R. Lawrence Van Horn

Biography

A renowned expert and researcher on health care management and economics, Larry Van Horn is a leading figure within the Vanderbilt health care community.

Consulting

Professor Van Horn’s research in consumer driven health care markets assisted the Whitehouse with the June 24, 2019 Executive Order requiring true price transparency in healthcare markets, which was signed into law on November 15, 2019. He is a member of the Health Human Services (HHS) Quality Summit Panel. He has consulted with many of the largest hospital systems and insurers in the US on topics of data analysis as well as antitrust concerns.

Leadership

Professor Van Horn holds many leading positions at Owen and in the healthcare community. He is the Executive Director of Health Affairs and Founder and Director of the Center of Health Care Market Innovation at Vanderbilt. He is also the Co-Director of Nashville Health Care Council Fellows Program (alongside Senator Bill Frist). He is on the board of directors for Community Health Care Realty Trust (NYSE: CHCT), Quorum Health Corporation (NYSE: QHC), Savida, Inc. He is a member of the CEO Council for Council Capital, and advisory boards for Harpeth Capital and the Mainsail Group.

Publications

Professor Van Horn’s research on healthcare organizations, markets and managerial incentives has appeared in such leading publications as the Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Medical Care, Harvard Business Review, New England Journal of Medicine, Management Science and Operations Management and Stanford Law Review.

Research Interests

Professor Van Horn's current research interests include consumer driven health care markets, nonprofit conduct, governance and objectives in healthcare markets, and the measurement of healthcare outcomes and productivity.

Education

Ph.D., The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1997

MBA, University of Rochester, 1992

MPH, University of Rochester, 1990