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    Delivering on the Promise of Healthcare Innovation

    7min
    Peter Jaret
    Published on November 13, 2018

    Innovation, if done right, makes technology invisible.

    Rasu Shrestha, MD, MBA, CIO, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
    Rasu Shrestha on empathy as the starting point
    Utilizing data can help physicians make the right decision.
    “We have a lot of data out there that could help a doctor decide when imaging is appropriate and necessary and when it’s not. We need better ways to make that data quickly and easily accessible.”
    Keeping people well is one of the main goals of Rasu Shrestha.
    “Healthcare will be more pervasive in people’s lives because it will be focused on keeping people within the magic circle of wellness, not just treating them when they’re sick.”
    Rasu Shrestha on healthcare that focuses on thriving instead of merely surviving

    “Patients have already checked out Dr. Google before they see a Dr. Shrestha.”

    Rasu Shrestha, MD, MBA, CIO, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
    Rasu Shrestha on augmented intelligence

    I really believe that technological innovation, strategically managed, will help restore the human element to medicine.

    Rasu Shrestha, MD, MBA, CIO, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
    Rasu Shrestha on the patient’s circle of trust
    Rasu Shrestha, MD, MBA, is Chief Innovation Officer of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)

    Rasu Shrestha, MD, MBA, CIO

    By Peter Jaret

    Peter Jaret is the author of several health-related books, including In Self-Defense: The Human Immune System, Nurse: A World of Care, and Impact: On the Frontlines of Public Health. A frequent contributor to National Geographic, The New York Times, Reader’s Digest, Health magazine, More, AARP Bulletin, and dozens of other periodicals, Jaret is the recipient of an American Medical Association award for journalism and two James Beard awards. He lives in Petaluma, California.