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Baker. \u201cFinancial Incentives, Professional Values and Performance: A Study of Pay-for-Performance in a Professional Organization\u201d Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2012; 33: 964-983.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Young, G., C. Chou, J. Alexander, S, Lee and E. Raver. \u201cProvision of Community Benefits by Tax Exempt U.S. Hospitals\u201d New England Journal of Medicine (Special Article), 2013; 368: 1519&#8211;1527.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Healthcare Professional Workforce: Understanding Human Capital in a Changing Industry (Eds. Gary Young, Northeastern University; Tim Hoff, Northeastern University; Kathleen Sutcliffe, Johns Hopkins University), Oxford University Press, 2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zepeda, D., G. Nyaga, and G. Young. \u201cSupply Chain Risk Management and Hospital Inventory: Effects of System Affiliation\u201d Journal of Operations Management, 2016; 44: 30-47.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Young, G, D. Zepeda, S. Flaherty and *N. Thai. \u201cHospital Employment of Physicians in Massachusetts is Associated with Inappropriate Diagnostic Imaging\u201d Health Affairs, 2021; 40: 710 &#8212; 718.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected Presentations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provision of Community Benefits by Tax-Exempt Hospitals. National Health Policy Forum. Washington, D.C., April 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hospitals in the Post-ACA Era: Impacts and Responses. New England States Consortium Systems Organization (consortium of state policy makers focusing on health policy issues), Portsmouth, New Hampshire, October 2016.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cPerformance Measurement and the Limits of Provider Accountability\u201d keynote presentation for the annual meeting of the Italian Health Economics Association, Naples Italy, September 2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cIn Pursuit of Better Quality of Care: The U.S. Journey\u201d Centre for Research on Health and Social Care Management, Bocconi University, March 2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cPromoting COVID-19 Recovery and Future Resilience in Community-Based Healthcare Delivery Systems,\u201d US Department of Homeland Security COVID-19 Recovery Taskforce, May 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research &amp; Teaching Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Research and teaching interests include strategic management, organization behavior, health policy, health care management, and health law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Industry &amp; Academic Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attorney, U.S. Government (served on interagency task force investigating various issues pertaining to health care industry including antitrust, tax, and fraud and abuse. 1989 &#8211; 1991.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior Associate, Lewin Group, 1919 &#8212; 1993.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, Boston University, 2005 &#8212; 2010.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Services to the Profession<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Internal Revenue Service, Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT) (this is an appointment by the US Secretary of the Treasury to a congressionally mandated advisory committee to advise the IRS on policy issues. 2012 \u2013 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Quality Forum, member of expert panel for exploring approaches to combining cost measures with clinical quality measures to improve cost-effectiveness of care. 2014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, member of expert panel addressing the readiness of private-sector health care providers for threats to the public's health and national security. 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lown Institute Best Hospitals Metrics Advisory Committee, January 2020 \u2013 present.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U.S. Homeland Security Agency, (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Coronavirus Disease19 Region 1 Recovery Task Force (April 2020 \u2013 present).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and&nbsp;Human Services' Health Care Quality and Effectiveness Research Study Section, 2003 &#8212; 2006.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pharmacy Quality Alliance, member of Quality Metrics Expert Panel. 2011 &#8211; 2015.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Care Quality Commission (CQC &#8212; agency within the National Health Service of England, responsible for overseeing quality of care), advisor to the CQC on a strategic reorganization initiative, 2016.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards &amp; Recognition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Best Paper Award from the Health Care Management Division, Academy of Management, for paper \u201cPatterns of Coordination and Clinical Outcomes: A Study of Surgical Services\u201d (with M. Charns, K. Desai, J. Daley, M. Forbes and S. Khuri), sponsored by the American College of Healthcare Executives. 1997.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-winner of John D. Thompson Prize for Young Investigators, sponsored by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). 1998.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research: to develop new theory and related research on the application of the pay-for-performance concept to the healthcare industry. 2007 &#8212; 2009.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edgar C. Hayhow &#8220;Article of the Year&#8221; Award, American College of Healthcare Executives. For article entitled: &#8220;Impact of ACA Medicaid Expansion on Hospital Finances\u201d (with S. Flaherty, E. Zepeda, S. Singh and S. 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