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About Us
There is no substitute for operational experience in the field.
Larry Sargent is the founder of Focus Health Group, LLC (FOCUS), a national healthcare consulting firm that concentrates on providing finance/reimbursement, operations, strategic planning, program/service development, grants management, and physician-related services to our clients, of which they have been accustomed to over the years. The professional healthcare careers of FOCUS' leadership spans over three decades and encompasses a wide-range of current areas in an ever-changing healthcare environment including FQHC development, transaction analysis, and network development/collaboration to name a few. Paving the way for FOCUS' growth and securing the firm’s excellent reputation in the healthcare industry today and in the future, has been facilitated by our strong consultancy structure led by Renee Helmstetter, CPA, Executive Vice President, Richard Lowenburg, Vice President, and Sharon Postel and John Lacour as Senior Special Project Advisors, and Nate Brown, Vice President IT. and Michele Sargent, Social Media Director.
No matter what your situation, we'll help you make your organization more efficient and profitable.
Our Expertise includes the following:
- Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Development/Collaboration
- Grants/Grants Management
- HRSA Projects (SAC, BPR, OSV, CIS,NAP, LAL)
- Medical Staff Development Plan
- Physician Practice Development
- Regulatory Compliance
- School-Based Health Center Development/Linkage
- Urgent Care Center Business Plan Development
- Ryan White HIV/AIDS Funded Projects
- Telemedicine Development in Rural/Urban Areas
- Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
- Behavioral Health Integration
- Board Training and Retreats
- Federal Designations (HPSA, MUA)
- Strategic Business Plans
- Financial/Operational Impact Assessment
- 340B Drug Pricing Program
About Us
LARRY SARGENT PRESIDENT
RICHARD LOWENBURG VICE PRESIDENT
RENEE HELMSTETTER EXECUTIVE VP
Larry Sargent, President, has 30+ years of experience in key areas of consulting to hospitals, physician groups, and ambulatory care providers. At FOCUS, he oversees transactional analysis, financial/operational impact assessments, and FQHC development/
collaboration/linkage.
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RENEE HELMSTETTER EXECUTIVE VP
RICHARD LOWENBURG VICE PRESIDENT
RENEE HELMSTETTER EXECUTIVE VP
Renee Helmstetter's, Executive V.P., key areas of consultancy to health systems and networks, academic medical centers, FQHCs/RHCs, & physician groups include strategic & business plans, practice/program assessments, reimbursements, and feasibility studies.
RICHARD LOWENBURG VICE PRESIDENT
RICHARD LOWENBURG VICE PRESIDENT
RICHARD LOWENBURG VICE PRESIDENT
Richard Lowenburg is our V.P. in charge of Governmental Relations. His projects encompass a broad spectrum of assignments relative to federal grants and grants management, along with the FTCA and 340B Drug Pricing Programs.
NATE BROWN VP of IT
JOHN LACOUR SENIOR SPECIAL PROJECTS ADVISOR
RICHARD LOWENBURG VICE PRESIDENT
Nate Brown is our V.P., responsible for all areas of Information Systems (IT), including product development, database design and management, and coordination/collaboration with healthcare client information systems for data collection, analytics relative to statistical applications and operations research, and reporting purposes.
JOHN LACOUR SENIOR SPECIAL PROJECTS ADVISOR
JOHN LACOUR SENIOR SPECIAL PROJECTS ADVISOR
JOHN LACOUR SENIOR SPECIAL PROJECTS ADVISOR
John Lacour is a FOCUS Senior Special Projects Advisor, with focus on developing clinical staffing and operational service models for school districts that are able to become financially sustainable.
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MICHELE SARGENT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL MEDIA
JOHN LACOUR SENIOR SPECIAL PROJECTS ADVISOR
JOHN LACOUR SENIOR SPECIAL PROJECTS ADVISOR
Michele Sargent is our Director of Social Media, responsible for building a solid online presence for FOCUS, by creating and monitoring social media campaigns, and program strategies.