Anatomy Of Leadership

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  Hospice Wage Index, the Final Rule, and the Signals CMS Is Sending | Part One 19.08.2026 30min

  Send us Fan Mail What is CMS really signaling through the 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Final Rule—and what should hospice leaders be doing now? In Part One, host Chris Comeaux is joined by hospice regulatory experts Annette Kiser and Judi Lund Person to unpack the 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Final Rule and look beyond reimbursement to what CMS may be signaling about the future of hospice regulation, compliance, payment, and oversight. They explore the Hospice Election Statement Addendum, the S...
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  Part Two | The Healthcare Partnership Nobody Is Talking About: Hospice + FQHCs 14.08.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail What if one of the most powerful partnerships in serious illness care is one healthcare leaders have largely overlooked? In Part Two of The Healthcare Partnership Nobody Is Talking About: Hospice + FQHCs, Chris Comeaux continues his conversation with Kyle Ahlenstorf about the opportunity for hospice and palliative care organizations to partner with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to create a stronger continuum of care. FQHCs bring primary and preventive care, behav...
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  The Healthcare Partnership Nobody Is Talking About: Hospice + FQHCs | Part One 12.08.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail What if one of the biggest untapped opportunities for hospice growth, access, and community impact is a partnership most healthcare leaders aren’t even considering? In Part One of The Healthcare Partnership Nobody Is Talking About: Hospice + FQHCs, Chris Comeaux sits down with Kyle Ahlenstorf, CEO of Infinity Health, to explore the powerful potential of partnerships between hospice and palliative care organizations and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). FQHCs are b...
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  Part Two | Embracing the Four M's—A Path to Person-Centered, Reliable Hospice and Palliative Care 07.08.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest breakthrough in hospice care isn't a new technology—but a better way of focusing on what matters most? In Part Two of this special conversation, host Chris Comeaux continues his discussion with Kelly McCutcheon Adams and Margherita Labson about how the Four M's Framework—What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility—is transforming hospice and palliative care into a more reliable, person-centered model. Together, they explore why exceptional ho...
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  Embracing the Four M's—A Path to Person-Centered, Reliable Hospice and Palliative Care | Part One 05.08.2026 35min

  Send us Fan Mail How can hospice and palliative care become more person-centered while also becoming more reliable? In Part One of this Anatomy of Leadership conversation, host Chris Comeaux sits down with Kelly McCutcheon Adams, Senior Director at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), and Margherita Labson, President and CEO of McLabson Consultation & Education Services, to explore the groundbreaking 4 M's Framework and its growing impact on hospice and palliative care. ...
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  Part 2 - Why Traditional Primary Care Fails Frail Elders and the Future Need for Specialized Models 31.07.2026 24min

  Send us Fan Mail Can hospice organizations remain relevant if they only engage patients during the final months of life? In Part Two of this thought-provoking conversation, host Chris Comeaux continues his discussion with Dr. Bethany Snider, exploring why traditional primary care often falls short for frail elders and why nonprofit healthcare organizations must rethink the future of serious illness care. Dr. Snider explains how frail elder practices, value-based care, advanced primary care,...
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  Why Traditional Primary Care Fails Frail Elders and the Future Need for Specialized Models | Part One 29.07.2026 31min

  Send us Fan Mail Is traditional primary care failing America's frail elders? As our aging population grows, healthcare leaders face an urgent challenge: today's healthcare system was never designed to meet the complex, long-term needs of frail older adults. In Part One of this compelling conversation, Chris Comeaux welcomes Dr. Bethany Snider, Chief Medical Officer of Everent Health, to explore why the future of healthcare requires a new model of care. Together, they examine the emerging c...
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  Part Two | This Global Healthcare Lesson Could Change America 24.07.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail What can America learn from healthcare systems around the world? In Part Two of this thought-provoking conversation, host Chris Comeaux continues his discussion with Dr. Mark Stoltenberg, a global palliative care physician and educator, exploring how lessons from countries across Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe could reshape the future of American healthcare, hospice, and serious illness care. From community-based palliative care models in India, Uruguay, and C...
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  This Global Healthcare Lesson Could Change America | Part One 22.07.2026 33min

  Send us Fan Mail What can American healthcare learn from global healthcare? In our latest episode, Dr. Mark Stoltenberg, Harvard Medical School professor and Massachusetts General Hospital physician, joins Chris Comeaux to explore global healthcare, palliative care, hospice leadership, healthcare innovation, and the future of serious illness care in America. Healthcare leaders often assume innovation requires more money, more technology, or more specialists. Dr. Stoltenberg argu...
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  Part 2 - Leadership Starts With Presence—The Art of Showing Up with David Sachsenmaier 17.07.2026 22min

  Send us Fan Mail What separates great leaders from those who simply manage people? It starts with presence. In Part Two of Leadership Starts With Presence | The Art of Showing Up, host Chris Comeaux continues his conversation with executive leadership coach David Sachsenmaier to explore how leadership presence, emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and authentic leadership shape thriving organizations. Leaders don't just influence strategy—they shape culture. David explains how unre...
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  Leadership Starts With Presence—The Art of Showing Up with David Sachsenmaier | Part One 15.07.2026 34min

