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“Innovation in Healthcare IT” with guest speaker Dr. Rasu Shrestha, Chief Innovation Officer of UPMC

May 16, 2018 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Exciting May 16th event! “Innovation in Healthcare IT”

with guest speaker Dr. Rasu Shrestha, Chief Innovation Officer of UPMC

When: May 16, 2018

Where: Center for Connected Medicine – US Steel Tower – 600 Grant St, 60th floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Time: 5:00-8:00PM

Topics: Innovation in Healthcare Technology, including a demo of the technology at the CCM

Speaker: Dr. Rasu B. Shrestha with Introduction by Richard Wojtaseski, ISD Director of UPMC Enterprise Service Operations and WPHIMSS Board Member

Rasu B. Shrestha, MD, MBA
Chief Innovation Officer, UPMC
Executive Vice President, UPMC Enterprises

As Chief Innovation Officer for UPMC, a $20B world-renowned health care provider and insurer based in Pittsburgh, PA, Dr. Shrestha plays a leading role in driving UPMC’s innovation strategy, serving as a catalyst for transforming the organization into a more patient-focused and economically sustainable system. Dr. Shrestha also serves as an Executive Vice President of UPMC Enterprises, working to facilitate new health care intelligence, technology expertise and entrepreneurial drive to solve complex health care challenges.

Prior to leading innovation at UPMC, Dr. Shrestha served as Vice President of Information Technology and was Medical Director of Interoperability and Imaging Informatics at UPMC. Before joining UPMC, Dr. Shrestha was Informatics Director at the University of Southern California, where he was also Professor of Radiology Research at the Keck School of Medicine.

Dr. Shrestha received his medical degree from CCS University in India, completed his fellowship in informatics from the University of London, and earned his MBA from the University of Southern California. He was recently recognized as “Executive of the Year” by Healthcare Dive, and was acknowledged as one of the “Top 20 Health IT Leaders Driving Change” and as a “Top Healthcare Innovator” by InformationWeek.

 

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Date:
May 16, 2018
Time:
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Categories:
Networking, Educational
Website:
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Center for Connected Medicine
US Steel Tower - 600 Grant St, 60th floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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