Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA
Articles by Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA
Multilevel Influences on Patient Engagement and Chronic Care Management
ByChris Miller-Rosales, PhD, MSPH,Amanda L. Brewster, PhD, MSc,Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA,Hector P. Rodriguez, PhD, MPH Health systems may be better able to support adoption of chronic care management processes, which have a strong evidence base for practice implementation, compared with patient engagement strategies, which have less evidence to guide effective implementation.
Health Systems and Telemedicine Adoption for Diabetes and Hypertension Care
ByHector P. Rodriguez, PhD, MPH,Elizabeth L. Ciemins, PhD, MPH, MA,Karl Rubio, MIA,Cori Rattelman, MS,John K. Cuddeback, MD, PhD,Jeff T. Mohl, PhD,Salma Bibi, MPH,Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA Small practices reduced their use of telemedicine during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Technical support may help expand and maintain telemedicine in small practices.
Organizational Influences on Healthcare System Adoption and Use of Advanced Health Information Technology Capabilities
ByPaul T. Norton, MPH, MBA,Hector P. Rodriguez, PhD, MPH,Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA,Valerie A. Lewis, PhD, MA This is the first national study to examine the relationship between healthcare system organizational characteristics and adoption of advanced health information technology capabilities.
The Characteristics of Physician Practices Joining the Early ACOs: Looking Back to Look Forward
ByStephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA,Patricia P. Ramsay, MPH,Laurence C. Baker, PhD,Michael F. Pesko, PhD,Lawrence P. Casalino, MD, PhD Physician practices intending to join Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) in 2012 had greater capabilities in health information technology, care management processes, and quality improvement methods than those not intending to join, but they still were far from using all recommended behaviors to manage risk.
Countywide Physician Organization Learning Collaborative and Changes in Hospitalization Rates
ByBrent D. Fulton, PhD, MBA,Susan L. Ivey, MD, MHSA,Hector P. Rodriguez, PhD, MPH,Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA The University of Best Practices physician organization learning collaborative in San Diego County was associated with lower hospitalization rates for heart attacks.
Trends in Hospital Ownership of Physician Practices and the Effect on Processes to Improve Quality
ByTara F. Bishop, MD, MPH,Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA,Patricia P. Ramsay, MPH,Kennon R. Copeland, PhD,Lawrence P. Casalino, MD, PhD Reports suggest that hospitals are acquiring physician practices. Data from 3 large surveys showed increased use of care management processes when hospital acquired practices.
The Impact of Electronic Health Records and Teamwork on Diabetes Care Quality
ByIlana Graetz, PhD,Jie Huang, PhD,Richard Brand, PhD,Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA,Thomas G. Rundall, PhD,Jim Bellows, PhD,John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE,Marc Jaffe, MD,Mary E. Reed, DrPH Patients with diabetes that are cared for by primary care teams with higher cohesion experienced greater EHR-related outcome improvements, compared with patients cared for by lower cohesion teams.
ACO Contracting With Private and Public Payers: A Baseline Comparative Analysis
ByValerie A. Lewis, PhD,Carrie H. Colla, PhD,William L. Schpero, PhD,Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA,Elliott S. Fisher, MD, MPH The authors find 51% of accountable care organizations have private payer contracts, which are more likely than public contracts to include downside risk and upfront payments.
Relationship Between Quality Improvement Processes and Clinical Performance
ByCheryl L. Damberg, PhD,Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA,Kristiana Raube, PhD, MPH,Robin R. Gillies, PhD,Diane Rittenhouse, MD, MPH,Rodney K. McCurdy, MHA,Lawrence P. Casalino, MD, PhD,John Adams, PhD This study examines the clinical effects of care management and quality improvement interventions implemented by physician groups on pay-for-performance success.