Author Archives: Rushika Fernandopolle, MD, MPP, CEO and Co-Founder of Iora Health

Rushika is a primary care physician who has spent much of the last ten years involved in efforts to improve the quality of healthcare delivered to patients. He was the first Executive Director of the Harvard Interfaculty Program for Health Systems Improvement and served as a Managing Director of the Advisory Board Company. He serves on the faculty and earned his AB, MD, and MPP from Harvard University. He completed his clinical training at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
Redesigning Patient Care

Reimagining Primary Care: A Radical Path to Better Patient Outcomes

Her name was Joyce, and I had the pleasure of meeting her when she first came to my practice many years ago. Her hair was disheveled, she arrived late, and her health was a mess. Her diabetes and hypertension were way out of control, she was intermittently taking her medications, her diet was awful, she […]