JOHN FRANKS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION
Mr. Franks is Senior Vice President – Market Development and Innovation for the U.S. Preventive Medicine® and has served in this position since May 2006. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Franks was the Senior Director of the University of Florida Shands Jacksonville Neuroscience Institute from 2003 to 2006, where he was responsible for the financial, operational and administrative management.
Prior to this position, Mr. Franks was Director of Medical Finance and Strategic Planning at AmeriGroup, a publicly-traded Medicaid HMO company in Virginia Beach, Va., where he served from 2001 to 2003. Prior to this position Mr. Franks served as a Vice President of Finance and Development at HealthScreen International in Jacksonville, Fla. from 1999 to 2001. His role included product development, operations and business development for this direct-to-consumer and employer health management company.
Mr. Franks also served as Manager of Financial Analysis Managed Care for University Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fla. from 1997 to 1999. Prior to UMC, he served in various senior capacities in HealthCare USA, including finance, operations, business development for this $145M revenue company with 250 employees where he was involved in management activities including actuarial analysis, capital budgeting, provider contracting, capitation rate setting, membership projections, compliance monitoring, RFP responses, marketing strategies, information and claims systems set-up, finance and human resources. Other relevant experience includes finance experience with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida’s HMO, Health Options, Health Care Management Consultants and AT&T American Transtech, all located in Jacksonville, Fla.