Intelligent Health: The Movement to Unify Data, Harness AI, and Empower People to Thrive

by Nasim Afsar

320 pages, Hardcover

Published March 17, 2026

About the author

Nasim Afsar, MD, MBA, is a global healthcare executive with nearly two decades of leadership experience transforming health and care. She has served as Chief Health Officer at Oracle, led billion-dollar health systems as Chief Operating Officer, and advanced population health management and value-based care as an Associate Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Afsar has worked with healthcare delivery systems, payers, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and technology firms. She has partnered with the White House and global health agencies and serves on multiple boards. She brings a powerful combination of clinical expertise, operational leadership, and technological insight—rare experience that grounds her commitment to reimagining the future of health and care.

Reviews

[Kevin D]

This is one of the most thoughtful and optimistic books I’ve read about the future of healthcare. Dr. Nasim Afsar manages to make AI, data, and digital health both accessible and genuinely exciting without losing sight of what matters most: the patient. Rather than dwelling on the risks, she offers a balanced, practical vision for how technology can make healthcare more personalized, preventive, and empowering.

What I appreciated most was that this isn’t just a book about AI—it’s about reimagining healthcare in a way that gives patients a more active role while providing a clear roadmap for everyone.

I finished the book feeling informed, hopeful, and excited about what’s possible. Whether you work in healthcare or are simply curious about where medicine is headed, I highly recommend Intelligent Health.

[Juliana Di Simone]

I run a health company building continuous, longitudinal models of patient health. Intelligent Health is the clearest articulation I've read of where this field needs to go. Nasim writes about unified data, real reasoning across care, and the person as the only real lever for system change. She goes farther into the future than most are willing to, and she does it in a way that's specific and readable. She doesn't soften how hard getting there will be. She makes it impossible to look away from. I bought copies for my team. I'd send it to every investor I talk to.