AI in Health Care
Harnessing artificial intelligence to improve health care delivery and outcomes.
Our Work
We aim to achieve effective and efficient health care for all people by supporting collaborative, interdisciplinary, cutting-edge research, and education.
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Focus Areas
Health Care Access and Coverage
Optimizing insurance and access to health care to provide high-quality health care.
Health Care Payment and Financing
Building a better health care system by redesigning payment and financing.
Health Equity
Improving health and reducing health disparities through a more equitable health care system.
Improving Care for Older Adults
Improving the health, well-being, independence, and care of older adults.
Substance Use Disorder
Finding sustainable, humane, and effective strategies to address substance use disorder.
Population Health
Focusing on how societal events, structural forces, and policies influence the health of populations.
Featured Research Updates
We support and amplify scholarship that shapes and expands the knowledge required to improve population health, health care delivery, and health policy.
David Grande Appointed Interim Executive Director of LDI
Will Serve as Provost Office Search for Permanent Director Continues
Opioid Prescriptions Can Lead to Misuse and Poor Job Performance
Military Data Link New Opioid Prescriptions to Fewer Promotions and More Misconduct
LDI and American Healthcare
The Pennsylvania Gazette Reflects on How LDI’s Leaders and Fellows Are Meeting the Federal Policy Moment
Lincoln Was Sick at Gettysburg. It May Explain His Greatest Speech
An LDI Fellow Argues Smallpox Forced Lincoln’s Brevity—and Changed History
Philadelphia Providers Share Policy Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Recent University of Pennsylvania Study Highlights Providers’ Views on Policies That Hinder Their Ability to Treat Patients
Penn LDI and Monogram Health Announce Second Research Partnership
Initiative Supports Studies on Value-Based Care for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Working Groups
Penn LDI’s working groups convene researchers with common interests to build collaborations and catalyze new activities.
Our Experts
Over 500 LDI Fellows from across the University of Pennsylvania are part of the Penn LDI community.
Neel Chokshi, MD, MBA
- Associate Professor, Medicine and Cardiology , Perelman School of Medicine
Diana Montoya-Williams, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics , Perelman School of Medicine
- Attending Neonatologist, Neonatology , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Derek M. Griffith, PhD
- Professor, Family and Community Health , Penn Nursing
- Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy , Perelman School of Medicine
Aidan Crowley
- MD-PhD Student, Medical Scientist Training Program , Perelman School of Medicine
- MD-PhD Student, Health Care Management and Economics , Wharton School
Hojjat Salmasian, MD, PhD
- Vice President and Chief Data and Analytics Officer , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Associate Professor, Pediatrics , Perelman School of Medicine
Domenique Villani, MPH, RN
- PhD Student, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research , Penn Nursing
Norma Coe, PhD
- Director of Research , Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
- Co-Director of the Health Economics Data Analyst Pool (HEDAP) , Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Ari Borthakur, PhD, MBA
- Associate Director, Center for Magnetic Resonance & Optical Imaging, Department of Radiology , Perelman School of Medicine