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Phoenix, AZ, April 3, 2006 – Preferred Therapy Providers, Inc. (Preferred), the largest centrally managed contracting and marketing resource for private practice physical, occupational, and speech therapy clinics in the United States, announced that key healthcare industry executives will be on hand to discuss current marketing trends including consumer driven healthcare, HIPAA, and Wellness programs. J. Stephen Ashley, Senior Vice President, Client Consulting Services for UltraLink, has built a career developing innovative solutions throughout the healthcare supply-chain. Mr. Ashley is responsible for providing customers with a wide range of consulting services, directing UltraLink’s procurement services and overseeing the account management function. Mr. Ashley has frequently been a speaker in the healthcare industry and has published numerous industry articles. Mr. Ashley’s topic, “Consumer Driven Healthcare from the Payor Perspective,” will provide insight into this growing trend. Bill Maloney is the Chief Technology Officer for the Health Care and Group (H&G) Benefits practice at Mercer Human Resource Consulting (Mercer). He is a member of the global and US H&G management teams. He joined Mercer in 1994 from United Health Care where he was a vice president responsible for information systems for two of United’s divisions. Mr. Maloney’s topic, “The Nuts and Bolts of CDHC” will define Consumer Driven Healthcare and how it will affect specialty providers as it continues to be rolled out to plan members. Michael R. Costa is a Senior Associate in the Health Business Practice Group of the 1500-member international law firm of Greenberg, Traurig, LLP and focuses his practice on healthcare and non-profit corporate matters. As part of his health law practice, Michael counsels various health care providers regarding contractual, business and regulatory matters. He is a frequent lecturer before hospitals, medical practice groups and legal associations on both regulatory and transactional healthcare issues and has published extensively in these areas. Mr. Costa’s topic, “"HIPAA 2006: An overview of the new national Provider Identifier Standards and compliance update," will give audience members insight regarding provider standards in order to comply with the HIPAA guidelines. Marketing, Wellness programs, and IT solutions will be discussed by key players in the rehab industry during Preferred’s roundtable sessions. Speakers include: Susan Isernhagen of DSI Work Solutions, Inc., and Jennifer Gamboa of Body Dynamics, Inc. “We are excited that key industry experts will be part of this year’s conference,” said Jaxene Hillebert, President of Preferred. “Their insight about the healthcare industry, trends, and legislation expertise is certainly a great way for our private practice members to learn about the intricacies of the healthcare market and the impact on their business.” |
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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. |