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MagnifyLaurence C. Baker, PhD
Professor of Health Research and Policy and Stanford Health Policy Fellow
Department of Health Research and Policy
Stanford University
Redwood Building, T110
Stanford, CA 94305-5405
Research Interests
organization and economic performance of the U.S. health care system; managed care; healthcare regulation; healthcare technology; the Internet and health care; patient safety; physician incomes and career choices
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Working Papers
- Effect of Managed Care on Health Care Providers, The
Laurence C. Baker
National Bureau of Economic Research (1997)
- Effects of HMOs on Conventional Insurance Premiums: Theory and Evidence, The
Laurence C. Baker, Kenneth S. Corts
National Bureau of Economic Research (1995) - HMOs and Fee-for-Service Health Care Expenditures: Evidence from Medicare
Laurence C. Baker
National Bureau of Economic Research (1995) - Does Competition from HMOs Affect Fee-for-Service Physicians?
Laurence C. Baker
National Bureau of Economic Research (1994)
Reports
Journal Articles
- The relationship between low back magnetic resonance imaging, surgery, and spending: Impact of physician self-referral status
Shreibati, J. B., Laurence C. Baker
Health Services Research vol. 46, 5 (2011) - Weighing costs, benefits of imaging: Author response
Laurence C. Baker
Health Affairs vol. 30, 3 (2011) - Analyzing self-referral: The author replies
Laurence C. Baker
Analyzing self-referral: The author replies vol. 30, 6 (2011) - Association of coronary CT angiography or stress testing with subsequent utilization and spending among medicare beneficiaries
Shreibati, J.B., Laurence C. Baker, Mark A. Hlatky
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association vol. 306, 19 (2011) - Assessing cost-effectiveness and value as imaging grows: The case of carotid artery CT
Laurence C. Baker, Afendulis, C. C., Atlas, S. W.
Health Affairs (Project Hope) vol. 29, 12 (2010) - Acquisition of MRI equipment by doctors drives up imaging use and spending
Laurence C. Baker
Health Affairs (Project Hope) vol. 29, 12 (2010) - HMO coverage reduces variations in the use of health care among patients under age sixty-five
Laurence C. Baker, M. Kate Bundorf, Daniel P. Kessler
Health Affairs (Project Hope) vol. 29, 11 (2010) 
The Contribution of Health Plans and Provider Organizations to Variations in Measured Plan Quality
Laurence C. Baker, David Hopkins
International Journal for Quality in Health Care vol. epub (2010)- Patient safety climate in 92 us hospitals differences by work area and discipline
Singer, S. J., Gaba, D. M., Falwell, A., Lin, S., Hayes, J., Laurence C. Baker
Medical Care vol. 47, 1 (2009) - Relationship of safety climate and safety performance in hospitals
Singer, S., Lin, S., Falwell, A, Gaba, D., Laurence C. Baker
Health Services Research vol. 44, 2P1 (2009) - Editorial: Health Services Research in 2020: An Assessment of the Field's Workforce Needs.
Colby DC, Laurence C. Baker
Health Services Research vol. 44, 6 (2009) - Identifying Organizational Cultures that Promote Patient Safety
Sara J. Singer, Alyson Falwell Alyson Falwell, David Gaba David Gaba, Meterko M, Rosen A, Hartmann CW, Laurence C. Baker
Health Care Management and Policy vol. 34, 4 (2009) - Magnetic Resonance Imaging And Low Back Pain Care For Medicare Patients
Baras JD, Laurence C. Baker
Health Affairs vol. 28, 6 (2009) - Health Care Cost Growth Among the Privately Insured
M. Kate Bundorf, Royalty A, Laurence C. Baker
Health Affairs vol. 28, 5 (2009) - Are American Physicians more Satisfied? - Results from an International Study of Physicians in University Hospitals.
