Laurence Baker
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Health Research & Policy - Health Services Research
- Professor (By courtesy), Social Sciences Cluster - Economics
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Contact Information
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Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-4098
Professional Overview
Administrative Appointments
- Director of the Scholarly Concentration Program, Stanford University (2007 - present)
- Chief of Health Services Research, Department of Health Research and Policy (2001 - present)
- Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research (2002 - present)
- Fellow, Stanford Center for Health Policy (2000 - present)
Honors and Awards
- ASHE Medal, American Society of Health Economists (2008)
- Alice S. Hersh Young Investigator Award, Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy (2000)
- NIHCM Research Award, National Institute for Health Care Management (1999)
Professional Education
| PhD: | Princeton University, Economics (1994) |
| MA: | Princeton University, Economics (1994) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Much of my current research examines the impacts of changing financial incentives, regulations, and organizational structures on health care provision and costs. One aspect of work in this area involves studying impacts of managed care and related insurance arrangements on things like health care costs, the pricing of physician services, prices for health insurance, and the availability and utilization of medical technologies. Other work examines factors influencing the adoption and use of medical technologies more generally, including particular work on imaging equipment. I am also interested in a range of other questions about health care systems, physicians organizations, provider compensation, health care cost growth, and health care quality.
Publications
- Exposure to ionizing radiation and estimate of secondary cancers in the era of high-speed CT scanning: projections from the Medicare population. J Am Coll Radiol. 2012; (4): 245-50
- Association of coronary CT angiography or stress testing with subsequent utilization and spending among Medicare beneficiaries. JAMA. 2011; (19): 2128-36
- Integrated telehealth and care management program for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic disease linked to savings. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011; (9): 1689-97
- The relationship between low back magnetic resonance imaging, surgery, and spending: impact of physician self-referral status. Health Serv Res. 2011; (5): 1362-81
- Acquisition of MRI equipment by doctors drives up imaging use and spending. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010; (12): 2252-9
- Assessing cost-effectiveness and value as imaging grows:the case of carotid artery CT. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010; (12): 2260-7
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