Professor, Department of Medicine
Chief, General Internal Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University

Institute for Healthcare Studies
Northwestern University
750 North Lakeshore Drive
10th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611

Telephone 312-503-4525
Fax          312-503-2777

dwbaker@northwestern.edu

Recent Publications

Sudano JJ, Baker DW.  Explaining U.S. racial/ethnic disparities in health declines and mortality in middle age: the roles of SES, health behaviors, and health insurance.  Social Science and Medicine 2006; 62: 909-22.

Baker DW, Sudano JJ, Durazo-Arvizu R, Feinglass J, Witt WP, Thompson J.  Health insurance coverage and the risk of death and decline in overall health among the near elderly, 1992-2002.
Med Care 2006; 44: 277-82.

Baker DW, Cameron KA, Feinglass J, Georgas P, Foster S, Pierce D, Thompson J, Hasnain-Wynia R. Development and Testing of a System to Rapidly and Accurately Collect Patients’ Race And Ethnicity.  Am J Public Health 2006; 96: 532-7.

Persell S, Lloyd-Jones D, Baker DW.  Implications of changing National Cholesterol Education Program goals for the treatment and control of hypercholesterolemia.  J Gen Intern Med 2006; 21: 171-6.

Dor A, Sudano JJ, Baker DW. The effect of private Insurance on the health of older, working age adults: evidence from the health and retirement study.  Health Services Research 2006; 41: 759-87.

Hasnain-Wynia R, Baker DW.  Obtaining data on patient race, ethnicity, and primary language in health care organizations:  current challenges and proposed solutions.  Health Service Research.  2006 Aug; 41 (4 Pt 1): 1501–18.

Baker DW.  The meaning and the measure of health literacy.  J Gen Intern Med.  2006 Aug; 21 (8): 878–83.

Baker DW, Feinglass J, Durazo-Arvizu R, Witt WP, Sudano JJ, Thompson J.  Changes in health for the uninsured after reaching age-eligibility for Medicare.  J Gen Intern Med.  2006 Nov; 21 (11): 1144–9.

Persell SD, Kmetik K, Wright J, Thompson JA, Baker DW.  Assessing the validity of national quality measures for coronary artery disease using an electronic health record.  Arch Intern Med. 2006 Nov 13; 166 (20): 2272–7. 

Persell SD, Baker DW. Studying interventions to prevent the progression from prehypertension to hypertension: does TROPHY win the prize? Am J Hypertens. 2006 Nov; 19 (11):  1095-7.

O’Leary KJ; Liebovitz DM; Baker DW.  How Hospitalists Spend Their Time: Insights on Efficiency and Safety.  Journal of Hospital Medicine 2006; 1: 88-93.

O’Leary KJ, Liebovitz DM, Feinglass J; Liss DT, Baker DW.  Outpatient physicians’ satisfaction with discharge summaries and perceived need for an electronic discharge summary.  Journal of Hospital Medicine 2006; 1: 88-93.
 
Wolf, MS; Gazmararian JG; Baker DW.  Health literacy and health risk behavior among older adults.  Am J Prev Med 2007; 32: 19-24.

 Hasnain-Wynia R, Baker DW, Nerenz D, Feinglass J, Beal AC, Landrum ME, Bejal R, Weissman, J.  Disparities in health care driven by where minority patients seek care: examination of the hospital quality alliance measures.   Arch Intern Med 2007; 167: 1233-9.

Baker DW, Wolf MS, Feinglass J, Thompson JA, Gazmararian JA, Huang J.  Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons.  Arch Intern Med 2007; 157; 1503-9.

Feinglass J, Lin S, Thompson J, Sudano J, Dunlop D, Song J, Baker DW.  Baseline health, socioeconomic status and 10 year mortality among older middle age Americans:  findings from the health and retirement study 1992-2002.  Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 2007;Vol. 62B, No. 4:S209-S217.

Cameron KA, Francis L, Wolf MS, Baker DW, Makoul G:  Investigating Hispanic/Latino perceptions about colorectal cancer screening:  A community-based approach to effective message design.  Patient Education & Counseling 2007; 68: 145-52.

Kripilani S, LeFevre F, Phillips CO, Basavia P, Williams MV, Baker DW.  Deficits in communication and information transfer between hospital-based and primary care physicians: Implications for patient safety and continuity of care.  JAMA 2007; 297: 831-41.

