What healthcare IT leaders need now and how we are responding
As I marked my first year as chief growth officer at Nordic, I took time to reflect on the conversations that shaped the past 12 months. Whether I was attending an industry event like HIMSS, VIVE, CHIME, or ACHE Congress, or meeting with leaders across their operational and clinical environments, the themes were remarkably consistent. Healthcare teams are carrying enormous responsibility, […]
HIMSS 2026: 6 priorities healthcare IT leaders should focus on next
HIMSS 2026 delivered no shortage of ideas, insights, demos, and bold predictions. Over a few days, we heard candid challenges, hard-won lessons, and real success stories from health systems of every size, alongside leaders across government, academia, nonprofits, and the private sector working at the forefront of AI, data, and cybersecurity. For healthcare IT leaders, […]
We optimized the medical record for everything… except medicine
Bryan Vartabedian recently wrote a sharp piece naming something clinicians have felt for years but rarely articulate clearly: much of what lives in the medical record looks professional, sounds plausible, and contributes very little to patient care. He called it medical slop. The term fits. Slop isn’t new. What’s new is the speed, scale, and […]
The Healthcare IT Leader’s Field Guide to HIMSS26
Welcome: why this guide exists HIMSS26 offers insights, connections, and fresh perspective, but with packed agendas, a crowded exhibit hall, and constant demands on your time, it can be hard to focus on what matters most. Nordic created this guide to help you spend your time intentionally. It reflects what we’re seeing across hospitals and health systems globally, highlighting sessions, topics, […]
Meeting health systems where they are on the digital modernization journey
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
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 […]
3 ways a strategic partner can strengthen your IT staffing operations
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
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 […]
We measure everything in healthcare… except what matters
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 […]
Power to the people: Why digital healthcare transformations fail without effective change management
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 […]