Podcasts about RASU

HIMSS24 Episode 1 Host Justin Barnes broadcasts from HIMSS24 making this the 10th year of hosting his Live from HIMSS special episodes. On this episode Justin checks in with long time friends of the show, Rasu B. Shrestha, MD, MBA, EVP, Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer for AdvocateHealth and John Halamka, MD, President of the Mayo Clinic Platform. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Valdis Valters ar Arvīdu Rasu ir atpakaļ! Ģenerālis ar Bukmeikeru šodienas epizodē runās par latviešu veikumu šosezon. Sezonas lielākajiem pārsteigumiem, aplūkos provizorisko bracket sadalījumu un prognozēs čempionus.

Valdis Valters ar Arvīdu Rasu ir atpakaļ! Ģenerālis ar Bukmeikeru šodienas epizodē runās par latviešu veikumu šosezon. Sezonas lielākajiem pārsteigumiem un lielākajām vilšanās, aplūkos katru komandu atsevišķi un prognozēs čempionus.

Valdis Valters ar Arvīdu Rasu ir atpakaļ! Ģenerālis ar Bukmeikeru šodienas epizodē runās par lielajām maiņām starpsezonā. Kungi apskatīs arī latviešu Kristapa Porziņģa un Dāvja Bertāna sezonas prognozēm. Vai Kristaps būs pirmais latvietis vēsturē, kurš izcīnīs NBA čempionu gredzenu. Aplūkos čempionu prognozēs, MVP prognozēs un epizodi noslēgs ar ikgadējo savstarpējo spēli.

Host Justin Barnes, aka the @HITAdvisor, is at HLTH 2023 creating October Healthcare/ Digital Health Thought Leadership Month. His guests on this episode are Rich Scarfo, President of HLTH and Rasu Shrestha, Chief Innovation/Commercialization Office, Executive VP at Advocate Health. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Diennakts puses mūzikas instruments. Šo Gunara Gūžas un citu klausītāju atsūtītās mīklas Greizajos ratos min Zariņu ģimene Madonā: mamma Inguna, tētis Aivars ar bērniem Rasu (17 gadi), Pēteri (11 gadi) un Māru (6 gadi).

Topics CoveredHome sweet home: How home health services are revolutionizing healthcare by delivery quality care in the comfort of patients' homesThe key benefits of home health servicesThe role of technology and other digital health tools in enabling home health servicesBest Buy Health's remote patient monitoring devices and other home health productsAtrium Health's Hospital at Home program and the range of care options it provides for patientsThe economics of home health services to reduce healthcare costs across the boardHow Atrium Health is managing the legal implications of home health servicesThe patient and caregiver experience in home health servicesHow Best Buy Health and Atrium Health are working to bring the future of healthcare to other providers and patientsConnect with Dr. Rasu ShresthaDr. Rasu on LinkedInConnect with Deborah Di SanzoDeborah Di Sanzo on LinkedInConnect with Dr. Gautam Gulati & Dr. Jessica ShepherdDr. Gulati on TwitterDr. Gulati on LinkedInDr. Shepherd on LinkedInDr. Shepherd on TwitterResourcesAtrium HealthBest Buy HealthViVE

Šodienas podkāstā Valdis Valters ar Arvīdu Rasu atskatīsies uz aizvadītajām NBA play off spēlēm, prognozēs šīs sezonas uzvarētāju. Kā arī atskatījās uz šo sezonu kopumā un kas mūs sagaidīs nākamajā sezonā. Valdis un Arvīds ar nepacietību gaida augustu, kad Latvijas valstsvienība spēlēs Pasaules Kausā!

