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Transcending Home CareWhat’s Wrong with My Admissions Department?!?!Send us a textHospice admissions often feel chaotic, but they don’t have to be. In this episode, Tony Kudner and Courtney Penn break down the six key areas to improve intake; streamline care; and deliver timely, compassionate service.2025-07-2221 minTranscending Home CareFirst-Person Perspectives: Gen Z and Millennial Caregivers.Send us a textIn this Transcending Home Care podcast, Tony Kudner discusses the growing role of Gen Z and Millennial caregivers with Jordan Dockery, who shares her personal experience caregiving for her partner’s uncle. The conversation highlights the challenges faced, resources utilized, and the importance of online tools in caregiving. Key statistics and recommendations from Transcend’s insights report are also discussed. 2025-05-1923 minTranscending Home CareBeing Intentional About a Culture of GrowthSend us a textIn this episode of Transcending Home Care, host Tony Kudner, chief strategy officer at Transcend Strategy Group, delves into the importance of a growth mindset for community home-based care providers. Featuring insights from Patricia McDaniel, vice president of business development at NorthStar Care Community, the discussion covers the necessity of intentional strategic growth, the importance of quick response to patient referrals, and fostering healthy internal tensions to improve performance. Patricia also shares personal anecdotes and emphasizes the significance of hiring and developing the right leaders to drive growth. 2025-02-2432 minTranscending Home CareTikTok and Hospice Care: Hospice Nurse PennySend us a textIn this episode of the Transcending Home Care Podcast, Transcend Chief Strategy Officer Tony Kudner interviews Penny Smith, a hospice nurse who has garnered a significant following on TikTok by blending humor, pop culture trends and educational content. Penny discusses the misperceptions about hospice care, shares her personal journey into nursing, and elaborates on how she uses TikTok to alleviate fears and provide accurate information about end-of-life care. She also talks about the challenges and rewards of being a public educator on social media and previews her upcoming memoir, “Influencing Death.” 2025-02-0533 minTranscending Home CareAligning Care with Patient Wishes: Dr. Josh Lowentritt.Send us a textDr. Josh Lowentritt of Aledade discusses their Comprehensive Advance Care Planning Program, reducing hospitalizations and transforming patient-centered care.2025-01-2043 minTranscending Home CareMastering Hospice Stories for Media Success.Send us a textIn this episode of Transcending Home Care, Tony Kudner talks with April Dovorany, earned media expert at Real Chemistry, about sharing impactful patient stories. Learn how to craft pitches, engage local media, and navigate patient privacy to highlight the extraordinary care provided by home-based organizations while boosting visibility and community impact.2024-12-1740 min
Transcending Home CareTalkin’ Shop: The Issues That Defined Home-Based Care in 2024.Send us a textTranscend’s CEO Stephanie Johnston, Chief Strategy Officer Tony Kudner, and Senior Client Advisor Courtney Penn sit down and talk about the big issues that affected the home-based care community in 2024. From the status of the Amedisys/United Healthcare acquisition, to what’s going on at the National Alliance for Care at Home, to clinician burnout and beyond, we talk through another tumultuous year and discussed what home-based care organizations can do to grow census and length of stay, and measure return on strategic investments in growth.2024-12-1125 minTranscending Home CareWhat we get wrong about orientation and continuing education with Darcy DeLoach.Send us a textHow many times do home-based care organizations try to train their field staff with endless slide decks and voiceovers? Do clinicians actually retain information presented this way? When the battle for the best staff is intense and the marginal cost of turnover is enormous, understanding how to orient your bedside workforce can make or break your program. 2024-12-0245 minTranscending Home CareRapid Response Podcast: Election Implications for Home-Based Care with Logan Hoover of the National Alliance for Care at Home.Send us a textIn this episode, we sit down just six days after the 2024 presidential election to talk with Logan Hoover, vice president of policy and government relations for the National Alliance for Care at Home. Logan talks through what a republican presidency might mean for healthcare and hospice, especially in light of having full control of the house and senate as well. 2024-11-1336 minTranscending Home CareMore Than a Name and Logo: Talking Strategic Branding with Denise King.Send us a textColors, logos and names are important, but they’re really only a small part of what makes a durable healthcare brand. In this episode of Transcending Home Care, we sat down with Denise King, vice president and chief branding and marketing officer at NorthStar Care Community, to talk about how the best brands use strategy to achieve their goals 2024-11-0419 min