Over the past seven (7) years, TTC has grown to become the second largest PPO access network of providers in Texas serving insurance companies, TPA's, brokers/consultants and employers. Today, the TTC PPO network is comprised of 354 hospitals and over 36,000 providers serving 820,000 members through the State.

If you are a current TTC provider, we want to thank you for your participation in TTC and your contribution to our unprecedented growth. If you are not currently participating in TTC and are interested in becoming a participating provider, please complete our "Provider Nomination Form" and return via e-mail, fax or mail. The TTC Provider Relations Department will contact you promptly to assist you with the process of becoming a participating provider.

To preserve our status as the "elite" access network in the State, we continually strive to provide services to assist in making your practice run more smoothly. To that end, TTC offers:

Electronic Submission of Claims:

TTC endeavors to ease the healthcare administrative burden for our providers by offering multiple means by which claims can be submitted and retrieved. TTC strongly encourages the electronic submission of claims because of the following benefits:

• Reduction of time and cost associated with mail preparation

• Greater accuracy of claims processing

• Quick claims turnaround with most claims received electronically being sent to payor partners within 24 hours of receipt

HCFA 1500 and UB-92 claims transactions can now be submitted electronically to TTC via our clearinghouse partner THIN.

The TTC electronic payor ID is:    TTCEC

For more information about submitting claims to THIN, please contact the THIN EDI hotline at (972)-766-5480 or visit their website at www.thinedi.com. You may also contact the TTC Provider Relations Department at (469) 443-3400 for more information.

Focus on Quality:

We believe the backbone of TTC is our quality network of providers. In an effort to achieve and maintain quality levels, we utilize primary source verification to evaluate the following criteria:

• The JCAHO accreditation status of every hospital.

• The board status and medical license history of all physicians interested in participating in the TTC network. (All physicians are credentialed upon their initial TTC application and every three years thereafter in accordance with NCQA standards.)

• Physicians maintain minimum malpractice insurance coverage levels.

As a result of these checks and balances, TTC is able to assure that all participating providers are contributing to, and participating in a network organization that is committed to providing quality care to its members.

TTC Provider Relations Representative Assistance:

TTC is proud to have earned the reputation of being the most "provider friendly" access network in the State. Being locally owned and managed allows us to offer our providers the highest levels of customer service. Our goal is to assist in resolving your questions and issues in a timely manner. Please contact a TTC Provider Relations representative at (800) 683-4856 for any questions you may have.