Janus K, Amelung VE, Laurence C. Baker, Gaitanides M, Rundall TG, Schwartz FW
Gesundheitswesen vol. Epub (2009) - Patient Safety Climate in 92 US Hospitals: Differences by Work Area and Discipline
Sara J. Singer, David M. Gaba, Alyson Falwell, Laurence C. Baker
Medical Care vol. 47, 1 (2009) - Trends in charges and payments for nonhospitalized emergency department pediatric visits, 1996-2003
Hsia, R. Y., MacIsaac, D., Palm, E., Laurence C. Baker
Academic Emergency Medicine vol. 15, 4 (2008) - Decreasing reimbursements for outpatient emergency department visits across payer groups from 1996 to 2004
Hsia, R. Y., MacIsaac, D., Laurence C. Baker
Annals of Emergency Medicine vol. 51, 3 (2008) - Efforts to expand physician supply deserve scrutiny
Laurence C. Baker
Health Services Research vol. 43, 4 (2008) - Finding Blunders in Thyroid Testing: Experience in Newborns
Zilka LJ, Lott JA, Laurence C. Baker, Linard SM
Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis vol. 22, 4 (2008) - Patient Safety Climate in US hospitals: Variation by Management Level
Sara J. Singer, Alyson Falwell, Laurence C. Baker
Medical Care vol. 46, 11 (2008) - Expanded Use of Imaging Technology and the Challenge of Measuring Value
Laurence C. Baker, Atlas SW, Christopher C. Afendulis
Health Affairs (Project Hope) vol. 27, 6 (2008) - Job Satisfaction and Motivation Among Physicians in Academic Medical Centers: Insights from a Cross-national Study
Janus K, Amelung VE, Laurence C. Baker, Gaitanides M, Schwartz FW, Rundall TG
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law vol. 33, 6 (2008) - Health Plan Performance Measurement: Does it Affect Quality of Care for Medicare Managed Care Enrollees?
M. Kate Bundorf, Kavita Choudhry, Laurence C. Baker
Inquiry vol. 45 (2008) 
Variations in Hospital Resource Use for Medicare and Privately Insured Populations in California
Laurence C. Baker, ES Fisher, JE Wennberg
Health Affairs vol. 27, 2 (2008)- Proposition 71 and CIRM - assessing the return on investment
Longaker, M. T., Laurence C. Baker, Greely, H. T.
Nature Biotechnology vol. 25, 5 (2007) - Ongoing physical activity advice by humans versus computers: The community health advice by telephone (CHAT) trial
King, A. C., Friedman, R., Marcus, B., Castro, C., Napolitano, M., Ahn, D., Laurence C. Baker
Health Psychology vol. 26, 6 (2007) - Physician practice size and variations in treatments and outcomes: Evidence from medicare patients with AMI
Ketcham, J. D., Laurence C. Baker, MacIsaac, D.
Health Affairs vol. 26, 1 (2007) - Does quality improvement implementation affect hospital quality of care?
Alexander, J. A., Weiner, B. J., Shortell, S. M., Laurence C. Baker
Hospital Topics vol. 85, 2 (2007) 
Level and Volume of Neonatal Intensive Care and Mortality in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
Ciaran S. Phibbs, Laurence C. Baker, AB Caughey, B Danielsen, SK Schmitt, Roderic H. Phibbs
New England Journal of Medicine vol. 356 (2007)
Workforce Perceptions of Hospital Safety Culture: Development and Validation of the Patient Safety Climate in Healthcare Organizations Survey
Sara J. Singer, M Meterko, Laurence C. Baker, David M. Gaba, Alyson Falwell, A Rosen
Health Services Research vol. Online Early Article (2007)
Laws Requiring Health Plans to Provide Direct Access to Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Use of Cancer Screening by Women
Laurence C. Baker, Jia Chan
Health Services Research vol. 42, 3p1 (2007) 
Differences in Neonatal Mortality Among Whites and Asian American Subgroups: Evidence From California
Laurence C. Baker, Christopher C. Afendulis, A Chandra, S McConville, Ciaran S. Phibbs, E Fuentes-Afflick
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine vol. 161, 1 (2007)
The Effect of Opening Mid-Level NICUS on the Location of Low-Birthweight Births in California
Corinna Haberland, Ciaran S. Phibbs, Laurence C. Baker
Pediatrics vol. 118 (2006)
Do Mandates Requiring Insurers To Pay For Emergency Care Influence The Use of the Emergency Department?
