eli Research will be able to provide information to our members and keep them in the loop regarding various topics like legislation and healthcare industry trends that provide a window of information that can be applied to our members’ practices.” Eli is headquartered in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park region, with offices in Naples, Fla., and Rochester, NY. Eli Research was founded in 1992. Their editorial roots go back to 1947 with the founding of Medicine and Health, the oldest health policy newsletter in the country, which became part of the Eli family in 2001. In building their company, they have focused exclusively on providing high-quality news and analysis for professionals who need critical news and information to survive and prosper. They have distinguished themselves from other publishers by providing intelligent strategic analysis, rather than simply reporting on industry developments |
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| 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 1100 locations in 35 states, representing more than 2700 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. |