Many physicians today choose to pivot their careers and apply their clinical knowledge to the innovation and digital transformation side of healthcare. Dr. Rasu Shrestha was an early pioneer of this trend and as he explains, went from “the dark side of radiology to the dork side of informatics” more than two decades ago.In addition to spanning both technical and clinical roles, Dr. Shrestha brings a worldly view of medicine to his work as EVP and Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer at Advocate Health. He attended college in Malaysia and medical school in India before becoming a visiting fellow in biomedical engineering at Imperial College London and a research fellow in informatics at the University of Southern California, where he also earned his MBA.Among many other positions, Dr. Shrestha also served as Chief Innovation Officer at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at Atrium Health. After the December 2022 merger of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health, Dr. Shrestha landed in his current role at the newly formed Advocate Health, now one of the nation's largest nonprofit health systems.In an earlier Healthcare is Hard episode, Scott Powder provided his perspective on the megamerger from the Advocate Aurora side. In this episode, Keith Figlioli talked to Dr. Shrestha to hear his perspective from the Atrium side, and his thoughts on many of the biggest topics driving healthcare transformation. Some of the issue they discussed include:Financial realities in the post-pandemic era. With health systems facing some of their worst financial years ever and confronting an urgent need to transform in fundamental ways, Dr. Shrestha shares his ideas about how they can think differently. He says health systems should move beyond the idea of coopetition to the notion of strategic partnerships done right. He urges health systems to embrace the headwinds and tailwinds of the of the pandemic, while staying grounded in their mission and the reality that the old way of doing things will no longer work.Examining AI with a critical eye. There's unprecedented excitement around artificial intelligence and generative language models like Chat GPT, but issues like hallucination bias raise serious concerns. As Dr. Shrestha explains, large language models do not really answer questions; they create responses that look like answers. These responses always sound authoritative, which means they always look right, even when they're wrong. While these technologies will undoubtedly have a role in the future of healthcare, they must be carefully examined and regulated first. Inoculating against the shiny object syndrome. Dr. Shrestha discusses how important it is to separate the hype from the hope in the era of AI and startups promising other breakthrough innovations. To remain grounded, he stays focused on three areas that he explains: moving from transactional to experiential, from a patient-centered to a person-centered approach, and from episodic care to always on 24/7 care.Realizing the benefits of scale. Despite a lot of M&A and market consolidation, Dr. Shrestha talks about how there hasn't been much success yet realizing the benefits of scale. He shares his thoughts on strategies for driving those benefits and creating value at Advocate Health, and the role innovative startups can play in that journey.To hear Keith and Dr. Shrestha talk about these topics and more, listen to this episode of Healthcare is Hard: A Podcast for Insiders.

On this special episode hear these selected interviews from Justin's show at ViVE 2023 in Nashville: Rasu B. Shrestha, MD, MBA, Enterprise EVP & Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer for Advocate Health and Gil Bashe, Managing Partner, Chair Global Health, FINN Partners. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio.” Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Šodienas podkāstā Valdis Valters ar Arvīdu Rasu aizpildīs NBA bracketu, prognozēs katras kārtas iznākumus un izteiks savu minējumu par 2022/23 gada NBA čempioniem!

Basketbola Karstākie notikumi ar Kosmonautiem: Rihardu Medni, Arvīdu Rasu un Gustavu Mellenbergu.

Basketbola Karstākie notikumi ar Kosmonautiem: Rihardu Medni, Arvīdu Rasu un Gustavu Mellenbergu, kā arī ekspress intervija ar Franci Lāci.

Basketbola Karstākie notikumi ar Kosmonautiem: Valdi Valteru, Rihardu Medni, Arvīdu Rasu un Gustavu Mellenbergu.

Basketbola karstie notikumi Pasaulē ar Kosmonautiem: Valdi Valteru, Arvīdu Rasu un Rihardu Medni.

Basketbola Karstās naglas kopā ar Gustavu Mellenbergu, Valdi Valteru un Arvīdu Rasu

Basketbola Karstās naglas kopā ar Rihardu Medni, Valdi Valteru un Arvīdu Rasu.

Halid i njegov menadžer Nedim Srnja u saradnji sa jednim od sponzora koncerta kompanijom “Alma Ras” za radnice na odjelu domaće proizvodnje u Olovu priredili su nesvakidašnje iznenađenje.

Basketbola Karstās Naglas kopā ar Valdi Valteru, Rihardu Medni, Arvīdu Rasu un Gustavu Mellenbergu.

Basketbola Karstās Naglas kopā ar Rihardu Medni, Gustavu Mellenbergu, Valdi Valteru, Arvīdu Rasu.

Basketbola Karstās Naglas kopā ar Rihardu Medni, Gustavu Mellenbergu, Arvīdu Rasu un Valdi Valteru.

