The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and the University of Pennsylvania Health System announce the inaugural LDI-Penn Medicine Research Laboratory. Developed in partnership between Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD (Executive Director, Penn LDI) and Kevin Mahoney, MBA (Chief Executive Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), the Research Lab is a unique partnership that invites the deep expertise of LDI-affiliated faculty to Penn Medicine’s health delivery setting to ask and answer pressing questions about health care delivery. The goals of this strategic partnership are both to advance LDI’s mission of developing generalizable health care knowledge for the nation and to generate actionable knowledge which guides Penn Medicine’s operational decisions towards ensuring that patients receive the best care.

Research Lab Director

 

Past Funding Opportunities

For 2026, the Research Lab solicits proposals that improve the effectiveness, efficiency, safety and experience of care delivery at Penn Medicine, with a special focus on how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can optimize health care delivery. See the selected projects here.

Penn LDI and Penn Medicine announce the 5th Annual Request for Proposals. This year, the Research Lab solicits proposals that improve the effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and experience of care delivery at Penn Medicine, with a special focus on how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can optimize health care delivery.

The LDI-Penn Medicine Research Laboratory’s 2025 grant award proposals focused on “Leveraging Technology to Improve Health Care Delivery.” See the selected projects here.

The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and the University of Pennsylvania Health System announce the 4^th Annual Request for Proposals for the LDI-Penn Medicine Research Laboratory. This year the Research Lab solicits proposals for projects focused on improving the efficiency and experience of care delivered at Penn Medicine with a specific focus optimizing the use of technology, including automation, the electronic health record, and artificial intelligence.   

The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and the University of Pennsylvania Health System announce the 3^rd Annual Request for Proposals for the LDI-Penn Medicine Research Laboratory.

This year, the Research Lab solicits proposals for projects focused on improving the efficiency and value of care provided at Penn Medicine. 

In support of the goals of the new LDI-Penn Medicine partnership, the Research Lab solicited proposals for projects focused on the following priority area for 2022:  Optimizing Health Care Through Community-Based Sites of Care.

Steering Committee

Srinath Adusumalli, MD, MSHP

Kit Delgado, MD, MS

Kevin Johnson, MD, MS

Karen B. Lasater, PhD, RN

Raina Merchant, MD, MSHP

Anna E. Schoenbaum, DNP, RN

Roy Schwartz, MBA

Michele M. Volpe, FACHE

Richard Wender, MD