History & Team

FMS was established in 1995 to provide outstanding resources and comprehensive training for hospice and home care agencies. Drawing on the strengths of our multi-talented staff, FMS offers products and services to equip professionals in their pursuit of excellent patient care. Our expertise and products enable agencies to remain on the cutting edge of technological advancements and in compliance with constantly changing government regulations.

Mission Statement

The mission of Foundation Management Services is to promote excellence in leadership through fostering each employee's individual talent. Our primary objective is to work with healthcare providers to develop, manage, and promote fiscal integrity and quality patient care.

Management Team

The FMS management team consists of multi-talented professionals whose experience includes 5 to 25 years in home care. Areas of expertise include financial and clinical management, human resource management, billing and collections, information systems, and marketing/development. Several members of our team are recognized nationally as experts and innovators in the home care industry. We regularly make presentations for the National Association for Home Care, Texas Association for Home Care, Home Care Aide Association of America, and numerous other state and regional organizations. Active in industry committees and regulatory workgroups, our members also serve on editorial boards for national journals and newsletters. Although nationally known, our management team members are part of the Texas community and our focus is on the issues specific to home health care in Texas.

We offer a unique blend of experience, expertise and services to meet the goals of our clients.

• Marcylle Combs, RN, BS, CHCEFounder, President and Chief Executive Officer

  Marcylle Combs, RN, BS, CHCE the founder of FMS, serves as President and Chief Executive Officer.  In her 20+ years of home care experience, she has held many positions including field nurse, director, administrator and owner/president of a highly successful multi-agency home health company.  Marcylle is actively involved with state and national home care associations and currently serves on the Government Affairs Committee for the Texas Association for Home Care and the National Association for Home Care.  Marcylle’s leadership both with agencies and in the home care and hospice community is instrumental to the success of FMS.

• Janelle Henry Senior Vice President

  With over 20 years’ home care experience, FMS’s Senior Vice President served as the Administrator of the largest home health agencies in Texas for four years. Janelle has worked in all areas of home care administration, including billing and accounts payable. Current responsibilities include directing administrative and information management functions, marketing, budget planning, money disbursement, billing, payroll operations, accounts payables and receivables. Janelle’s back office skills are the glue that holds the organization together.

• Beckie Hinze, MBA, BSN, RN, CHCEVice President of FMS; Executive Director of 26:12

  Beckie currently holds the positions of Vice President of FMS and Executive Director of Twenty-six:Twelve. She has been with Foundation Management Services Inc, since 1994. Her years of experience in home health encompass Medicare-certified home health, hospice, state-funded and United Way programs for proprietary, hospital-based and nonprofit organizations. Currently she leads Twenty-six:Twelve, a 501C3 non-profit ministry. The Twenty-six:Twelve  mission is to provide service opportunities “across the street and around the globe”  to the employees of Foundation Management Services, Inc.
   

• Larry Leahy BS, MA, MHA, CHCEVice President Finance

  A healthcare administrator for over 32 years, Larry has held senior management positions in hospitals, hospices and home care organizations. He is the former Chair of the Home Care University’s Certification Committee and an active contributor to professional publications and organizations. Larry has an extensive background in financial and strategic management as well as corporate compliance with industry-recognized results.

• Brenda Beggs, RN, CHCE, HCS-DVice President Regulatory Compliance

  Brenda has been in home care since 1991. She has served as the Administrative Director and as part of the FMS management team. Brenda has served on the Board for the Texas Hospital Home Health Association and is involved in the Texas Association for Home Care. She is a Certified Home/Hospice Care Executive.   She speaks to nursing audiences nationwide and excels in honing home care operations and processes. Brenda has also served as a Vice President of Clinical Operations and currently serves as Vice President Regulatory Compliance for Foundation Management Services.

• Brandy AshVice President Sales

  As the Vice President of Sales, Brandy’s responsibilities include hiring, training and supporting the sales team of FMS’s companies, as well as building relationships with the clinical community to assure quality patient care. Prior to her role with FMS, she was with Honeywell HomMed for 8 years. Brandy is one of the first people in the country to introduce and promote telemonitoring to the home care industry.

• Deantha Grattan, RN, BS CHCEVice President Operations

  Deantha currently holds the position of Vice President of Agency Operations for Foundation Management Services.  Her experience in nursing includes fieldwork along with administrative and director positions in a variety of health care settings.  She has 22 years of experience in home services encompassing Medicare-certified home health, hospice, hospital-based and nonprofit organizations. Deantha's operational experience and people skills are highly beneficial to the FMS team.

• Cindy Broadus, BSOE, LVN, CHCEVice President Human Resources and Payroll

  As Vice President of Human Resources, Cindy oversees the Human Resources and Payroll departments of multiple corporations. She has worked in the health care industry for 33 years and has been in the home care industry since 1986, both in patient care and on the management and administrative side. She has extensive experience as an Administrative Director for a large home care agency and also served as Regional Administrative Director of Business Operations overseeing operations for a tri-state organization.

• Debbie Archer, RN, CHCEVice President Operations

  The Vice President of Agency Operations, Debbie has nursing experience from a variety of environments and has held multiple positions within FMS, such as Clinical Coordinator, Administrative Director and Regional Director of Agency Development, a position in which she directly supervised and managed all areas of health care services within the agency and branch locations.

• Valerie Cornett, BASenior Director of Education Services

  Bringing over 14 years of home health and hospice experience to her position as Senior Director of Education Services for FMS, Valerie has developed and implemented many education programs and products for home care and hospice staff.  She is also a member of the TAHC Education Committee.

• Rhonda Haralson, BASenior Director of Marketing

  The Senior Director of Marketing, Rhonda has been with FMS since 2002. Drawing on her background and training in Advertising and Public Relations, she works with all groups to create ways to communicate and brand the FMS message and mission with a focus on bridging the gap between knowing/understanding the customer’s business needs and connecting them with solutions. Prior to coming to FMS, she utilized her creative thinking and exceptional communication skills in campus ministries with Campus Crusade for Christ for 15 years.

• Trish Twombly, BSN, RN, HCS-D, CHCE, COS-CDirector of Coding Services

  An Education Consultant and Coding Specialist for FMS, Trish brings over 20 years of home care experience to her position. Currently she is the Director of “Coding to Go,” a coding service offered to home health and hospice agencies across the country. Her interviews and articles can be read in Home Care Coding Expert, Diagnosis Coding Pro, Home Health ICD-9 Alert, and Homecare Outcomes. She has presented coding education on behalf of FMS, Decision Health, Board of Specialty Coding, Eli Research, Texas Association for Home Care, Oklahoma Association for Home Care, and the Missouri Alliance for Home Care. Trish is also an advisory editor for the 2010 Decision Health Home Health ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Coding Manual.