Valdis Valters ar Arvīdu Rasu un Jānis Celmiņu ir atpakaļ! Šodienas tēmas: - Porziņģa labākā sezona karjerā; - Vai KP tiks šī gada All-Star spēlē vai All NBA komandā; - NBA tankošanās ir gandrīz izskausta; - Dāvja Bertāna neveiksmīgā sezona; - Kuras komandas veiks sastāva maiņas; - Vērtīgākā spēlētāja prognozes; - Kāpēc redzam tik daudz triple-double; - Vai kādreiz aizsardzība bija labākā līmenī; - Cik punktus mūsdienās mestu Džordans; - Savstarpējās spēles rezultāti.

NBA Karstās naglas kopā ar Rihardu Medni, Valdi Valteru un Arvīdu Rasu.

NBA Karstās naglas kopā ar Gustavu Mellenbergu, Arvīdu Rasu un Valdi Valteru.

NBA Karstās naglas kopā ar Gustavu Mellenbergu, Valdi Valteru, Arvīdu Rasu.

NBA Karstās naglas kopā ar Gustavu Mellenbergu, Arvīdu Rasu, Valdi Valteru un Rihardu Medni

Pasaules kausa fināls ir klāt- Argentīna pret Franciju, Messi pret Mbapē! Valdis Valters ar Arvīdu Rasu analizē abu izlašu ceļu līdz fināliem, pašu veiktās prognozes par finālistiem un beigas arī veic savu čempiona izvēli!

NBA karstās naglas kopā ar Valdi Valteru, Arvīdu Rasu un Rihardu Medni

NBA Karstās naglas kopā ar Rihardu Medni, Valdi Valteru, Gustavu Mellenbergu un Arvīdu Rasu.

Hosts Gil Bashe and Gregg Masters welcome Rasu Shrestha, MD, MBA, enterprise executive vice president & chief strategy and transformation officer for Atrium Health, one of the largest non-profit and leading academic health systems in the US. In addition to his enterprise and transformational role he spearheads a renewed focus on innovation, launching new healthcare inventions, discoveries and ideas to benefit patients and the communities Atrium Health serves. Previously, Dr. Shrestha served as chief innovation officer for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where he was responsible for driving UPMC's innovation strategy, serving as a catalyst in transforming the payer-provider organization into a more patient-focused and economically sustainable system. In addition to leading innovation at UPMC, Shrestha also served as executive vice president of UPMC Enterprises. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Valdis Valters ar Arvīdu Rasu aizpilda Pasaules kausa bracketu prognozējot savus finālistus, uzvarētājus un kausa ieguvējus.

NBA Karstās Naglas kopā ar Rihardu Medni, Valdi Valteru, Arvīdu Rasu un Gustavu Mellenbergu.

On today's episode of Health UnaBASHEd, our guest is Rasu Shrestha, MD, MBA, (@RasuShrestha) enterprise executive vice president & chief strategy and transformation officer for Atrium Health, one of the largest non-profit and leading academic health systems in the US. In addition to his enterprise and transformational role he spearheads a renewed focus on innovation, launching new healthcare inventions, discoveries and ideas to benefit patients and the communities Atrium Health serves. Previously, Dr. Shrestha served as chief innovation officer for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where he was responsible for driving UPMC's innovation strategy, serving as a catalyst in transforming the payer-provider organization into a more patient-focused and economically sustainable system. In addition to leading innovation at UPMC, Shrestha also served as executive vice president of UPMC Enterprises.   ==##==  

NBA karstās Naglas kopā ar Valdi Valteru, Arvīdu Rasu, Gustavu Mellenbergu un Rihardu Medni

Basketbola Karstās Naglas kopā ar Valdi Valteru, Gustavu Mellenbergu, Arvīdu Rasu.

Basketbola Karstās Naglas kopā ar Valdi Valteru, Gustavu Mellenbergu, Arvīdu Rasu un Rihardu Medni.

Valdis Valters ar Arvīdu Rasu ir atpakaļ! Ģenerālis ar Bukmeikeru šodienas epizodē runās par to cik maksā izcīnīt čempiona titulu, starpsezonas interesantākajiem notikumiem, rietumu un austrumu konferences spēku samēriem. Kungi apskatīs arī latviešu Kristapa Porziņģa un Dāvja Bertāna sezonas prognozēm, MVP prognozēm, franču supertalanta Viktora Vembanjama efektam un epizodi noslēgs ar ikgadējo savstarpējo spēli.

