Nordic Blog

Interview with Becket Mahnke, MD [Podcast]

marketing@nordicwi.com (Nordic) — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT

This episode examines how clinician well-being, patient communication, and digital workflows intersect inside modern healthcare organizations. Through Dr. Becket Mahnke’s experience as a pediatric cardiologist and Chief Medical Information Officer, the conversation highlights why reducing cognitive burden and redesigning care teams requires far more than technology fixes. They explore how expectation‑setting, team‑based workflows, and data‑driven insight can stabilize patient‑portal messaging, strengthen clinician wellness, and create more resilient rural care environments. Ultimately, this episode reveals why digital tools, leadership culture, and operational design must function as a unified system to support both clinicians and the patients they serve.

Meeting health systems where they are on the digital modernization journey

Lindsay Hudson, Senior Vice President of Client Partnerships, Nordic — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:30:00 GMT

If you’re a digital health leader today, you’re likely balancing a long list of priorities from AI momentum and rising cybersecurity risks to shifting budgets, workforce strain, and a modernization journey that rarely feels linear.

Beyond burnout scores: The hidden risk in clinician engagement surveys

craig.joseph@nordicglobal.com (Dr. Craig Joseph, Chief Medical Officer) — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:15:01 GMT

Every year, health system leaders review clinician engagement and burnout survey results with a familiar mix of hope and resignation. The numbers are rarely great, but they’re often “not terrible,” which can feel like a small win in an environment defined by constant pressure. A few slides later, leadership moves on, comforted by the sense that the organization at least understands where things stand. The problem is that this sense of clarity may be entirely illusory. Increasingly, the clinicians most at risk (those most burned out, most disengaged, most likely to leave) may not be responding at all.

Interview with Lisa Kilgore [Podcast]

marketing@nordicwi.com (Nordic) — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:00:01 GMT

This episode explores the complex ecosystem that underpins modern healthcare technology. From connected medical devices to the infrastructure, workflows, and security practices required to support them. They examine why clinical tools can no longer be understood as standalone products, but as tightly integrated components of a broader system that must function reliably to protect patient safety.

3 ways a strategic partner can strengthen your IT staffing operations

Katherine Sager, President, Healthcare Enterprise Services, Nordic — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:45:00 GMT

Is your healthcare organization feeling the strain of doing more with less? Across the industry, healthcare technology leaders are trying to staff their teams while facing ever-tightening budgets and a lack of qualified talent.

Breaking the cycle: reducing costs in NHS re-procurement

Claire Staple, VP Strategy & Country Manager Ireland, Nordic — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:01:21 GMT

The NHS is under immense pressure to deliver more for less. With budgets stretched and demand rising, procurement has become a frontline issue for sustainability. Yet despite best intentions, repeated re-procurement exercises often inflate costs rather than reduce them. Fragmented approaches, short-term fixes and lack of alignment between clinical, operational and commercial teams can lead to higher outlay and missed opportunities.

We measure everything in healthcare… except what matters

craig.joseph@nordicglobal.com (Dr. Craig Joseph, Chief Medical Officer) — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:25:51 GMT

In a recent article in BMJ Digital Health & AI, Graham Walker, MD makes an appeal that feels obvious only in hindsight: before we can seriously talk about “what good looks like” in healthcare, we need more context. Not better slogans. Not more dashboards. Context. The kind of context that captures nuance, environment, and the messy reality of clinical care rather than a sanitized after-action report. Dr. Walker posits that this context must chiefly come from clinicians.

Interview with Anita Vanka, MD and Robert Stern, MD [Podcast]

marketing@nordicwi.com (Nordic) — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Medical documentation has evolved significantly from its traditional role as a tool for clinical communication and billing. Today, patients’ access to their own medical records enabled by initiatives like OpenNotes and federal mandates has transformed documentation into a shared space between clinicians and patients. This shift emphasizes transparency, trust, and partnership, requiring healthcare professionals to rethink how they write notes to ensure clarity, respect, and inclusivity.

Power to the people: Why digital healthcare transformations fail without effective change management

Aysha Ahmad, Management Consulting Director, Nordic — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:25:59 GMT

For most healthcare organisations, digital transformation such as a new EPR or a move to the cloud, is now a strategic necessity. Yet the returns often fall short, with one analysis estimating that around 70% of these programmes fail to deliver their intended value. In addition, with the limitations in money, human resources, and skill sets during implementation, many organisations are unable to take full advantage of their digital investments until well after implementation.

Designing for Health: Interview with Steve Peltzman and Tim Woodward [Podcast]

marketing@nordicwi.com (Nordic) — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:24:20 GMT

Modern healthcare systems face increasing pressure to deliver exceptional patient experiences while managing operational efficiency. Traditional feedback mechanisms, such as post-visit surveys, often fail to capture real-time concerns and actionable insights. This gap has led to the exploration of innovative solutions that prioritize immediacy and simplicity, enabling healthcare providers to respond to patient needs as they arise rather than after the fact.