Hello World!  This is the first blog for PHCM - Home Health and Hospice Success.  The purpose of this blog is to pass along progressive and relevant solutions to the challenges facing the home care and hospice industry.  Information will come from a variety of industry experts and non-industry experts.  Management, operational and financial topics will be primary, but solutions are routinely cross-functional so every component of home care, hospice and business will be touched at one point or another.  I will attempt to update the blog weekly.

Here are the fundamentals beliefs behind this blog.

• Health care is a basic human right.  Access to quality health care should not be dependent on age, race, economic status or community.
• Home care and hospice are vital segments of the health care continuum.
• Medium and small providers are the backbone of the home care and hospice industries.  
• The label of "medium" or "small" does not mean "less professional" or unable to compete with "large"
• Home care and hospice industry changes REQUIRE providers to operate progressive and efficient businesses as well an provide quality care.

Many of the concepts and business theories will be shared with other blogs (e.g. Kinnser) and will be expanded on in presentations and seminars throughout the year.  See www.phcm.net for more information.  Let the adventure begin!

Steve