  Send us Fan Mail Great leaders don't just show up—they create the kind of presence that changes people. What separates truly exceptional leaders from those who simply manage? In Part One of this thought-provoking conversation, Chris Comeaux sits down with executive coach David Sachsenmaier, whose 30 years of leadership experience and more than 4,000 hours of executive coaching have helped leaders uncover one of leadership's most overlooked truths: the quality of your leadership is shaped by...
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  Part Two | What’s Broken in American Healthcare—and How to Fix It with Dr. Don Berwick 10.07.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail Why does the United States spend more on healthcare than any other nation—yet often achieve worse outcomes? In Part Two of this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Don Berwick—former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), internationally recognized healthcare quality expert, and founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)—joins Chris Comeaux to explore the systemic challenges facing American healthcare and the leadership ...
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  What’s Broken in American Healthcare—and How to Fix It | Part One 08.07.2026 32min

  Send us Fan Mail Is American healthcare truly serving patients—or has the system lost sight of its purpose? In this powerful episode of TCNtalks / Anatomy of Leadership, host Chris Comeaux welcomes Dr. Don Berwick, former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), President Emeritus and co-founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), and one of the world’s foremost experts in healthcare quality improvement. Together, they explore what’s broken in ...
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  Part Two | AI, Hospice Fraud Crackdown & Medicare’s Future—The Biggest Healthcare Stories of 2026 03.07.2026 28min

  Send us Fan Mail AI is transforming healthcare. Medicare policy is evolving. Regulatory scrutiny is intensifying. What do these changes mean for healthcare leaders, hospice executives, nonprofit organizations, and healthcare professionals? In Part Two of this quarterly healthcare leadership update, Chris Comeaux and Cordt Kassner examine the biggest healthcare trends of 2026, exploring how artificial intelligence in healthcare, Medicare policy, healthcare affordability, hospice fraud enforce...
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  AI, Hospice Fraud Crackdown & Medicare’s Future—The Biggest Healthcare Stories of 2026 01.07.2026 34min

  Send us Fan Mail The Anatomy of Leadership podcast explores the art and science of leadership through candid, insightful conversations with thought leaders, innovators, and change-makers from a variety of industries. Hosted by Chris Comeaux, each episode dives into the mindsets, habits, and strategies that empower leaders to thrive in complex, fast-changing environments. With topics ranging from organizational culture and emotional intelligence to navigating disruption and inspiring teams, th...
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  Part 2 | Why Generations Clash at Work—And How Great Leaders Fix It 26.06.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail Your greatest leadership challenge may not be staffing shortages or AI—it may be leading a multigenerational workforce with vastly different communication styles, expectations, and values. In Part 2 of Why Generations Clash at Work—And How Great Leaders Fix It, host Chris Comeaux welcomes nationally recognized generational leadership expert Karen McCullough for a practical conversation on multigenerational leadership, workplace culture, leadership communication, employ...
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  Why Generations Clash at Work—And How Great Leaders Fix It | Part One 24.06.2026 28min

  Send us Fan Mail Why do generations often clash at work—and what can leaders do to bridge the divide? In this insightful first installment, Chris Comeaux sits down with nationally recognized generational expert Karen McCullough to explore the perspectives, experiences, and workplace expectations that shape Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. Drawing from more than two decades of research and real-world consulting, Karen unpacks why many workplace conflic...
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  Part Two | Hospice, Ethics & Capitalism—A Powerful Conversation with UVA Darden School of Business 19.06.2026 36min

  Send us Fan Mail Can healthcare remain compassionate in an age of private equity, artificial intelligence, and growing financial pressures? In this part two episode, Chris Comeaux continues conversation with Lauren Kaufmann, Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and Stephen Maiden, Managing Director of Case Writing Research Group, to discuss the future of healthcare, hospice, private equity, artificial intelligence, ethi...
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  Hospice, Ethics & Capitalism—A Powerful Conversation with UVA Darden School of Business | Part One 17.06.2026 30min

  Send us Fan Mail Few topics spark more debate in healthcare than the intersection of compassionate care, ethical responsibility, and financial sustainability. Can mission-driven hospice organizations survive—and thrive—in a healthcare landscape increasingly dominated by for-profit providers? In Part One of this compelling conversation, TCNtalks/Anatomy of Leadership host Chris Comeaux welcomes Lauren Kaufmann, Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia Darden...
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  Part Two | The Missing Middle in Healthcare—And Why It Matters 12.06.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail What if the most important care doesn’t happen in a hospital, hospice, or clinic—but in the moments in between? In Part Two of The Missing Middle in Healthcare—And Why It Matters, Chris Comeaux continues his conversation with Bridget Sumser and Sonya Dolan of Mettle Health to explore the often-overlooked gap between medical treatment and the lived human experience of illness. Together, they unpack the role of grief, community, language, and connection in supporting people fac...