Tom McDougal, CEO Badlands LLC
The Healthcare Badlands Podcast
The business of Healthcare is hard creating a Badlands of terrain that is difficult to navigate. Some think the most brilliant minds in business are on Wall Street. They are wrong. The most brilliant minds are in healthcare. They have to be to thrive and survive. This podcast explores concepts in leadership, management, sales, and negotiation with those brilliant minds. The Healthcare Badlands Podcast is generally planned but unscripted, unedited, and uncut so you get the honest and unfiltered experience.
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Tom McDougal, CEO Badlands LLC
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Apr 27, 2026
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Episodes
HPB - 21 - Karma Leaders Announcement 27.04.2026 8:14
Wondering where I have been? This episode explains and provides information about my latest book and podcast. You can learn more at KarmaLeaders.com.
121 - Bob Lachance, CEO of REVA Global Medical 27.10.2025 36:19
Bob joins the latest episode of The Healthcare Badlands Podcast, providing some really interesting insights into the future of virtual assistants through his work with the VA Health System. We tackle the tough questions of how can AI augment the healthcare system in a patient-centered approach.
120 - Jeff Morgan and Kristi Burgess, JL Morgan and Associates 15.09.2025 37:10
Jeff Morgan and Kristi Burgess of JL Morgan and Associates join the latest episode of The Healthcare Badlands Podcast todiscuss the value of patient communication and assessment post discharge from hospitals and other healthcare organizations. More importantly, they focus on the improvements in quality and patient satisfaction in service to these same organizations. They also tackle the topic of w...
119 - Mary Mayhew, President and CEO of the Florida Hospital Association 08.09.2025 44:17
Mary Mayhew tackles the important topics of legislative changes for the healthcare industry including what has become known as the Big Beautiful Bill. We also discuss the important topics of improving population health and behavioral health care.
118 - Ian Kahane, MD - Internal Medicine Physician 25.08.2025 42:40
Dr. Kahane shares in detail the value of Statin medications in treatment of cholesterol. He also explains the risks of not taking the medication to reduce the risks of stroke and heart attack despite poor information shared on the social media sites. After that interesting discussion, the discussion turns to other important topics of hormone replacement therapy and national policy on prescription...
117 - Glenn Sisk, CEO of Coosa Valley Medical Center 11.08.2025 43:25
Glenn has made a career or rural hospital leadership in addition to serving two terms as the Chairman of the Alabama Hospital Association. Topics include the challenges of small rural hospital leadership and operations and the necessary connection with the local community. Additionally, we discuss advocacy, behavioral health, and other topics. Don't miss this episode!
116 - Danne Howard, President and CEO, Alabama Hospital Association 21.07.2025 42:24
Danne shares insights to the recently passed Big Beautiful Bill and the impact expected to hospitals. She also discusses advocacy, working at the State and Federal level, and other topics. This is a very timely podcast episode given recent changes in healthcare legislation.
111 – Dan Collard – Co-Founder and Partner, Healthcare Plus Solutions Group 14.07.2025 44:20
Many will remember Dan Collard from his time with StuderGroup. He is now reunited with Quint Studer where they are leading through the Healthcare Plus Solutions Group. An operator at heart, Dan shares his thoughts on improving financial, quality, and satisfaction metrics while maximizing your team’s performance. Sponsored byScio Management Solutions https://scioms.com
115 - Part 2 - Paul Theriot, Executive Administrator and CEO, Birmingham Gastroenterology 14.07.2025 46:35
Paul is a wealth of knowledge and has an impressive view ofsome of the greatest challenges healthcare and physician practices are facing. In Part 2, we focus on AI, PBMs, and Prior Authorizations - all issues that create both opportunity and issues for providers.
114 - Part 1 - Paul Theriot, Executive Administrator and CEO, Birmingham Gastroenterology 07.07.2025 47:40
Paul is a wealth of knowledge and has an impressive view of some of the greatest challenges healthcare and physician practices are facing. In Part 1, we focus on Tragic Alignment related to vertical and horizontal integration of providers and payors.
