Laura Derksen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5734608 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Derksen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Derksen |
| SIGNATURE | DERKSEN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1208-884X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Lifesaving Impact of Electronic Medical Records for HIV Patients
This paper shows that replacing paper-based records with electronic medical records (EMRs) improves HIV patient retention and prevents AIDS deaths in the low-income country of Malawi. An event study of 106 HIV clinics shows a 28 percent reduction in annual deaths five years after EMR implementation, with the greatest impact on children. Improvements in health outcomes appear due to efficiency gains, rather than to changes in the medical care prov…
Healthcare Appointments as Commitment Devices
We show that ordinary appointments can act as effective substitutes for hard commitment devices and increase demand for a critical healthcare service, particularly among those with self-control problems. We show this using an experiment that randomly offered HIV testing appointments and hard commitment devices to high-risk men in Malawi. Appointments more than double testing rates, with effects concentrated among those who demand commitment. In c…
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Love in the time of HIV
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Love in the time of HIV
Healthcare Appointments as Commitment Devices
We show that ordinary appointments can act as effective substitutes for hard commitment devices and increase demand for a critical healthcare service, particularly among those with self-control problems. We show this using an experiment that randomly offered HIV testing appointments and hard commitment devices to high-risk men in Malawi. Appointments more than double testing rates, with effects concentrated among those who demand commitment. In c…
The Lifesaving Impact of Electronic Medical Records for HIV Patients
This paper shows that replacing paper-based records with electronic medical records (EMRs) improves HIV patient retention and prevents AIDS deaths in the low-income country of Malawi. An event study of 106 HIV clinics shows a 28 percent reduction in annual deaths five years after EMR implementation, with the greatest impact on children. Improvements in health outcomes appear due to efficiency gains, rather than to changes in the medical care prov…
Economics (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Commerce (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)