Šī gada rudenī aprit 100 gadi, kopš tika nodibināta Liepājas opera. Godinot šo zīmīgo notikumu, oktobra mēnesī Liepājas koncertzāle “Lielais dzintars” mūzikas un vēstures cienītājus aicinās uz grandiozu jubilejas programmu. Tās ietvaros pirmo reizi gaismā tiks celti četri īpaši projekti – opera ģimenēm "Mūž(-uš)īgais lidojums", opera "Fausta pazudināšana" ar maestro Imanta Rešņa debiju uz koncertzāles skatuves, izstāde par Liepājas operas vēsturi un izglītojoša lekcija par operas tradīcijām Liepājā. "Klasikā" tiekamies ar dramaturģi Rasu Bugavičuti-Pēci, lai plašāk runātu par komponista Jēkaba Nīmaņa, režisores Māras Ķimeles, scenogrāfa Reiņa Suhanova un pašas Rasas Bugavičutes-Pēces radīto jaundarbu – operu ģimenēm "Mūž(-uš)īgais lidojums", kas pirmizrādi piedzīvos 8. oktobrī plkst. 12.00. Jaundarbs atklās aizraujošu muzikālu stāstu par mušu, kura, uzzinādama, ka vidējais mušas dzīves ilgums ir vien 28 dienas, izlēma darīt visu, lai kļūtu mūžīga. Stāsts ir par mūžīgām vērtībām un Liepāju – tās skaisto pilsētvidi un laimi dzīvot šajā vēju pilsētā. Mazajiem un lielajiem klausītājiem to kopā ar Latvijas Nacionālās operas un baleta solistiem Marlēnu Keini, Lauru Grecku, Juri Jopi un dziedātāju Jāni Strazdiņu uz koncertzāles lielās skatuves atskaņos un izspēlēs Liepājas talantīgie un muzikālie jaunieši – Liepājas Mūzikas, mākslas un dizaina vidusskolas (LMMDV) audzēkņi. Plašāk par Liepājas operas simtgades svinību norisi lūkojiet šeit!  

Personally, I have been waiting for today's episode of #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy for a while. Jim Joyce and I had the pleasure to host a dear friend and one of the best human beings I know, Rasu Shrestha MD MBA, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer at Atrium Health. I certainly god a boost of human kindness in our discussion today:

The pandemic exposed the cracks in the healthcare system. But how do we prioritize resources to maximize capabilities for the future?By prioritizing partnerships.Dr. Rasu Shrestha is Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer and Executive Vice President for Atrium Health, one of the largest non-profit and leading academic health systems in the United States. Dr. Shrestha is responsible for Atrium Health's enterprise strategy, including planning and tactical direction for the organization's current strategic roadmap.On this episode, Dr. Shrestha joins hosts Dr. Gautam Gulati and Dr. Jordan Shlain to discuss his background and how he's forging a path to the future by breaking down walls and building bridges to person-centered care enabled by technology.We discuss the cracks exposed in our healthcare system during the COVID and how we can pivot to make the heroics displayed during the pandemic the blueprint of how we operate going forward.Listen as Dr. Shrestha shares why social impact is such a big driver at Atrium Health and how they're embracing their mission of health, hope, and healing for the future of healthcare.Topics CoveredHow Dr. Shrestha's personal experiences, combined with today's healthcare climate, inform what he is doing at AtriumHow the pandemic accentuated the cracks in the healthcare systemHow Atrium is creating a blueprint for collaborating in public-private partnershipsWhy human struggles mixed with a healthcare emergency and chaos in the healthcare field is the recipe for disasterHow Atrium is using technology to leverage data to reach underserved communitiesHow Atrium is thinking globally while acting locally in its program rolloutAn inside look at ‘The Pearl,' Atrium Health's innovative new medical schoolHow Atrium is asking the right questions to overcome data blind spotsDr. Shrestha's quest to prioritize Atrium Health's mission of health, hope, and healing for allConnect with Dr. Rasu ShresthaDr. Shrestha on LinkedInDr. Shrestha on TwitterConnect with Dr. Gautam Gulati, Dr. Jordan Shlain, & Dr. Jessica ShepherdDr. Gulati on TwitterDr. Gulati on LinkedInDr. Shlain on TwitterDr. Shlain on LinkedInDr. Shepherd on LinkedInDr. Shepherd on TwitterResourcesAtrium HealthViVE

