Rich Chesney has been involved with homecare and hospice for over 20 years. Six years ago he founded Healthcare Market Resources Inc., a  leading provider of customized local market research for home health agencies and hospices.

Rich previously worked with a national home care company, a large multi-hospital health system and also spent a number of years with Fortune 100 companies, gaining a wealth of strategic planning and marketing experience.

He holds an MBA degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in marketing and planning.  He is a member of NAHC Financial Manager's Workshop, University of Pennsylvania Medical School Home Health NIH Grant Advisory Group and a consultant to NHCO.

In addition, Rich has published many articles covering marketing benchmarking, strategic planning and care management.