Nordic named a leader in Everest Group’s Healthcare IT Services Specialists PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2021

MADISON, Wis. – Nordic has been named a “Leader” in Everest Group’s Healthcare IT Services Specialists PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2021. The report evaluated the market impact, vision, and capability of 12 healthcare IT consulting firms, and placed Nordic in its top category.

Nordic is positioned highly for its proven ability to deliver effective advisory services that lead healthcare organizations to successful outcomes. In combination, the breadth and depth of Nordic’s advisory services have resulted in significant value for its client partners and in turn, have helped Nordic gain a strong foothold in the market of healthcare IT service providers.

“Being named a Leader by the Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix is a testament to our advisory team’s trusted ability to serve our client partners’ complex needs,” Practice Lead of Advisory Services John Distefano said. “It’s especially humbling to earn this placement coming off a year that presented many new challenges to healthcare organizations. Our team acted and adapted with urgency to support our clients and help them emerge from 2020 stronger and more prepared for the future of care delivery.”

Nordic’s experienced healthcare IT consultants provide advisory services focused on strategy, implementation, performance improvement, and digital health. Its team brings together a unique combination of clinical, operational, and technology perspectives to deliver a holistic solution to each client organization’s specific challenges.

The PEAK Matrix provides an objective, data-driven assessment of service and technology providers based on their overall capability and market impact across different global services markets, classifying them into three categories: Leaders, Major Contenders, and Aspirants. This marks Nordic’s first appearance on a PEAK Matrix assessment.

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About Nordic Consulting

Nordic is a top-rated healthcare consulting firm that guides organizations to a stronger business with better patient outcomes. It provides health IT staffing, advisory consulting, and managed services, leading clients smoothly from strategy through to execution. Founded in 2010 as an EHR staff augmentation firm, Nordic’s solutions have expanded over time to help clients overcome their evolving healthcare-related challenges. Today, Nordic and its family of healthcare consulting companies, Healthtech and Tasman Global, partner with nearly 300 clients across the globe, helping them deliver higher quality care at a lower cost. To learn more, please visit nordicwi.com.

Acclaimed Verona Quartet to Perform for Wisconsin Union Theater Patrons Jan. 29

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Jan. 14, 2021

Contact Information:
Shauna Breneman, Communications Director
Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu

ACCLAIMED VERONA QUARTET TO PERFORM FOR WISCONSIN UNION THEATER PATRONS JAN. 29

MADISON – The Wisconsin Union Theater’s Concert Series will continue with a performance by the Verona Quartet on Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. CDT, which will be preceded by a question-and-answer session with the Quartet at 7 p.m. CDT. 

The Quartet will perform String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2 by Johannes Brahms and String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 “American” by Antonín Dvořák.

The Verona Quartet rose to international fame by sweeping top prizes at competitions, including the Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award in 2020.

Hailing from four different parts of the world, differences unify the Quartet’s members and music. Its music aims to show how diverse experiences can come together in harmony.

 “The Verona Quartet brings fresh approaches to classical music masterpieces,” Wisconsin Union Theater Director Elizabeth Snodgrass said. “The Quartet has risen to become one of the world’s most sought-after string quartets. We are honored to include them in our Concert Series season.”

Ticket purchase information can be found here. Tickets for this online event are $10 for UW-Madison students, $17 for Wisconsin Union members and students that do not attend UW-Madison, and $20 for all other patrons.

The performance will include the Quartet’s violinists Jonathan Ong, Dorothy Ro, and Abigail Rojansky. Due to challenges related to the pandemic, Quartet member and cellist Jonathan Dormand will not be part of the event. Instead, cellist Dmitry Kouzov will perform the String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2 with the Quartet, and cellist Annie Jacobs-Perkins will perform the String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 “American” with the ensemble.

The Verona Quartet’s performance is made possible by the David and Kato Perlman Chamber Music Endowment Fund with additional support from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

An additional Concert Series performance will occur Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. CDT and feature the Meccore Quartet.

For more than 75 years, the Wisconsin Union Theater has served as a cultural center for community members and visitors and provides a variety of performing arts events. The Theater’s Concert Series began more than a century ago and is one of the oldest uninterrupted series of its kind in the United States.

The Wisconsin Union Theater team presents the Concert Series in collaboration with the student-led Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Performing Arts Committee.

The Theater team strives for all of its spaces to be accessible, and those that need accommodations can reach out to the Wisconsin Union Theater team at wisconsinuniontheater@union.wisc.edu.

For more information about the Verona Quartet, including how to purchase tickets, visit union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/verona-quartet.  

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About the Wisconsin Union Theater

For more than 75 years, the Wisconsin Union Theater has served as a center for cultural activity in the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Theater hosts performances in multiple locations, including Memorial Union, and has an expansive history of remarkable performances. The Wisconsin Union Theater is part of the Wisconsin Union, a membership organization that blends study and leisure to create unique out-of-classroom opportunities. Learn more about the Theater: union.wisc.edu/wisconsin-union-theater.