Kandula NR, Lauderdale DS, Baker DW.  Differences in self-reported health among Asians, Latinos, and Non-Hispanic Whites: The role of language and nativity. Annals of Epidemiology 2007; 17: 191.

Baker DW, Persell SD, Thompson JA, Soman N, Burgner K, Kmetik K.  Automated review of electronic health records to assess quality of care for outpatients with heart failure. Ann Intern Med 2007; 146: 270-7.

Wolf MS, Baker DW, Makoul G.  Physician-Patient communication about colon cancer screening.  Arch Intern Med 2007;22: 1493-9.

Wolf MS, Williams MV, Parker RM, Parikh NS, Nowlan AW, Baker DW.  Patients’ shame and attitudes toward discussing the results of health literacy screening.  Journal of Health Communication 2007; 12: 721-32.

Baker DW, Hasnain-Wynia R, Kandula, N, Thompson JA, Brown ER.  Attitudes towards health care providers in California collecting information about patients’ race, ethnicity, and language.  Medical Care 2007; 45: 1034-42.

O’Leary K, Lindquist L, Colone M, Haviley C, Thompson J, Baker DW.  Effect of a Hospitalist-Care Coordinator Team on a nonteaching Hospitalist Service.   Journal of Hospital Medicine 2008; Mar; 3 (2): 103-9.

O’Leary KJ, Chadha V, Fleming VM, Martin GJ, Baker DW.  Medical subminternship: student experience on a resident uncovered hospitalist service.  Teach Learn Med.  2008 Jan-Mar; 20 (1): 18-21.

Persell SD, Denecke-Dattalo TA, Dunham DP, Baker DW.  Patient-Directed intervention versus clinician reminders alone to improve aspirin use in diabetes: A cluster randomized trial.  Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety. 2008 Feb; 34 (2): 98-105.

Ruo B, Baker DW, Thompson JA, Murray PK, Huber GM, Sudano JJ. “Patients with worse mental health report more physical limitations after adjustment for physical performance.” Psychosomatic Medicine.  2008 May; 70 (4): 417-21.

Tanabe P, Persell S, Adams J, McCormick J, Martinovich Z, Baker DW.  Increased blood pressure in the emergency department:  Pain, anxiety or undiagnosed hypertension?  Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Mar; 51 (3): 221-9.

Baker DW, Wolf MS, Feinglass J, Thompson JA. Health literacy, cognitive abilities, and mortality among elderly persons. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Jun; 23 (6): 723-6.

Persell SD, Dunne AP, Lloyd-Jones DM, Baker DW.  Electronic Health Record-Based Cardiac Risk Assessment and Identification of Unmet Preventive Needs. Med Care. 2009 Feb 20.

Persell SD, Dolan NC, Baker DW.  Medical exceptions to decision support: a tool to identify provider misconceptions and direct academic detailing. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6:1090.

DeWalt DA, Broucksou KA, Hawk V, Baker DW, Schillinger D, Ruo B, Bibbins-Domingo K, Holmes M, Weinberger M, Macabasco-O'Connell A, Pignone M.
Comparison of a one-time educational intervention to a teach-to-goal educational  intervention for self-management of heart failure: design of a randomized
controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res. 2009 Jun 11;9:99. PubMed PMID: 19519904; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2702288.

Cameron KA, Rintamaki LS, Kamanda-Kosseh M, Noskin GA, Baker DW, Makoul G. Using theoretical constructs to identify key issues for targeted message design:
African American seniors' perceptions about influenza and influenza vaccination.  Health Commun. 2009 Jun;24(4):316-26. PubMed PMID: 19499425.

Kandula NR, Hasnain-Wynia R, Thompson JA, Brown ER, Baker DW. Association between prior experiences of discrimination and patients' attitudes towards
health care providers collecting information about race and ethnicity. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Jul;24(7):789-94. Epub 2009 May 5. PubMed PMID: 19415392; PubMed
Central PMCID: PMC2695532.

Kandula NR, Nsiah-Kumi PA, Makoul G, Sager J, Zei CP, Glass S, Stephens Q, Baker DW. The relationship between health literacy and knowledge improvement
after a multimedia type 2 diabetes education program. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Jun;75(3):321-7. Epub 2009 Apr 22. PubMed PMID: 19395223.

Yost KJ, Webster K, Baker DW, Choi SW, Bode RK, Hahn EA. Bilingual health literacy assessment using the Talking Touchscreen/la Pantalla Parlanchina:
Development and pilot testing. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Jun;75(3):295-301. Epub 2009 Apr 21. PubMed PMID: 19386462; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2692378.

