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Mission
Care through balance.
Advance high-quality care by balancing technology integration with cost leadership. Foster sustainable operations, advance patient outcomes, and deliver measurable value through disciplined strategy.
About ASKARR
Built on peer-reviewed outcomes and operating discipline.
ASKARR Healthcare Consulting was founded on the conviction that healthcare organizations deserve advisory that goes beyond recommendations. We operate at the overlap between healthcare and digital transformation, where research standards, operating discipline, and practical execution have to meet.
The Founder
Rodney Rosalia
PhD, MBA
Founder and Principal Consultant
Core Competencies
Healthcare operations management and strategic project leadershipDigital healthcare transformation, ERP, HIS, BI, and eHealth implementationData governance, NEN7522, BOMOS, and patient-facing information standardsCost-of-care analysis and value-based healthcare
The Founder
Rodney Rosalia
PhD, MBA
Founder and Principal Consultant
Rodney Rosalia combines a PhD in Translational Medicine with an Executive MBA in Finance and Accounting and more than a decade of international healthcare advisory experience.
His work spans healthcare process optimization, business analysis, digital transformation, governance design, and data-driven quality improvement across hospital, laboratory, and health information domains.
He has advised on personal health record governance and national information standards, led digital transformation programs in cardiac surgery quality management, and supported operational improvement in laboratory medicine and specialist care settings.
Rodney’s academic record is available on Semantic Scholar and his professional trajectory on LinkedIn.
“Healthcare transformation only works when strategy, governance, data, and operations move together.”
Professional Focus
- Healthcare operations management and strategic project leadership
- Digital healthcare transformation, ERP, HIS, BI, and eHealth implementation
- Data governance, NEN7522, BOMOS, and patient-facing information standards
- Cost-of-care analysis and value-based healthcare
- Quality improvement, ISO 9001 support, and stakeholder alignment
- International consulting and change management
Selected Publications
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe · 2021
How digital transformation can help achieve value-based healthcare: Balkans as a case in point
JMIR Serious Games · 2022
Virtual Reality Simulation Training for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation After Cardiac Surgery: Face and Content Validity Study
JTCVS Techniques · 2023
Virtual reality simulation as a training tool for perfusionists in extracorporeal circulation: Establishing face and content validity
Academic Credentials
PhD
Translational Medicine, Leiden University
Executive MBA
Finance & Accounting, Maastricht School of Management
MSc
Oncology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
BSc
Life Sciences, Saxion University of Applied Sciences
Registration
Public legal details, kept out of the way.
- Primary entity
- ASKARR Healthcare Consulting OÜ
Registry code 17492390 - Registered address
- Tornimäe tn 5, Kesklinna linnaosa, 10145 Tallinn, Estonia
- Secondary entity
- ASR Healthcare Consulting, LLC
Registration number 7658435
Principles
What we believe, envision, and how we work.
Three commitments anchor every engagement. Strategy without them is performance art; operations without them drift.
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Vision
Data-literate health systems.
A future where healthcare organizations are powered by data-driven insights and efficient health data exchange, operating at the overlap of healthcare and digital transformation.
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Method
Rigor, then hands.
Deep industry knowledge, academic rigor, and a pragmatic hands-on approach tailored to each client. Insightful, actionable advice that drives sustainable results.
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01
Mission
Care through balance.
Advance high-quality care by balancing technology integration with cost leadership. Foster sustainable operations, advance patient outcomes, and deliver measurable value through disciplined strategy.
02
Vision
Data-literate health systems.
A future where healthcare organizations are powered by data-driven insights and efficient health data exchange, operating at the overlap of healthcare and digital transformation.
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Method
Rigor, then hands.
Deep industry knowledge, academic rigor, and a pragmatic hands-on approach tailored to each client. Insightful, actionable advice that drives sustainable results.
Trajectory
The practice sits between evidence and execution.
Rodney’s path runs from oncology research through healthcare operations, business training, and international advisory work.
- 2007
Research foundation
MSc Oncology · University of Amsterdam
Milestone - 2014
Doctoral training
PhD · Leiden University
Milestone - 2022
Operating discipline
Executive MBA · Maastricht
Milestone - 2023
Practice formed
ASKARR founded
Milestone - Today
Advisory focus
Strategy, governance, data, and operations
Current
Work with ASKARR
Work with a practice built for the long run.
A scoping conversation is the first step. We establish fit before anything else. No sales pressure, no commitment required.
Response within 24h · NDA by default