Stephen M. Shortell

28.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
363 papers, 20.8k citations indexed

About

Stephen M. Shortell is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Health Information Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen M. Shortell has authored 363 papers receiving a total of 20.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 245 papers in General Health Professions, 190 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 67 papers in Health Information Management. Recurrent topics in Stephen M. Shortell's work include Primary Care and Health Outcomes (172 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (167 papers) and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (79 papers). Stephen M. Shortell is often cited by papers focused on Primary Care and Health Outcomes (172 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (167 papers) and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (79 papers). Stephen M. Shortell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Stephen M. Shortell's co-authors include Robin R. Gillies, Edward J. Zajac, Ewan Ferlı́e, Elliott S. Fisher, Diane R. Rittenhouse, James D. Westphal, Ranjay Gulati, Lawrence P. Casalino, Brian Golden and Thomas G. Rundall and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Stephen M. Shortell

353 papers receiving 18.9k citations

Hit Papers

Customization or Conformity? An Institutional and Network... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1997 2001 2004 2002 1994 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Customization or Conformity? An Institutional and Network Perspective on the Content and Consequences of TQM Adoption
    1997 1.1k citations Stephen M. Shortell et al. profile →
  2. Improving the Quality of Health Care in the United Kingdom and the United States: A Framework for Change
    2001 936 citations Stephen M. Shortell et al. profile →
  3. Crossing the quality chasm: implications for health services administration education.
    2004 764 citations Stephen M. Shortell et al. PubMed profile →
  4. Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder: The Impact of Organizational Identification, Identity, and Image on the Cooperative Behaviors of Physicians
    2002 682 citations Stephen M. Shortell et al. profile →
  5. The Performance of Intensive Care Units: Does Good Management Make a Difference?
    1994 578 citations Stephen M. Shortell, Robin R. Gillies et al. Medical Care profile →
  6. Assessing the impact of continuous quality improvement/total quality management: concept versus implementation.
    1995 541 citations Stephen M. Shortell et al. PubMed profile →
  7. Assessing the Impact of Continuous Quality Improvement on Clinical Practice: What It Will Take to Accelerate Progress
    1998 514 citations Stephen M. Shortell et al. profile →
  8. RESEARCH NOTES. PERCEPTUAL AND ARCHIVAL MEASURES OF MILES AND SNOW'S STRATEGIC TYPES: A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY.
    1990 513 citations Stephen M. Shortell et al. profile →

Peers

Stephen M. Shortell
Ashish K. Jha United States
David Blumenthal United States
Jeffrey Braithwaite Australia
Bryan J. Weiner United States
Peter Groenewegen Netherlands
Donald M. Berwick United States
Avedis Donabedian United States
Benjamin F. Crabtree United States
Huw Davies United Kingdom
Ewan Ferlı́e United Kingdom
Ashish K. Jha United States
Stephen M. Shortell
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen M. Shortell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rodríguez, Hector P., Elizabeth L. Ciemins, John K. Cuddeback, et al.. (2024). Telemedicine use and decrements to type 2 diabetes and hypertension care during the COVID-19 pandemic. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 2 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Hector P., et al.. (2024). Primary Care Practice Characteristics Associated With Medical Assistant Staffing Ratios. The Annals of Family Medicine. 22(3). 233–236. 2 indexed citations
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Brown, Timothy T., et al.. (2023). Hospital Characteristics Associated With Clinically Integrated Network Participation. Medical Care. 61(8). 521–527. 1 indexed citations
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Brewster, Amanda L., et al.. (2022). Comparing health care system and physician practice influences on social risk screening.. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 4 indexed citations
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Furukawa, Michael F., Rachel Machta, Kirsten Barrett, et al.. (2019). Landscape of Health Systems in the United States. Medical Care Research and Review. 77(4). 357–366. 39 indexed citations
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Baker, Laurence C., Michael F. Pesko, Patricia P. Ramsay, Lawrence P. Casalino, & Stephen M. Shortell. (2018). Are Changes in Medical Group Practice Characteristics Over Time Associated With Medicare Spending and Quality of Care?. Medical Care Research and Review. 77(5). 402–415. 8 indexed citations
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Fulton, Brent D., Susan L. Ivey, Hector P. Rodríguez, & Stephen M. Shortell. (2017). Countywide physician organization learning collaborative and changes in hospitalization rates.. PubMed. 23(10). 596–603. 5 indexed citations
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McHugh, Megan, Yunfeng Shi, Sean R. McClellan, et al.. (2016). Using multi-stakeholder alliances to accelerate the adoption of health information technology by physician practices. Healthcare. 4(2). 86–91. 5 indexed citations
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Bishop, Tara F., Stephen M. Shortell, Patricia P. Ramsay, Kennon R. Copeland, & Lawrence P. Casalino. (2016). Trends in hospital ownership of physician practices and the effect on processes to improve quality.. PubMed. 22(3). 172–6. 49 indexed citations
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Graetz, Ilana, Jie Huang, Richard Brand, et al.. (2015). The impact of electronic health records and teamwork on diabetes care quality.. PubMed. 21(12). 878–84. 9 indexed citations
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Lewis, Sarah, et al.. (2014). Using Teams to Implement Personalized Health Care across a Multi-Site Breast Cancer Network. PubMed. 16. 71–94. 2 indexed citations
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Shortell, Stephen M., et al.. (2005). An Empirical Assessment of High Performing Physician Organizations: Results from a National Study. Medical Care Research and Review. 62. 4 indexed citations
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Waters, Teresa M., Peter P. Budetti, Katherine Reynolds, et al.. (2001). Factors Associated With Physician Involvement in Care Management. Medical Care. 39(Supplement). I–79. 23 indexed citations
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Shortell, Stephen M.. (1999). The Need for Interdisciplinary-based Theory.. Health Services Research. 34. 1–5. 4 indexed citations
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Shortell, Stephen M., et al.. (1993). Creating organized delivery systems: the barriers and facilitators.. PubMed. 38(4). 447–66. 153 indexed citations
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Manheim, Larry M., et al.. (1989). The effect of investor-owned chain acquisitions on hospital expenses and staffing.. PubMed. 24(4). 461–84. 20 indexed citations
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Shortell, Stephen M., Thomas M. Wickizer, & John R.C. Wheeler. (1984). Hospital-physician joint ventures : results and lessons from a national demonstration in primary care. 4 indexed citations
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Shortell, Stephen M. & Arnold D. Kaluzny. (1983). Health care management : a text in organization theory and behavior. J. Wiley eBooks. 35 indexed citations

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