RY Hsia, Jia Chan, Laurence C. Baker
Health Affairs vol. 25, 4 (2006)
Internet use and stigmatized illness
Magdalena Berger, Todd H. Wagner, Laurence C. Baker
Social Science and Medicine vol. 61 (2005)
Evaluating The Efficiency Of California Providers In Caring For Patients With Chronic Illness
John E. Wennberg, Elliott Fisher, Laurence C. Baker, Sandra Sharp, Kristen Bronner
Health Affairs vol. 24, 6 (2005)
Free Internet Access, the Digital Divide, and Health Information
Todd H. Wagner, M. Kate Bundorf, Sara J. Singer, Laurence C. Baker
Medical Care vol. 43, 4 (2005)
Benefits Of Interoperability: A Closer Look At the Estimates
Laurence C. Baker
Health Affairs vol. 24, 1 (2005)
Consumers' Use of the Internet for Health Insurance
M. Kate Bundorf, Sara J. Singer, Todd H. Wagner, Laurence C. Baker
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Are Gatekeeper Requirements Associated with Cancer Screening Utilization?
Phillips KA, Haas JS, Liang SY, Laurence C. Baker
Health Services Research vol. 39, 1 (2004)
Do Health Plans Influence Quality of Care?
Laurence C. Baker, Hopkins D, Dixon R, Rideout J, Jeffrey J. Geppert
International Journal for Quality in Health Care vol. 16, 1 (2004)
Within-Year Variation in Hospital Utilization and Its Implications for Hospital Costs
Laurence C. Baker, Ciaran S. Phibbs, Guarino C, Supina D
Journal of Health Economics vol. 23, 1 (2004)
Relationship Between Technology Availability and Health Care Spending, The
Laurence C. Baker, Howard Birnbaum, Jeffrey J. Geppert, David Mishol
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Use of the Internet and E-mail for Health Care Information: Results from a National Survey
Laurence C. Baker, Todd H. Wagner, Sara J. Singer, M. Kate Bundorf
Journal of the American Medical Association vol. 289 (2003)
Relation Between Managed Care Market Share and the Treatment of Elderly Fee-for-Service Patients with Myocardial Infarction, The
Paul A. Heidenreich, Mark B. McClellan, CD Frances, Laurence C. Baker
The American Journal of Medicine vol. 112, 3 (2002)
Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Diverse Populations in California
M Alexander, Laurence C. Baker, C Clark, Kathryn M. McDonald, R Rowell, O Saynina, Mark A. Hlatky
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Burden of Out-of-Pocket Payments for Health Care in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, The
J. Skarbinski, H.K. Walker, Laurence C. Baker, A. Kobaladze, Z. Kirtava, Thomas A. Raffin
Journal of the American Medical Association vol. 287, 8 (2002)
Managed Care, Technology Adoption, and Health Care: The Adoption of Neonatal Intensive Care
Laurence C. Baker, Ciaran S. Phibbs
RAND Journal of Economics vol. 33, 3 (2002)
Managed Care, Health Care Quality, and Regulation
Laurence C. Baker, Mark B. McClellan
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Measuring Competition in Health Care Markets
Laurence C. Baker
Health Services Research (2001)
Managed Care and Technology Adoption in Health Care: Evidence from Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Laurence C. Baker
Journal of Health Economics (2001)
Impact of Practice Setting on Physician Perceptions of the Quality of Practice and Patient Care in the Managed Care Era, The
El Chehab, N Panicker, PR Alper, Laurence C. Baker, SR Wilson, Thomas A. Raffin
Archives of Internal Medicine vol. 161, 2 (2001)
HMO Market Penetration and Employer Health Plan Costs
Laurence C. Baker, JC Cantor, S Long, MS Marquis
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Medicaid Policy, Physician Behavior, and Health Care for the Low-Income Population
Laurence C. Baker, A.B. Royalty
Journal of Human Resources vol. 35, 3 (2000)
Competition among Employers Offering Health Insurance
D Dranove, KE Spier, Laurence C. Baker
Journal of Health Economics vol. 19, 1 (2000)
Effect of Passing an 'Anti-Immigrant' Ballot Proposition on the Use of Prenatal Care by Foreign-Born Mothers in California, The
J Spetz, Laurence C. Baker, Ciaran S. Phibbs, R Petersen, S Tafoya
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Association of Managed Care Market Share and Health Expenditures for Fee-for-Service Medicare Patients
Laurence C. Baker
Journal of the American Medical Association vol. 281, 5 (1999)
Physician's Perception of Autonomy and Satisfaction in California
M.D. Burdi, Laurence C. Baker
Health Affairs vol. 18, 4 (1999)- Has Managed Care Affected the Availability of Medical Technology?
