Transcend Podcasts

Hospice growth isn’t magic – it’s disciplined, aligned and relentless operational work. In this episode, Tony talks with Chris Smith, CEO of Affinity Hospice and a respected operator with deep [...]

In this special manifesto-style episode of Transcending Home Care, Tony Kudner steps away from the interview format and delivers a direct, unfiltered guide to what it will take to grow in hospice [...]

In this episode of Transcending Home Care, host Tony Kudner welcomes Carl Brodarick, senior vice president of hospice development at AccentCare. With nearly two decades of leadership experience, [...]

The HOPE tool officially arrives on October 1, 2025 – and for hospices, it represents the most significant shift in quality reporting since the Affordable Care Act. In this episode of [...]

M&A activity in home-based care is picking up again, with organizations seeking scale to navigate regulatory complexity and remain competitive. But while closing the deal feels like a finish [...]

Hospice admissions can feel like a “goat rodeo” – a chaotic tangle of people, processes and paperwork. But what if there were a way to bring order to the madness and get patients the care they [...]

In this episode of the Transcending Home Care podcast, Chief Strategy Officer Tony Kudner explores the evolving role of Gen Z and Millennial caregivers. The discussion starts by emphasizing the [...]

“If you build it, they will come” no longer holds true in the competitive world of home-based care. In this episode of Transcending Home Care, Tony Kudner, chief strategy officer at Transcend [...]

In this episode of the Transcending Home Care podcast, hosted by Tony Kudner, chief strategy officer at Transcend Strategy Group, listeners are introduced to Penny Smith, a hospice nurse who has [...]

In this episode of Transcending Home Care, we sit down with Dr. Josh Lowentritt, senior medical director at Aledade, to dive into their groundbreaking Comprehensive Advance Care Planning Program. [...]