LAKE FOREST, Calif., June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Beech Street Corporation, the nation’s leading independently owned Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), announced today that they will extend invitations to physicians in Utah for participation in the Beech Street network.
In addition to providing the opportunity to become part of a nationally acclaimed network, Beech Street offers a range of benefits for physicians that include a dedicated provider relations staff, timely claims payment, provider friendly contracts, as well as financial incentives.
“Beech Street is known for the breadth and quality of our network,” said Bill Hale, President and CEO of Beech Street Corporation. “We provide both our clients and participating providers with personalized, exceptional service -- something that not only relates to our values as an organization, but is one of the many things we’re known for in the marketplace.”
Effective July 1, 2006, IHC is no longer planning to offer its physician panel to non-IHC companies. This decision is based on feedback from both IHC physicians and payors requesting greater flexibility in the network of physicians they are offered to participate with.
IHC contracted payors will have the option of contracting with Beech Street to use their nationwide network of physicians, or developing their own physician panels. Beech Street’s network will be entirely separate from the network currently offered by IHC. Beech Street will directly handle all physician selection, credentialing, fee schedules, network maintenance and terminations. There will be no change to the IHC hospital network and IHC will continue to contract directly with payors for their hospitals. Payors will have the option of continuing to contract with IHC for their hospital network or working with Beech Street for both physician and hospital access.
Beech Street Corporation has over 50 years of reliable service in the healthcare industry and has a network of over 400,000 respected practitioners, 3,800 hospitals and over 52,000 ancillary network providers. Beech Street provides cost containment Network Services, URAC accredited and NCQA certified Clinical Services, and healthcare financial Specialty Services. More information about Beech Street can be found at www.beechstreet.com.
Beech Street Corporation
CONTACT: Mica Matvia of Beech Street Corporation, +1-949-672-1748, ormica.matvia@beechstreet.com
Web site: http://www.beechstreet.com//
