AI Innovations That Improve Patient Care (Darrell Bodner)

Send us a Message (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315930/fa...) In this episode of Culture Change RX, Sue Tetzlaff welcomes Darrell Bodnar, Chief Information Officer for North Country Healthcare in New Hampshire, for a fascinating conversation on innovation, artificial intelligence, patient safety, and high reliability in rural healthcare. Darrell shares how North Country Healthcare — an independent rural healthcare system serving the northern third of New Hampshire — is leveraging AI, technology, leadership, and cross-functional teamwork to improve patient care, reduce harm, strengthen workflows, and support healthcare providers. This episode provides a hopeful and practical look at how rural healthcare organizations can use innovation and collaboration to create safer systems, stronger cultures, and better patient outcomes. We’re stepping forward in a bigger way—growing our team of rural healthcare experts, growing our capabilities by adding a strategic planning division … all of this so we can expand our ability to help even more rural hospitals and other small healthcare organizations in 2026. … We’d love to explore how we can support your organization in being the provider- and employer-of-choice so you can keep care local and margins strong! Learn more at CaptoneLeadership.net Hi! I’m Sue Tetzlaff. I’m a culture and execution strategist for small and rural healthcare organizations - helping them to be the provider and employer-of-choice so they can keep care local and margins strong. For decades, I’ve worked with healthcare organizations to navigate the people-side of healthcare, the part that can make or break your results. What I’ve learned is this: culture is not a soft thing. It’s the hardest thing, and it determines everything. When you’re ready to take your culture to the next level, here are three ways I can help you: 1. Listen to the Culture Change RX Podcast Every week, I share conversations with leaders who are transforming healthcare workplaces and strategies for keeping teams engaged, patients loyal, and margins healthy. 2. Subscribe to our Email Newsletter Get practical tips, frameworks, and leadership tools delivered right to your inbox—plus exclusive content you won’t find on the podcast. 📩 Subscribe here 3. Break through to the next level of greatness in your organization with help from my team and me. When you’re ready to be the provider and employer-of-choice, we’ll help you implement proven frameworks that strengthen culture, improve experience and ensure your organization thrives. You can email me at [email protected] and put “BREAKTHROUGH” in the subject line and I’ll get you all the details.