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Community health centers and rural health clinics

Optimized financial and operational solutions for healthier communities

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Streamline and optimize community health operations

Faced with the rapid change in an increasingly competitive environment, community health centers rely on BerryDunn’s seasoned professionals to refine business strategies, streamline operations, and introduce proven best practices to enhance performance while managing costs.

Our team partners with a diverse range of healthcare organizations—including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), FQHC Look-Alikes (LALs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs)—to enhance efficiency, improve patient outcomes, and strengthen community health systems.  

Community health consulting and accounting

Working collaboratively, we bring deep experience and practical tools to help clients maximize operational effectiveness and ensure sustainability.

Financial and operational services

Strengthening financial and operational performance
Reimbursement consulting

Optimizing revenue and cost strategies
Compliance consulting

Ensuring regulatory adherence and program integrity

Financial and operational services

BerryDunn's team strengthens financial and operational performance for community health centers, providing strategic insights, risk mitigation, and sustainable solutions. With expertise in audit, tax, and operational assessments, we help organizations enhance efficiency, ensure compliance, and achieve long-term success.

Audit services
We provide audit, review, and/or compilation financial statement services with value-added insight on operational and reimbursement opportunities.
Nonprofit tax services
We help you identify best practices within your organization and deliver a consistent and accurate Form 990 and Form 990-T.
Employee benefit plans
Our team can optimize your employee benefit plan design for pre-tax contributions and tax-deferred growth, including options for executive compensation and profit-sharing plans.
Feasibility studies
We help you evaluate the potential risks and rewards of a proposed initiative, whether related to RD financing or a change in service offering through a feasibility study.
Operational assessment
Our experts can assess available resources to satisfy organizational demands and plan for future needs and growth by assessing financial operations.
FQHC operational benchmarking
We help you identify operational opportunities and improve financial results through benchmarking.

Reimbursement consulting

In an increasingly complex healthcare landscape, BerryDunn’s team helps community health centers navigate reimbursement challenges, from cost reports to Medicare and Medicaid strategies. With tailored approaches, we enhance financial stability, ensure compliance, and support sustainable growth.

Cost report preparation
We help you meet compliance requirements while maximizing your revenue with accurate cost reporting.
Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement
Our experts will maximize reimbursement opportunities and provide insight on the complexities that impact providers.
FQHC pricing models
We will review your prices to ensure compliance with the Health Center Program requirements and provide guidance on rational and defensible pricing strategies.
Revenue cycle assessments and optimization
We review existing revenue cycle processes and develop actionable strategies for short- and long-term performance improvement.

Compliance consulting

In a rapidly evolving regulatory environment, our healthcare compliance consultants help community health centers navigate complex compliance requirements, from grant and 340B program adherence to healthcare credentialing. With expert guidance, we help you mitigate risk, gain regulatory confidence, and enhance operational integrity.

HRSA grant compliance
We help you navigate the complexities of available grants and advise clients on spending methodologies that maximize funding and comply with requirements.
340B program compliance
Our team helps you demonstrate compliance with changing Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) requirements and 340B regulations.
Healthcare compliance and credentialing
Assess your compliance plan with guidance from our multi-disciplinary team.

A team dedicated to the needs of community health centers

BerryDunn’s team—comprised of CPAs, business and cost reporting consultants, and IT professionals—is singularly focused on supporting community health centers. As respected industry leaders with comprehensive credentials, we provide expert guidance while remaining actively engaged with state primary care associations to drive innovation and compliance.

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Featured content

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Video
All about BerryDunn's tax services
Conference and tradeshow
2025 Bi-State Primary Care Association Primary Care Conference
Newsletter
Healthcare Insights June 2025

