Becker's Healthcare August 11, 2020
Omkar Kulkarni, who became Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ first chief innovation officer in 2018, is no stranger to the healthcare technology field.
In his role at CHLA, Mr. Kulkarni has launched a virtual care program, played a key role in the creation and implementation of digital health tools, and led efforts to bring innovation into pediatric care and medical research.
Before joining CHLA as its inaugural chief innovation officer, Mr. Kulkarni served as executive director of Cedars-Sinai Accelerator, the Los Angeles-based health system’s innovation collaborative. In that position, he examined more than 3,000 healthcare startups, acting as both a mentor and liaison. He worked in performance improvement at Cedars-Sinai for about eight years before taking that role.
Mr. Kulkarni, who...