Faculty Profile: R. Lawrence Van Horn

A renowned expert and researcher on health care management and economics, Larry Van Horn is a leading figure within the Vanderbilt health care community. He has conducted industry research for such organizations as Kodak Health Imaging, Health Care Financing Administration, Kaiser Family Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Van Horn has consulted for national consulting firms, managed care organizations, pharmaceutical firms and foreign governments. His research on healthcare organizations, managerial incentives in nonprofit hospitals and the conduct of managed care firms has appeared in such leading publications as the Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Medical Care, Medical Care Research and Review, Journal of Public Budgeting and Financial Management, and Harvard Business Review. Van Horn also serves as the Executive Director of Health Affairs, Co-Director of the Center of Health Care Market Innovation at Vanderbilt and is the Co-Director of Nashville Health Care Council.