Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD, president and CEO of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation, was interviewed by Vox for its article "Why monkeypox is a repeat of the data mistakes made with COVID-19."
The article explores how accurate data is critical for a coordinated response to public health emergencies, and how the U.S. lacks reliable systems to share information between healthcare providers and decision-makers for a more timely, collaborative, and impactful response.
Dr. Feinstein, as spokesperson for the National Patient Safety Board, said the nation's approach to healthcare needs to change by taking a data-based approach similar to the airline industry, which has tracked and used data to drastically decrease accident and fatality rates.