Persell SD, Kho AN, Thompson JA, Baker DW. Improving hypertension quality measurement using electronic health records. Med Care. 2009 Apr;47(4):388-94.
PubMed PMID: 19330887.

O'Leary KJ, Liebovitz DM, Feinglass J, Liss DT, Evans DB, Kulkarni N, Landler MP, Baker DW. Creating a better discharge summary: improvement in quality and
timeliness using an electronic discharge summary. J Hosp Med. 2009 Apr;4(4):219-25. PubMed PMID: 19267397.

Makoul G, Cameron KA, Baker DW, Francis L, Scholtens D, Wolf MS. A multimedia patient education program on colorectal cancer screening increases knowledge and
willingness to consider screening among Hispanic/Latino patients. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Aug;76(2):220-6. Epub 2009 Feb 27. PubMed PMID: 19250791.

Persell SD, Dunne AP, Lloyd-Jones DM, Baker DW. Electronic health record-based cardiac risk assessment and identification of unmet preventive needs. Med Care.
2009 Apr;47(4):418-24. PubMed PMID: 19238100.

Persell SD, Dolan NC, Baker DW. Medical exceptions to decision support: a tool to identify provider misconceptions and direct academic detailing. AMIA Annu
Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6:1090. PubMed PMID: 18998951.

DeWalt DA, Broucksou KA, Hawk V, Baker DW, Schillinger D, Ruo B, Bibbins-Domingo K, Holmes M, Weinberger M, Macabasco-O'Connell A, Pignone M.
Comparison of a one-time educational intervention to a teach-to-goal educational  intervention for self-management of heart failure: design of a randomized
controlled trial. BMC Health Serv Res. 2009 Jun 11;9:99. PubMed PMID: 19519904; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2702288.

Cameron KA, Rintamaki LS, Kamanda-Kosseh M, Noskin GA, Baker DW, Makoul G. Using theoretical constructs to identify key issues for targeted message design:
African American seniors' perceptions about influenza and influenza vaccination.  Health Commun. 2009 Jun;24(4):316-26. PubMed PMID: 19499425.

Kandula NR, Hasnain-Wynia R, Thompson JA, Brown ER, Baker DW. Association between prior experiences of discrimination and patients' attitudes towards
health care providers collecting information about race and ethnicity. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Jul;24(7):789-94. Epub 2009 May 5. PubMed PMID: 19415392; PubMed
Central PMCID: PMC2695532.

Kandula NR, Nsiah-Kumi PA, Makoul G, Sager J, Zei CP, Glass S, Stephens Q, Baker DW. The relationship between health literacy and knowledge improvement
after a multimedia type 2 diabetes education program. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Jun;75(3):321-7. Epub 2009 Apr 22. PubMed PMID: 19395223.

Yost KJ, Webster K, Baker DW, Choi SW, Bode RK, Hahn EA. Bilingual health literacy assessment using the Talking Touchscreen/la Pantalla Parlanchina:
Development and pilot testing. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Jun;75(3):295-301. Epub 2009 Apr 21. PubMed PMID: 19386462; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2692378.

Persell SD, Kho AN, Thompson JA, Baker DW. Improving hypertension quality measurement using electronic health records. Med Care. 2009 Apr;47(4):388-94.
PubMed PMID: 19330887.

O'Leary KJ, Liebovitz DM, Feinglass J, Liss DT, Evans DB, Kulkarni N, Landler MP, Baker DW. Creating a better discharge summary: improvement in quality and
timeliness using an electronic discharge summary. J Hosp Med. 2009 Apr;4(4):219-25. PubMed PMID: 19267397.

Makoul G, Cameron KA, Baker DW, Francis L, Scholtens D, Wolf MS. A multimedia patient education program on colorectal cancer screening increases knowledge and
willingness to consider screening among Hispanic/Latino patients. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Aug;76(2):220-6. Epub 2009 Feb 27. PubMed PMID: 19250791.

Persell SD, Dunne AP, Lloyd-Jones DM, Baker DW. Electronic health record-based cardiac risk assessment and identification of unmet preventive needs. Med Care.
2009 Apr;47(4):418-24. PubMed PMID: 19238100.

Persell SD, Dolan NC, Baker DW. Medical exceptions to decision support: a tool to identify provider misconceptions and direct academic detailing. AMIA Annu
Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6:1090. PubMed PMID: 18998951.