Šobrīd aktuālu pasaules procesu pētījumiem – arī mūsu gatavībai dažādām pasaules kataklizmām – no tehnoekoloģiska skatu punkta pievērsušies mākslinieki izstādē “Trauslā realitāte”. Ar šo izstādi 25. augustā atklāj RIXC Mākslas un zinātnes festivālu, kas norisināsies Rīgā līdz 16. oktobrim. RIXC festivāla programmas centrālais notikums - izstāde "Trauslā realitāte" - aplūkojama "Kim?" Laikmetīgās mākslas centrā "Sporta 2" kvartālā. Par izstādi un RIXC Mākslas un zinātnes festivālu Kultūras rondo studijā runājam ar kuratori Rasu Šmiti, kā arī māksliniekiem Sabīni Šnē un Jurģi Peteru. "Mūs visus ir ietekmējušas gan pandēmijas sekas, gan, protams, karš Ukrainā, kas tik dramatiski izmainīja pozīciju, kurā mēs kā festivāla rīkotāji šajā ģeopolitiskajā situācijā atrodamies, salīdzinoši pret pārējo Rietumeiropu. Mēs ilgi domājām, kā varētu parādīt to situāciju, ka mēs esam, no vienas puses, turpat, kur visi pārējie, apzināmies visu, kā darbojas mākslīgais intelekts, ka notiek milzīga tehnoloģizēšanās - tā ir mūsu visvairāk un dziļāk pētītā tēma. Bet, no otras puses, mūsu interese un saikne ar dabu - kā tas sasaucas kopā, arī klimata izmaiņas, kuras šovasar Eiropā nu jau ir pieredzējis gandrīz ikviens iedzīvotājs," raidījumā stāsta Rasa Šmite. Izstādē līdz 16. oktobrim kopumā būs skatāmi 13 ārvalstu un Latvijas mākslinieku darbi. Autori tajos uz šobrīd aktuāliem pasaules procesiem skatās no tehnoekoloģiskas perspektīvas, pētot gan Čornobiļas atsvešinātās zonas telpu akustiku, gan virtuāli iegremdējoties karavīru imersīvajā atmiņā, gan vizualizējot mūsu gatavību visdažādākajām kataklizmām – no zemestrīcēm, viesuļvētrām, kara likumiem līdz pat zombiju apokalipsei. "Šī gada festivāls tiecas aplūkot mūsu laikmeta mestos izaicinājumus - līdzās mediju visuresamībai, nedrošībai par pandēmijas sekām un sociālajai sašķeltībai, ko vēl vairāk pastiprina līdzās notiekošais karš, šobrīd pieredzot mūsdienu pasaules "trauslo realitāti"," stāsta izstādes rīkotāji. Izmantojot mākslīgo intelektu, mākslinieki izstādes attēlos, piemēram, liek izdzist tajos fiksētajiem cilvēkiem vai arī, izmantojot mākslīgos neironu tīklus, rada pilnīgi jaunu, no seniem fotouzņēmumiem restaurētu portretu estētiku. Apmeklētājiem būšot iespēja izstādē arī radīt īslaicīgus un mainīgus selfijus ar virtuālām mušām.

Šodienas epoizodē Valdis Valters ar Arvīdu Rasu astkatās uz izteiktajām prognozēm sākoties NBA izslēgšanas spēlēm un prognozē kā noritēs Goldensteitas ''Warriors'' un Bostons ''Celtics'' fināls.

Mietiņš, kam galā zvaigznīte rotājas. Kā šo Jetes Kārkliņas un citu klausītāju atsūtītās mīklas minēs Viršu ģimene Rīgā: mamma Vizma (Rīgas Jauno tehniķu centrā Lego pulciņa vadītāja) ar meitām Paulu (15 gadi), Lauru (13 gadi) un Rasu (6 gadi), klausieties raidījumā Greizie rati.

