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Home Health Suit and Scrubs Podcast is a weekly podcast created by and for home health clinicians. Hosted by the suit Dan Haggerty and a team of experienced scrubs, including Lisa Thompson, Dan Catuccio, & Brendan Kirby, it focuses on the challenges and opportunities of providing care in patients' homes. With a conversational style, the hosts share their combined decades of experience in home health, offering practical tips, candid discussions about real-world challenges, and solutions for common pain points like scheduling, documentation, and setting patient expectations.

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"Home Health: Suit and Scrubs Podcast" serves as both a practical guide and a supportive community for clinicians navigating the world of home health.

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Care in Motion Home Health Podcast Episode 5: Befriending Your Podcast

April 07, 2025 • Care in Motion • Season 1 • Episode 5

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In this engaging episode, our panel of experienced home health therapists discusses the importance of building strong relationships with schedulers and back office staff.

The conversation highlights how schedulers serve as the backbone of home health operations, coordinating patient visits and helping therapists navigate the chaos of daily scheduling. The therapists share personal experiences about their favorite schedulers (with special mentions to "Pat") and how these relationships develop over time.

Key discussion points include:

The value of appreciation - Simple gestures like saying "thank you," giving public recognition, and acknowledging extra efforts make schedulers feel valued and more likely to go above and beyond.
Understanding scheduler challenges - The panel reflects on how schedulers must simultaneously balance patient needs, therapist preferences, and company requirements.
Setting healthy boundaries - As therapists move through different life stages, learning to say "no" becomes essential to prevent burnout. The group discusses how good schedulers help protect therapists' time and personal boundaries.
Weekend scheduling complexities - The conversation covers the unique challenges of weekend visits, including last-minute changes and communication differences with weekend staff.
Practical relationship-building tips - From coffee gift cards to birthday wishes to stopping by the office for non-work conversations, the panel offers simple ways to strengthen scheduler relationships.

The episode ends with reflections on how these relationships evolve throughout a therapist's career and the mutual respect that develops between clinicians and their scheduling teams. A lighthearted conversation about saunas and Texas heat weaves throughout, showcasing the panel's camaraderie.

Perfect for home health professionals looking to improve workplace relationships and efficiency daily.

The Home Health Suit + Scrubs Podcast is your weekly dose of real talk for home health clinicians. Hosted by Dan Haggerty—a national home health therapy executive—and three seasoned home health PTs, each episode dives into the topics that matter most: safety, efficiency, clinical care, and career growth. Whether you’re a new grad or a home health veteran, you’ll find practical tips, relatable stories, and candid conversations designed to help you thrive in the field. From navigating tricky documentation to setting boundaries and staying safe on the road, Suit + Scrubs blends real-world insight with a touch of humor to make your commute between visits more useful—and more fun.