Episode 44: Founder & CEO of Iora Health: Rushika Fernandopulle: Restoring Humanity to Healthcare

Cramming in patients, barely having time to eat lunch, spending hours at the end of the day writing notes from visits, and so many billing codes. This is not why Rushika Fernandopulle became a doctor. Rushika became a doctor because he wanted to help people and he realized he couldn’t do that given the current healthcare system. In this special episode, WD Partners’ Dan Stanek takes over as host of WDCast and sits down with the founder and CEO of Iora Health – Dr. Rushika Fernandopulle. They discuss what’s broken in the US healthcare system, how Iora Health is attempting to fix it, and what it means to be a human-centered healthcare organization. <br /> <br />1:14 – Rushika’s background & journey<br />3:31 – I’m gonna change the system<br />6:05 – The Iora Health difference<br />10:25 – Human-centered principles<br />12:13 – Value-based payment<br />14:01 – The primary care lever<br />18:20 – Changing the delivery system<br />21:27 – The impact of the pandemic<br />23:20 – The role of technology<br />26:54 – CEO + MD