theFranaGroup’s client certified as Federally Qualified Health Center Clinic’s FQHC designation enhances revenue and service capabilities.
Rockford IL: December 4, 2014 – The health Services Resources Administration (HRSA) announced the certification of Packard Health, Inc. of Ann Arbor, Michigan as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alike. Packard Health, a clinic serving low income persons for over 40 years, partnered with theFranaGroup, a healthcare consulting firm specializing in FQHC status preparation and application, to achieve this valuable certification. The FQHC review process requires clinics to meed strict standards of operation and quality, including a multi-day onsite review process. As an FQHC, Packard Health will be eligible for enhanced Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, access to the low-cost drug 340B program and serve as a loan repayment site for the National Health Service Corps. For a clinic of Packard Health’s size, the impact could be more than $1 million annually.
The certification is the result of a yearlong process reviewing every aspect of Packard’s operations and governance. Fewer than 150 nonprofit clinics nationally qualify for FQHC Look-Alike status. Packard is the 28th clinic for whom theFranaGroup has helped achieve FQHC status and the fourth in the state of Michigan.
About theFranaGroup
theFranaGroup is a national health care consulting firm headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, specializing in Federally Qualified Health Centers. In the last 16 years, they have worked with over 100 organizations and reviewed over 200 clinical sites in 37 states and Puerto Rico. Clients include health systems, public health departments, behavioral health organizatins, hospitals, private practices, residency programs, free clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers. Frana previously served as President & CEO of Crusader Community Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center, in Rockford for 23 years before establishing his own national consulting firm.