Heidi Boerstler

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 930 citations indexed

About

Heidi Boerstler is a scholar working on Health Information Management, Social Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Heidi Boerstler has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 930 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Health Information Management, 5 papers in Social Psychology and 5 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Heidi Boerstler's work include Healthcare Quality and Management (6 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (5 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (5 papers). Heidi Boerstler is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Quality and Management (6 papers), Schizophrenia research and treatment (5 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (5 papers). Heidi Boerstler collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Heidi Boerstler's co-authors include James M. Carman, Stephen M. Shortell, Edward J. O’Connor, R. W. G. FOSTER, Ellen Hughes, Edward F. X. Hughes, Richard W. Foster, John M. de Figueiredo, John C. Ruhnka and James Reich and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of Business Ethics and Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Heidi Boerstler

22 papers receiving 862 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Assessing the impact of continuous quality improvement/total quality management: concept versus implementation.

1995 541 citations Stephen M. Shortell, James M. Carman et al. PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heidi Boerstler United States	9	412	298	208	190	148	23	930
R. W. G. FOSTER United States	3	298 0.7×	193 0.6×	127 0.6×	130 0.7×	92 0.6×	5	594
Stephen L. Walston United States	13	325 0.8×	169 0.6×	92 0.4×	200 1.1×	225 1.5×	33	855
Sholom Glouberman Canada	8	416 1.0×	149 0.5×	90 0.4×	111 0.6×	172 1.2×	16	811
Patrick A. Rivers United States	17	360 0.9×	90 0.3×	98 0.5×	162 0.9×	98 0.7×	79	1.0k
Howard S. Zuckerman United States	19	497 1.2×	134 0.4×	52 0.3×	302 1.6×	165 1.1×	31	830
Carolyn E. Aydin United States	17	399 1.0×	273 0.9×	66 0.3×	92 0.5×	108 0.7×	22	953
Udo Nabitz Netherlands	13	238 0.6×	120 0.4×	141 0.7×	90 0.5×	72 0.5×	26	608
Paul Walley United Kingdom	16	156 0.4×	112 0.4×	309 1.5×	178 0.9×	142 1.0×	33	872
Stephen T. Parente United States	22	660 1.6×	183 0.6×	62 0.3×	644 3.4×	89 0.6×	70	1.5k
Peggy Leatt Canada	19	653 1.6×	121 0.4×	34 0.2×	248 1.3×	169 1.1×	78	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Heidi Boerstler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heidi Boerstler

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Carman, James M., Stephen M. Shortell, Richard W. Foster, et al.. (2010). Keys for successful implementation of total quality management in hospitals. Health Care Management Review. 35(4). 283–293. 84 indexed citations

Figueiredo, John M. de, Heidi Boerstler, & Gheorghe Doros. (2005). Recent treatment history vs clinical characteristics in the prediction of use of outpatient psychiatric services. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 41(2). 130–139. 3 indexed citations

Boerstler, Heidi & John M. de Figueiredo. (2003). Pathways of Low-Income Minority Patients to Outpatient Psychiatric Treatment. American Journal of Psychiatry. 160(5). 1004–1007. 8 indexed citations

Ruhnka, John C., et al.. (2000). Qui Tam Claims: Threat to Voluntary Compliance Programs in Health Care Organizations. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 25(2). 283–308. 4 indexed citations

Ruhnka, John C. & Heidi Boerstler. (1998). Governmental Incentives for Corporate Self Regulation. Journal of Business Ethics. 17(3). 309–326. 29 indexed citations

Carman, James M., et al.. (1996). Keys for successful implementation of total quality management in hospitals. Health Care Management Review. 21(1). 48–60. 104 indexed citations

Boerstler, Heidi, et al.. (1996). Implementation of total quality management: conventional wisdom versus reality.. PubMed. 41(2). 143–59. 36 indexed citations

Carman, James M., Stephen M. Shortell, Richard W. Foster, et al.. (1996). Keys for successful implementation of total quality management in hospitals. Health Care Management Review. 21(1). 48–60. 5 indexed citations

Hughes, Edward F. X., et al.. (1995). An Integrative Model for Organization-wide Quality Improvement. Quality Management in Health Care. 3(4). 19–30. 46 indexed citations

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Shortell, Stephen M., James M. Carman, R. W. G. FOSTER, et al.. (1995). Assessing the impact of continuous quality improvement/total quality management: concept versus implementation.. PubMed. 30(2). 377–401. 541 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sm, Shortell, et al.. (1994). Assessing the progress of TQM in US hospitals: findings from two studies.. PubMed. 6(3). 14–7. 4 indexed citations

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Boerstler, Heidi & John M. de Figueiredo. (1991). Prediction of use of psychiatric services: Application of the CART algorithm. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. 18(1). 27–34. 12 indexed citations

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Boerstler, Heidi, et al.. (1991). Administrative and Policy Issues in Reimbursement for Nursing Home Capital Investment. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 16(3). 553–572. 3 indexed citations

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Figueiredo, John M. de, et al.. (1991). Conditions not attributable to a mental disorder: an epidemiological study of family problems. American Journal of Psychiatry. 148(6). 780–783. 8 indexed citations

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Reich, James, et al.. (1990). Utilization of Medical Resources in Persons with DSM-III Personality Disorders in a Community Sample. The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. 19(1). 1–9. 19 indexed citations

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Boerstler, Heidi, et al.. (1990). Integration of nursing and business. Issues in curriculum development.. PubMed. 11(10). 518–21. 1 indexed citations

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Figueiredo, John M. de & Heidi Boerstler. (1988). The relationship of presenting complaints to the use of psychiatric services in a low-income group. American Journal of Psychiatry. 145(9). 1145–1148. 9 indexed citations

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Boerstler, Heidi, et al.. (1988). Preparing nurse executives for tomorrow's health management challenges.. PubMed. 18(4). 6, 29–6, 29. 1 indexed citations

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Boerstler, Heidi, et al.. (1987). Aging and the need for prognostic epidemiology.. PubMed. 20(1). 61–72. 3 indexed citations

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Figueiredo, John M. de & Heidi Boerstler. (1985). DRGs and reimbursement for inpatient psychiatry. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 26(6). 567–572. 2 indexed citations

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