About the Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee

The Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee plans and promotes events for the historic Wisconsin Union Theater stages. The student-led committee programs a variety of events to provide a diverse and cultural experience for students, faculty, alumni, community members and visitors. Learn more: union.wisc.edu/get-involved/wud/performing-arts.

To read this release online, visit union.wisc.edu/about/news/verona-quartet.

BioLife Plasma Services Coming Soon

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Building a New Kind of Ballet: Madison Ballet’s New Choreography Workshop Series Beginning January 23, 2021

MADISON, WI –  Madison Ballet is collaborating with three up-and-coming dancemakers for a New Choreography workshop series that gives local dancers the chance to be a part of building a new ballet from the ground up. With no clear return to live theater performances in the coming months, Madison Ballet is using this limitation as an opportunity to create the company’s first-ever new digital works intended to be released online in spring 2021. As a prelude to the production, the company is offering a virtual workshop series featuring three Madison-based dancer/choreographers: Darwin Black (January 23), Jacob Ashley (January 30) and Rachelle Fochs (February 6).

In these 2-hour workshops, each choreographer will use dancers as both a medium and muse, exploring the interplay of themes, music, and steps to create a “sketch” of a new work. While the spring production lineup is yet to be announced, these workshops will help inform and inspire this exciting new facet of Madison Ballet’s popular repertoire series.

Offered in addition to regular School of Madison Ballet classes, each workshop includes a short warm-up class and concludes with all new choreography online via Zoom. Dancers age 9+ with previous ballet experience welcome.

Darwin Black | January 23rd, 12pm – 2pm

Darwin Black of Newark, NJ started his dancing at the age of 16. In 2006, he graduated from Newark Arts High School under the direction of Ronnie D. Carney and Kim Richardson. After a year of training at Alvin Ailey American Dance as a Fellowship Student under the Oprah Winfrey Scholarship, he began his professional career with the Miami Contemporary Dance Company, and later joined The Sacramento Ballet. Mr. Black danced as a freelance artist for Alaska Dance Theatre, Lustig Dance Theatre, Montgomery Ballet, Nimbus Dance Works, and Momix. Later he joined TU Dance under the leadership of Tony-Pierce Sands & Uri Sands for four seasons. Mr. Black began spreading his wings into choreography with his first original work, “OFF THE BASE” premiered at The Cowles Center March of 2017. 

Jacob Ashley | January 30th, 12pm – 2pm 

A Chicago native, Jacob Ashley began his dance training at the Chicago Academy for the Arts under the instruction of Randy Duncan, Guillermo Leyva, Sandra Kaufmann, and the late Anna Paskevska. After attending Columbia College Chicago’s modern dance program, he began his professional career as an apprentice for Luna Negra Dance Theater. Mr. Ashley has been a member of Madison Ballet for 10 years, as well as a guest artist for companies such as Ballet Chicago, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and San Diego Opera. This workshop will be his first foray into choreography with Madison Ballet.

Rachelle Fochs | February 26th, 12p, – 2pm

A Madison native, Mrs. Fochs’ training began in 1999 with Madison Ballet. She was later accepted on full scholarship to The Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet, and continued her training around the country, including at Ballet Chicago and Miami City Ballet School. She began her professional career with Sacramento Ballet, in 2007, she returned to Madison Ballet, performing soloist and principal roles until her retirement in 2016. She continues to share her love of all things ballet as a Ballet Master and Director of the School of Madison Ballet. She has recently begun to choreograph, creating new works for Madison Ballet, Madison Gas & Electric’s GENRE2030 film series, Capital City Theatre’s “Find Your Light” workshops, and several works set on students of the School of Madison Ballet.

Registration Information

Registration for each standalone class is $20 and can be purchased online at https://www.madisonballet.org/choreography-workshop or by calling (608) 278-7990.

For nearly 40 years, Madison Ballet has been an integral part of the vibrant Dane County arts community. Full scale productions of inspiring traditional ballets, innovative contemporary performances, and the timeless holiday tradition of The Nutcracker reach more than 13,000 people each year. The School of Madison Ballet empowers students of all ages and skill levels with the poise, confidence, discipline, and fundamental life skills intrinsic to the study of dance. Outreach programming, presented in partnership with dozens of local school and community groups, enriches thousands of young people’s lives by introducing them to the joy of dance.

Greskelly Diaz Penaranda Joins EXIT Realty HGM in Madison

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Contact:
Susan Harrison
Senior Vice President
EXIT Realty Corp. International
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Greskelly Diaz Penaranda Joins EXIT Realty HGM in Madison

Madison, WI (Grassroots Newswire) January 12, 2021 – EXIT Realty HGM is pleased to announce that Greskelly Diaz Penaranda has joined its growing team of dedicated real estate sales professionals.

EXIT Realty HGM, located at 4211 W. Beltline Hwy, Madison, Wisconsin is a proud member of EXIT Realty Upper Midwest’s rapidly expanding network of independently owned and operated brokerages across the region.

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