Karen Feinstein Chairs Panel on Healthcare Trends at 30th Annual Princeton Conference

Pictured from left to right are: Stephen Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA, Stuart Altman, PhD, and Karen Feinstein. (Photo by Heratch Photography)

The Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) was among the lead sponsors of the 30^th Annual Princeton Conference held in Boston Oct 2-4, continuing its long-time support of the prestigious health policy forum.

Jewish Healthcare Foundation President and CEO Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD chaired the panel "Megatrends on the Horizon," a discussion on trends in artificial intelligence, technology, and equity investment with Peterson Center on Healthcare Executive Director Caroline Peterson and Harvard Business School Executive Fellow Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD, MBA. The panel covered technology and systems change in health care, digital health, clinical AI applications, and the perspective of AI and venture capital firms.

In her comments, Dr. Feinstein highlighted the work of the National Patient Safety Board and of the Regional Autonomous Patient Safety initiative, a project working to establish hubs of regional activity to innovate on healthcare solutions through academic and private partnerships. The initiatives are working to find ways to encourage larger health systems to strive to improve patient safety and put systems in place to increase positive outcomes.

The Council on Health Care Economics and Policy at Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management hosts the conference annually in Princeton, N.J. Without Stuart Altman, PhD and his team at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University there would be no Princeton Conference. This year's conference, titled "Reshaping the Health Care System in a Post-Pandemic Era," served as a national platform for health policy experts to present and debate key issues. It was a joyous reunion for the many regular Princeton Conference attendees who have not gathered in person during the pandemic.