Laurence C. Baker, Joanne Spetz
San Francisco: Public Policy Institute of California (1999) 
Managed Care, Consolidation among Health Care Providers, and Health Care: Evidence from Mammography
Laurence C. Baker, ML Brown
RAND Journal of Economics vol. 30, 2 (1999)
Managed Care and Technology Diffusion: The Case of MRI
Laurence C. Baker, S.K. Wheeler
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Effect of an Intensive Educational Program for Minority College Students and Recent Graduates on the Probability of Acceptance to Medical School
J.C. Cantor, L. Burgesen, Laurence C. Baker
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Factors Associated with Women's Adherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines
KA Phillips, K Kerlikowske, Laurence C. Baker, SW Chang, ML Brown
Health Services Research vol. 33, 1 (1998)
Factors Associated with the Perception that Debt Influences Physicians' Specialty Choices
Laurence C. Baker, D.C. Barker
Academic Medicine vol. 72, 12 (1997)
Medical Costs in Workers' Compensation Insurance: Reply
Laurence C. Baker, A.B. Krueger
Journal of Health Economics vol. 16, 5 (1997)
Market-Level Health Maintenance Organization Activity and Physician Autonomy and Satisfaction
MD Burdi, Laurence C. Baker
American Journal of Managed Care vol. 3, 9 (1997)
Effect of HMOs on Fee-for-Service Health Care Expenditures: Evidence from Medicare, The
Laurence C. Baker
Journal of Health Economics vol. 16, 4 (1997)- Physician Service to the Underserved: Implications for Affirmative Action in Medical Education
JC Cantor, EL Miles, Laurence C. Baker, DC Barker
Inquiry vol. 33, 2 (1996) 
Differences in Earnings between Male and Female Physicians
Laurence C. Baker
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HMO Penetration and the Cost of Health Care: Market Discipline or Market Segmentation
Laurence C. Baker, K.S. Corts
American Economic Review vol. 86, 2 (1996)
Tracking the Changes in Physician Practice Settings
R.C. Hughes, Laurence C. Baker
Archives of Family Medicine vol. 4, 9 (1995)
Excess Cost of Emergency Department Visits for Nonurgent Care
Laurence C. Baker, L.S. Baker
Health Affairs vol. 13, 5 (1994)- What Makes Young HMO Physicians Satisfied?
Laurence C. Baker, J.C. Cantor, E.L. Miles, L.G. Sandy
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Preparedness for Practice: Young Physicians' Views of their Professional Education
Laurence C. Baker, Laurence C. Baker, R.G. Hughes
Journal of the American Medical Association vol. 270, 9 (1993)
Twenty-Four-Hour Coverage and Worker's Compensation Insurance
Laurence C. Baker, Alan B. Krueger
Health Affairs vol. 12, Supplement 1 (1993)
Physician Satisfaction under Managed Care
Laurence C. Baker, J.C. Cantor
Health Affairs vol. 12 (1993)
Books & Book Chapters
Managed Care and Social Welfare: What has Managed Care Really Done to the US Health Care System?
Laurence C. Baker
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (Kalamazoo, MI) in "The Political Economy of Health Care Reforms", H. Zhou, ed. (2001)
What Does HMO Market Share Measure? Examining Provider Choice Restrictions
Laurence C. Baker
MIT Press in "Frontiers in Health Policy Research", A.M. Garber, ed. vol. 3 (2000)
Digging into the Effects of Managed Care on Health Care Delivery: Comments on the Papers by Feldman and Scharfstein and Meltzer, Hiltz, and Bates
Laurence C. Baker
University of Chicago Press in "The Changing Hospital Industry: Comparing Not-for-Profit and For-Profit Institutions", D. Cutler, ed. (2000)
Managed Care and Medical Technology Growth
Laurence C. Baker, J. Spetz
MIT Press (Cambridge, MA) in "Frontiers in Health Policy Research", A.M. Garber, ed. vol. 2 (1999)
Managed Care and Health Care Expenditures: Evidence from Medicare, 1990-1994
Laurence C. Baker, S. Shankarkumar
MIT Press (Cambridge, MA) in "Frontiers in Health Policy Research", A.M. Garber, ed. vol. 1 (1998)