Post-merger integration
Support Cost Rationalization
Helped transition a multi-hospital organization away from legacy service and support arrangements following a merger.
~$700K/month
Support run-rate savings
Read Case Study →Healthcare Executive Strategy & Execution · Former CIO & EVP/COO
Turn Strategic Priorities Into Measurable Healthcare Outcomes.
Former health system CIO and COO leadership helping healthcare organizations make better decisions, execute critical priorities, and realize measurable operational and financial value.
The executive challenge
When Organizations Call NTAG.
- Strategy is clear, but execution keeps slipping.
- Too many priorities compete for the same people.
- A major transformation needs executive ownership.
- Technology investments are not delivering operating value.
- Decisions stall across committees and functions.
- Critical work needs senior capacity without permanent headcount.
Selected executive outcomes
Executive Experience. Measurable Results.
Examples of challenges Nicole addressed in prior healthcare executive leadership roles.
Hospital operations
Workforce & Expense Improvement
Aligned workforce resources and operating expenses with hospital demand and performance priorities.
$2.3M
Workforce savings within a 10% operating expense reduction
Read Case Study →Clinical transformation
Enterprise EHR Modernization
Provided executive sponsorship and operational alignment for MEDITECH Expanse and imaging modernization.
On time & on budget
Enterprise EHR implementation
Read Case Study →All results shown were achieved in Nicole's prior executive leadership positions, not NTAG client engagements. Workforce savings are included in, not additional to, the 10% expense reduction.
How NTAG helps
Three Ways NTAG Works With Healthcare Leaders.
View All Services →01 · Executive role
Executive Leadership & Partnership
Fractional or interim CIO/COO leadership, or senior partnership alongside your existing executives.
Explore This Service →02 · Measurable improvement
Enterprise Performance & Financial Improvement
When you need focused action on technology costs, workforce effectiveness, or operating performance.
Explore This Service →03 · Future-ready transformation
Digital Strategy & AI Transformation
When you need a practical digital roadmap and responsible AI adoption grounded in clinical, operational, and financial value.
Explore This Service →Our approach
The Executive Operating System™
A practical leadership rhythm for translating priorities into decisions, coordinated action, and measurable value.
Explore Our Approach →01
ALIGN
Clarify priorities and ownership.
02
DECIDE
Accelerate executive decisions.
03
EXECUTE
Build momentum and accountability.
04
REALIZE VALUE
Track outcomes and adapt.
Experience that matters
Operator First. Advisor by Design.
Nicole brings former healthcare CIO and EVP/COO experience, including direct accountability for an $85M annual operating budget across technology, clinical support, and facilities. Work directly with an executive who understands the responsibility behind the strategy.
Meet Nicole Thyne →
Executive insights
Perspective from the Operator’s Seat.
Practical perspectives on healthcare leadership, execution, governance, and AI.
Operational Leadership
The Era of the Operator: Why Healthcare Leadership Is Moving Back to the Work
Why high-performing systems are transitioning from detached administrative oversight back to visible operational leadership.
Read on LinkedIn ↗Strategy & Capacity
When Everything Is a Priority, Organizations Begin to Drift
How chronic operational drift happens when leadership fails to prune competing portfolios against true capacity.
Read on LinkedIn ↗Execution Discipline
Your Organization Made the Decision. Can It Execute?
Healthcare organizations frequently approve strategic plans without establishing the operating architecture necessary to deliver them.
Read on LinkedIn ↗Discuss an Executive Priority →
What Could Your Leadership Team Move Forward with More Capacity?
Let's discuss your priorities and the right level of executive support—without adding unnecessary complexity.
Discuss an Executive Priority →