Phoenix, AZ, April 15, 2009 – 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 a recent delegated credentialing review audit had met with approval by First Health.

“First Health’s annual provider audit ensures that we are complying with their application, credentialing, verification and compliance elements,” said Christy Beauchamp, Vice-President of PREFERRED. “We have consistently passed audits over the years and look forward to them because they provide information that assists us with our organizational processes and at the same time allow us to achieve and surpass our internal quality standards.”

First Health, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coventry Health Care, provides health benefits services to self-funded national employers across the country. The company is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. First Health was acquired by Coventry Health Care on January 28, 2005. The First Health Network is one of the nation's largest PPO networks, offering access to quality, affordable health care through TPAs, carriers and managed care plans.

Founded in 1992 and based in Phoenix, Arizona, 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 nationally recognized and accepted standards, thereby reducing time, cost, and paperwork for both the PPO and provider. Currently, PREFERRED has over 1,100 clinics in 35 states and over 2,700 individual therapists, serving more than 60 million members.

For more information contact Preferred Therapy Providers, Inc. at (800) 664-5240 or visit the company’s website at www.preferredtherapy.com.

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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.