113 - Ian Kahane, MD - Internal Medicine Physician 30.06.2025 41:32
Dr. Kahane discusses medical weight loss (Ozympic, Wegovy, Mounjaro,Zepbound) versus bariatric surgery weight loss, success factors in medical weight loss, and compounded weight loss medications. He also discusses private equity, physician burnout, culture, and medical society success. Sponsored by Scio Management Solutions https://scioms.com
112 – Keith Parrott – President, RMC Health System 09.06.2025 43:08
Now leading RMC Health System, Keith Parrott shares insights and experiences through his impressive journey of healthcare leadership. Focusing on managing culture leads to success as Keith has proven with Memorial Hermann, Baptist Health, Tenet, Amita Health, and Ascension. Sponsored by Scio Management Solutions https://scioms.com
110 - Mike Neuendorf - Area Senior Vice President, Gallagher Insurance - Part 2 26.05.2025 34:08
Mike Neuendorf is a healthcare and hospital CEO veteran withmany years of leadership experience. Most importantly, Mike is a great story teller and shares a lot offunny stories from his days in the hospital CEO chair. This is a two part series of episodes and there was too much good content just for one episode!
109 - Mike Neuendorf - Area Senior Vice President, Gallagher Insurance - Part 1 19.05.2025 41:45
Mike Neuendorf is a healthcare and hospital CEO veteran with many years of leadership experience. Most importantly, Mike is a great story teller and shares a lot offunny stories from his days in the hospital CEO chair. This is a two part series of episodes and there was too much good content just for one episode!
108 - Brandon Matthews - Culture Coach and Host of the Mind Your Business Podcast 12.05.2025 48:06
Brandon shares a compelling story of his healthcare experience as his mother battled cancer. It is the story that you hope was not your organization. His insights are key to the small things that healthcare organizations can do different that make a big difference in the perception and reality of patients when they interact with your care givers. Small changes can become a major strategic advantag...
107 - Shane Spees, CEO, North Mississippi Health System 05.05.2025 46:01
Shane shares key leadership strategies he has used in multiple impressive healthcare systems and covers topics of AI, operational excellence, and what it takes to be a great leader of others. Sponsored by: Scio Management Solutions https://scioms.com
106 - Colin Luke, JD - Partner and Attorney, Holland and Knight 28.04.2025 41:15
Colin is regarded by many as the "go to" legal counsel for contentious healthcare legal battles, mergers and acquisitions, and matters of CON. Colin is the guy you want on your side of the table in a challenging legal situation and someone I have grown to deeply admire.
105 - Lance Boyd – CEO, Fairfax Radiology Centers 18.04.2025 43:58
Lance Boyd is the CEO for Fairfax Radiology Centers. He has a diverse background of healthcare leadership in hospitals, physician practices, and long term care. He provides insight into practice leadership as well as career advice for seasoned as well as young executives. Sponsored by Scio Management Solutions https://scioms.com
104 - Joe Hwang - Market COO, Beth Isreal Lahey Health 18.04.2025 41:55
Joe is one of the most honest and blunt leaders with whom I have had the opportunity to work. He shares his insights into what he has learned over the years about matching communication to the audience, evolving as a leader, and effective strategies for operational responsibility over multiple locations in the same system.
103 - Scott Fenn - Chief Strategy Officer, Infirmary Health 18.04.2025 42:53
Scott shares his expertise on healthcare innovation, AI, creating physician networks that benefit all parties, and how to lead innovation from within while being sensitive to changes in the industry.
102 - Jon-Paul Croom - Health System CEO and Leader 18.04.2025 36:16
Jon-Paul shares insights into the challenges serving as a CEO, leading and developing others, the best advice he received over the years, and candidly discusses the loneliness of leadership.
101 - John Porterfield, MD - UAB Medicine, and Informed Surgical 18.04.2025 39:36
John Porterfield MD is a robotics General Surgeon and a Founder and the CMO for Informed Surgical Inc. Topics include using data to connect patients with the best surgeon, what makes a surgeon the best, the future of AI in healthcare, and how physicians can take their skills and expertise from the operating room to the the Board room.
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