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Art at its core is a form of self-expression which informs and defines life and culture. Rasu Jilani is an independent curator, cultural producer, and social sculptor, who investigates the intersections between art, culture, and civic engagement as a method of raising critical consciousness. The main objective of his work is to catalyze interaction between artists, cultural institutions, the local community and the wider public, to promote cultural awareness and artistic literacy to diverse communities through exhibitions, public programs, community dialogues and festivals. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/toni-williams72/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/toni-williams72/support

Today Adam and Dan talk to Dr. Rasu Shrestha, MD MBA CSTO and Executive VP of Atrium Health. Listen to learn more about Atrium's current push of digital consumer initiatives and the importance of involving patients from the start—at that moment when you're creating new solutions. Using patient-centric design models, Atrium does just that.

Ben & Jay bring back two former guests and Atrium Health strategy and innovation leaders - Dr. Rasu Shrestha & Todd Dunn.  Rasu and Todd reflect back on what makes them #AtriumHealthProud during a unforeseen and unprecedented 2020, and paint a picture of what innovation at Atrium Health looks like going forward.  Plus, what have been their favorite A Sherpa's Guide to Innovation episodes?  What a great way to wrap up 2020 with two insightful and thoughtful leaders who don't shy away from bring their heart and their empathy to the workplace.  Thank you all for listening and we look forward to 2021, which will bring our 100th episode!All Things Twitter:Dr. Rasu Shrestha (as if you're not following him already!)Todd DunnA Sherpas' Guide to InnovationBen TingeyJay GerhartSupport the show (https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/)

In this episode we welcome Dr. Rasu Shrestha to the Atrium Health family as our new EVP and Chief Strategy Officer. Formerly, Dr. Shrestha was Chief Innovation Officer at UPMC and EVP of UPMC Enterprises. Get to know this dynamic healthcare leader as he reflects on experiences and influences that have shaped his approach to leadership and innovation, and his exuberance as he anticipates guiding strategy for Atrium Health. He also gives a teaser for his upcoming HIMSS presentations, what #pinksocks means to him, and what he's been leading lately.  Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you Dr. Rasu Shrestha, innovation and strategy thought leader extraordinaire!@RasuShrestha @AtriumHealth @SherpaPod @TheBenReport  #innovationengine@HIMSS #HIMSS19 @UPMC @UPMCEnterprises #pinksocks @JohnCarreyrou #badblood  @TomFriedman @GavinNewsom @primantibros #primantibros - A Sherpa's Guide to Innovation is a proud member of the Health Podcast Network @HealthPodNet - Support the show (https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/)

This week, Dr. Rasu Shrestha, MBA comes into the Epicast studios to talk about his role as an innovation leader at both UPMC and its subsidiary, UPMC Enterprises.  If you're not already familiar with UPMC, it's a major healthcare organization that grew out of the University of Pittsburgh, and not long ago it became the largest employer in Pennsylvania.  UPMC Enterprises is the creative arm, building products and businesses with entrepreneurs.   Dr. Shrestha is a kind-hearted, design-thinking innovator, working to improve healthcare through technology and innovation in the age of defensive medicine and courtroom thinking.  In this episode, he tells our host Scot MacTaggart about the current state of healthcare, about his experience with entrepreneur pitches, and what he is ultimately looking for from the startup community.  

Rasu Shrestha is physician and business executive who spends his time thinking about how to keep people out of his hospitals. Well, sort of. Rasu is the Chief Innovation Officer at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Executive Vice President at UPMC Enterprises, where he leads a large team of people working to align all sides of the payer-provider-patient relationship work together. The goal?  [To] make sure that thriving becomes a thing so that if we don't do a procedure, if we don't have a patient in our hospital beds, economically it still makes sense for the system as a whole. Rasu and the UPMC team work from the assumption that patient-centric care and building an economically viable business don't have to be mutually exclusive. So, they give people access to tools that will help them become (or stay) healthy and stay out of UPMC's hospital beds. At the same time, UPMC isn't just a hospital system, but also a payer. With this integrated system, along with the portfolio of companies within UPMC Enterprises, the organization is finding ways to maintain actual wellness without having the revenue pressure of doing more procedures. Value-based care writ large. If our hospital beds are filled in the future we have failed. And we're specifically focusing on technologies and capabilities that would allow for our hospital beds not to be filled.