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PRIME
HEALTH SERVICES SETS STRATEGIC
ALLIANCE
WITHMEDRISK’S EXPERT PHYSICAL MEDICINE
PROVIDER NETWORK
Goal is reduced medical costs with high
quality of care
Nashville,
TN.
(Nov.
1, 2006)
– Prime Health Services (Prime Health), a National
Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), has announced a
strategic alliance with MedRisk, Inc. The agreement
enables Prime Health’s customers to access MedRisk’s
Expert Provider Organization (EPO) of workers’
compensation physical medicine specialists.
“At Prime Health, we are committed to
providing our clients with the best services and savings
in the industry,” said Brian Sharp, CEO of Prime
Health.
“Since physical medicine represents 20 to 30
percent of the workers’ compensation medical dollar,
MedRisk’s specialty service for managing this segment
will bring significant value to our
clients.”
The arrangement allows Prime Health’s
customers access to more than 15,000 physical and
occupational therapists as well as more than 12,000
chiropractors in MedRisk’s EPO.
“We’re delighted to be working with Prime
Health,” said Shelley Boyce, CEO of MedRisk, Inc.
“Through our unique diagnostic reimbursement program and
our evidence-based medical management program, Prime
Health’s clients will enjoy lower physical medicine
costs and better outcomes.”
About Prime
Health:
Founded
in 1996 and based in Brentwood,
TN., Prime Health Services is a Preferred Provider
Organization that offers a full spectrum of services
including customizable network solutions, an
international PPO and re-pricing offerings. Its PPOs
encompasses workers’ compensation, group health, general
and auto liability networks. With providers
and facilities available in all 50 states and the
District
of Columbia, Prime Health offers its services to
third-party administrators, insurance carriers, and
self-insured markets. More Information is available at
www.primehealthservices.com or by calling Jennifer Pitoscia at
615-329-9048.
About
MedRisk:
Founded in 1994 and based in
King of
Prussia, Pa.,
MedRisk, Inc. provides specialty managed care services
along with claims workflow management tools to the
workers’ compensation industry. With a
demonstrated core competency in physical medicine
management, MedRisk has leveraged its technological
expertise and evidence-based research to provide a
growing list of products and services to its client
community including document management, best-practice
claim-workflow automation, specialty network services,
network integration and data analytics. MedRisk’s
programs deliver savings and operational efficiencies
that are significantly greater than traditional
programs. Customers include insurance carriers,
self-insured employers, third-party administrators and
general managed care workers’ compensation
companies.
More information is available at www.medrisknet.com or by calling 1-800-225-9675.
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