Articles

OBBBA and federal reforms: Changes are brewing in healthcare
Three reasons to hire an interim compliance officer
Real-time Medicare reimbursement for vaccines at FQHCs and RHCs: What you need to know
Improving the bottom line at FQHCs
Reimagining primary care: Strategies for access and sustainability
Proposed HIPAA Security Rule changes: Key considerations for regulated entities
Shifting from denials management to denials prevention: 5 steps for success
Building your Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) team
Top concerns for NFPs: 2024 Recharge attendee survey results
2024 Deadlines and important dates for plan sponsors
Crafting a resilient strategy with business continuity, disaster recovery, and incident response
A victory for Maine nonprofits: Blanket exemption from sales and use tax
Uniform grants guidance 2024: Key updates
Optimizing revenue cycle processes: Patient check-in
DOL's Employee Benefits Audit Quality Study: 5 key takeaways
Outsourced recruiting services: A valuable resource
Extraordinary collections actions—Hospitals leading the charge?
SOC reports: A critical tool for managing risks from service providers
Medicare Advantage challenges for hospitals: Five strategies for reducing revenue loss
Bonus depreciation, Section 179, and other considerations
Online charitable filings and Form 990 updates: A new state of mind (and some confusion)
501(c)(3) entities are not all created equal: Filing requirements and other differences
ESG and nonprofits: Where to start
NFP 2023 industry update: Our annual survey says…
Five key takeaways for Healthcare Leaders
Implications for revenue cycle operations as the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ends
Tax-exempt hospitals: Congress monitoring community benefits
10 tips for a successful healthcare IT system conversion
Ransomware is not going anywhere soon: Best practices for prevention and protection
What makes for a good board?
Three reasons to consider hiring an interim CFO
Cybersecurity Insurance: To buy or not to buy? That is the question.
Healthcare Good Faith Estimates (GFEs): Updates for 2023
New Maine Tax Portal: What you need to know
Massachusetts voters pass "Millionaires tax"
Chapter 62F law to give Massachusetts taxpayers a bonus refund
990 filing: Considerations for not-for-profit organizations
New Hampshire says no to income taxation by neighboring states
Employee retention and other concerns: NFP outlook for the year ahead
Getting started with reports in QuickBooks Online
Hiring an independent contractor? How QuickBooks Online can help
Lobbying and politics and education, oh my!
Mitigating risk of grant funded healthcare programs
How to automate email reminders for overdue customers 
Developing a culturally competent public health workforce
How to maintain customer records in QuickBooks Online
Expand QuickBooks Online's features: Use integrated apps
Fiduciary risk: Five ways to control and reduce it
Cybersecurity update for organizations: Considerations for boards and senior management
ESG reporting: Considerations for boards and those charged with governance
Service organizations and review of SOC 1 reports: Considerations and recommendations
Record expenses in QuickBooks Online and on your phone
Other ERISA compliance matters: ERISA bonding requirements and compliance testing
IRS guidance to employers: Year-end reporting requirements for qualified sick and family leave wages
Eight QuickBooks online tips
How does progress invoicing work in QuickBooks Online?
Retirement plan loans: A brief review
May the "blended workforce be with you": Policy and internal control considerations for a new era
Service provider fee disclosures: Understanding the process
OMB 2021 compliance supplement released
Massachusetts annual sales tax holiday: Small retailer considerations
Defined contribution plan distributions: Considerations and recommendations
Cryptocurrency and the charitable contribution conundrum
A new auditor's report: Seven changes to know
Plan documentation: Another key to successful oversight
SALT watch: Four issues to consider in 2021
Timeliness is next to godliness: Depositing participant elective deferrals
Plan compensation and contributions: Common errors and solutions to fix them
Form 5500: An overview
Coronavirus Response and Relief Act impacts on the HHS Provider Relief Fund
Debunking the myths of HIPAA: Five steps to better compliance
Prohibited transactions: Rules of the road for benefit plan fiduciaries
Section 130 Rural Health Clinic (RHC) modernization: Highlights
Uniform Guidance—where we are today
Provider relief funds: Allowable uses 
People and processes: Planning health and human services IT systems modernization to improve outcomes
Using process redesign to align with new CYSHCN standards
Three paths to organizational self-care for state public health agency survival
COVID-19: Single audit and uniform guidance clarifications
Provider Relief Funds Single Audit
Oxymoron of the month: Outsourced accountability
May 2020 accounting standard delay status: GASB and FASB
IRS unrelated business taxable income update: The good news and the missing news
FASB and GASB news: Postponement of the lease accounting standards
CARES Act funding deadlines: Update for FQHCs and RHCs
Not-for-profit May 15 tax deadline extended
Telehealth FAQs
COVID-19 telehealth changes: Every charge counts
CMS expands flexibility for RHCs and FQHCs
"Health care providers" and Department of Labor regulations under COVID-19
COVID-19 FAQs—Not-for-Profit Edition
The CARES Act and telehealth services for FQHCs
The CARES Act: Implications for businesses
COVID-19 emergency funding for FQHCs: What you need to know
Highlights of the recently passed paid sick and family leave act: What you need to know
ASC 842 lease accounting standards: Finance and operating leases
Success in value-based payment for ACOs

Podcasts

Maintaining HIPAA Privacy in a World Filled with Online Reviews
August 10, 2023
Checks and Balances: Payroll and Time and Effort Documentation for Grant-Funded Programs
June 14, 2023
The Latest Perspective on Telemedicine and Payer Audits
February 23, 2023
Checks and Balances: The Importance of Controls in Healthcare Organizations
February 9, 2023

Press Releases

BerryDunn Tops Mainebiz List of Largest Accounting Firms
July 7, 2025
BerryDunn's 2025 Healthcare Leadership Summit Tackles Urgent Industry Challenges
May 9, 2025
BerryDunn Continues Significant Growth Among Accounting Today's 2025 Top 100 Firms
March 21, 2025
Mainebiz Ranks BerryDunn Top Accounting Firm
October 11, 2024
BerryDunn Restructures Revenue Cycle Management Team to Meet Growing Healthcare Industry Demands
January 18, 2024

Resources

OBBBA and federal actions impacting Healthcare
August 29, 2025
EMPOWER 2025: Annual Nonprofit Summit
June 25, 2025
2025 Healthcare Leadership Summit
May 14, 2025
Assuring Compliance with Federal Governance Requirements for FQHC Boards
November 4, 2022

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Success Stories

Testimonials

I am not sure if I thanked our two Mary's at BerryDunn enough for this wonderful series of reports. So I am sending you a second email to express my thanks to your organization's interest in supporting FQHC's understanding of our business, and giving us actionable data. Thank you!
Joan Churchill
CEO/CFO
Community Clinical Services