Our Philosophy
"As a team, we are better together!" - At Health Resource Network LLC.
At the Health Resource Network, LLC., we believe in empowering individuals to achieve their dreams of owning and operating a successful home healthcare business. Our team of licensed and non-licensed professionals provide comprehensive support to potential home healthcare providers on their pathway to realizing and developing their individual type of organizational goals of starting-up ownership and ongoing operations while also meeting and maintaining their required standards of compliance under the regulatory State and Federal guideline.
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As a team effort, our organization here at HRN, LLC. has produced many proven results. Our clients have found success time and time again by utilizing our QA Nurse Consulting fee-for-service program under one of our contractual agreement plan options as their start-up resource team.No matter where you are in your journey towards becoming a home healthcare provider agency, let HRN be your guide to achieving your goals.
Our Team Leaders
Elaine Comeaux
Chief Executive Officer
As a nurse with over 47 years of experience in clinical healthcare, Ms. Comeaux has had the opportunity to work with hands on patient care delivery in various departments within the hospital settings and rehab- based facilities, including: med-surgery, geriatrics, ob-gyn, pediatrics, step down cardiac care, post-op recovery units, and dialysis treatment, etc. In addition, she has gained valuable experience as the previous owner of STUART’S Home Healthcare, Inc. in New Orleans, LA which was a Medicare/Medicaid provider agency that remained in operation for over seven years until she decided to close it while it was still in good standings with the LA state Licensing Department. ​This diverse background has allowed her to develop a strong understanding of the healthcare industry and the important role that quality assurance plays in delivering high-level patient care. And that is why our CEO Elaine Comeaux started this quality assurance nurse consultant organization, HEALTH RESOURCE NETWORK,LLC., where she is able to use her expertise and insights to advise healthcare organizations on efficient and effective practices.
As the team leader, Ms. Comeaux has assembled a group of professionals with a diverse skill set and wealth of experience. Our team is composed of licensed vocational nurses, registered nurses, and nurse practitioners, all of whom bring their own unique perspectives and backgrounds. Together, we have over 47 years of combined hands-on healthcare experience. This allows us to assist our Home Healthcare Provider (HHP) clients in reaching their specific goals while meeting and maintaining regulatory standards and/or guidelines for both federal and state compliance. As a team, we are committed to providing quality care and support for our clients at every level. We are confident that our diversity in skills, knowledge, backgrounds, and history in the field makes us a valuable asset for any healthcare organization.
As the head of this healthcare consultant organization, our CEO is always looking for ways to improve and update her knowledge in the field. Attending informational homecare organizational training conferences and webinars helps her stay on top of the latest developments and advancements in home healthcare organization practices. This not only helps her better serve our HHP clients, but also empowers them to provide the highest quality of care to their patients. Her background in both clinical and business practices enable her to assist other individuals in starting their own home healthcare provider businesses, but she still makes it a point to constantly educate herself in order to stay relevant and give our clients the best advice possible. So while she continues to utilize her existing skills and experience, she is always striving to learn more and grow as a healthcare consultant.
As the founder of Health Resource Network, LLC., a quality assurance nurse consultant organization, Ms. Elaine have made it possible to provide catered training programs to our HHP clients that will render to them the opportunity to learn how to operate their specific types of business, to access the necessary knowledge, to take charge and to become independent owners with our team of expert nurse consultants always available to provide support and assistance when needed. We are committed to helping our clients thrive in their industries and achieve their success to the fullest. Thank you for entrusting us with your business endeavors; we are eager to see what the future holds for our collaborative partnerships.
Authea Hall-Smith, RN
Chief Operating Officer
Our COO, Ms. Authea Hall-Smith, is a seasoned clinical nurse with years of hands on professional healthcare experiences, which includes, but is not limited to the positions she has held as Administrator, Alternate Administrator, Supervising Nurse, Alternate Supervising Nurse, Case Manager, Pediatric Private duty Staff Nurse, and Skilled Care Field Staff Nurse for various certified and licensed home health agencies. She has also held the positions of Clinical Supervisor and RN Case Manager for a couple of Hospice Home Health Provider agencies. She brings to the table her vast clinical background in various areas of hospital patient care delivery in the following areas as; Clinical Manager, Med-surgery staff RN, Telemetry unit nurse, OB- Ante Natal & amp; Post-natal and the delivery of babies independently.
This team leader brings impeccable experience and skills to our organization and its nursing team, such as direct implementation of staffing work methods and procedures that have reflected elements resulting in rendering higher quality patient care delivery. With her tremendous help,her former employers’ home healthcare provider services can rest assured that the professional standards of community nursing practice has been upheld and maintained. Her participation in the development of administrative duties and functions from required evaluations of the annual agency’s performance, which included all aspects of client care delivery and staff members performance, also contributed significantly to the success of her previous agencies. Last but not least, she has held the role and the responsibility of participating in the home healthcare providers’ performance management activities, staff orientation, investigation of any patient related concerns/issues or grievances, employee consulting, all while keeping herself well informed with State, Federal Regulations and Requirements for Medicare/Medicare providers Licensure Compliance.