Thomas G.Rundall, Ph.D.
Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Organized Health Systems, Emeritus
PHONE: (510) 642-4606
FAX: (510) 643-6981
LOCATION: 247-H University Hall
E-MAIL: trundall@berkeley.edu
Research Interests (view CV)
- Application of organizational theory to health care
- Physician practice organizations
- Hospital restructuring
- Program and policy evaluation
- Information technology in health care
Current Projects
Success Under Duress, a study of the factors contributing to the financial success of safety net hospitals in California.
Publications
Strandberg-Larsen, M, Schiotz ML, Silver JD, Frolich A, Andersen JS, Graetz I, Reed M, Bellows J, Krasnik A, Rundall T, Hsu J. (2010) Is the Kaiser Permanente Model Superior in Terms of Clinical Integration? A Comparative Study of Kaiser Permanente, Northern California and the Danish Healthcare System. BMC Health Services Research, 10:91: doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-91. Article
Rundall TG, Martelli P, McCurdy R, Graetz I, Arroyo L, Neuwirth E, Curtis P, Schmittdiel J, Gibson M, Hsu J. (2009) Using research evidence when making decisions: views of health services managers and policy makers. In A. Kovner, R. D'Aquilla and D. Fine (Eds.) The Practice of Evidence-based Management. Chicago: Health Administration Press.
Janus K, Amelung VE, Baker LC, Gaitanides M, and Rundall TG. (2008) Job satisfaction and motivation among physicians in academic medical centers: insights from a cross-national study. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law,
6 (33): 1133-1168.
Scott J. T., Rundall, T.G., Vogt, T.M., & Hsu, J. (2007). Implementing an electronic medical record system: successes, failures, lessons. Oxford : Radcliffe Publishing.
Hung, Dorothy Y., Thomas G. Rundall, Crabtree, B. F., Tallia, A.F., Cohen, D. J. & Halpin, H. A. (2006). Influence of practice and provider attributes on preventive service delivery. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30(5), 413-22.
Kovner, A., & and Rundall, T. G. (2006). Evidence-based management reconsidered. Frontiers of Health Services Management, 22(3), 3-22.
Schmittdiel, J., Shortell, S.M., Rundall, T., Bodenheimer, T., & Selby, J. V. (2006). The effect of primary health care orientation on chronic illness care management. Annals of Family Medicine, 4(2), 117-123.
Alexander, J. A., Rundall, T. G. & Hoff. T. (2006). Power and politics in health services organizations. In S. M. Shortell, A. D. Kaluzny and Associates (Eds.), Health care management: A text in organizational theory and behavior, fifth edition (pp. 276-310). Albany , New York : Delmar Publishers.
Rundall, T. G., & Evashwick, C. J. (2005). Organizing the continuum of long-term care. Chapter 10 in Evashwick, C. (ed.) The continuum of long-term care: An integrated systems approach, 3rd edition (pp. 187-199). Albany , New York : Delmar Publishers.
Scott, J. T., Rundall, T.G., Vogt, T.M., & Hsu, J. (2005). Kaiser Permanente's experience of implementing an electronic medical record: A qualitative study. BMJ, doi:10.1136/bmj.38638.497477.68 (published 3 November 2005). Also published in paper copy of the BMJ, 2005, Vol. 331, December 3: 1313-1316.
Simon, J. S., Rundall, T.G., & Shortell, S.M. (2005). Drivers of electronic medical record adoption among medical groups. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 31(11), 631-639.
Halpin, H. A., McMenamin, S.B., Schmittdiel, J., Gillies, R.R., Shortell, S.M., Rundall, T.G., & Casalino, L. (2005). The routine use of health risk appraisals: Results from a national study of physicians. American Journal of Health Promotion, 20(1), 34-38.
Coffman, J. M., & Rundall, T.G. (2005). The impact of hospitalists on the cost and quality of inpatient care in the United States : A research synthesis. Medical Care Research and Review, 62(4), 379-406.
Shortell, S. M., Schmittdiel, J., Wang, M.C., Li, R., Gillies, R., Casalino, L., Robinson, J.C., & and Rundall, T.G. (2005). An empirical assessment of high performing medical groups: Results from a national study. Medical Care Research and Review, 62(4), 407-434.
Schmittdiel, J., McMenamin, S.B., Halpin, H.A., Gillies, R.R. Bodenheimer, T., Shortell, S.M., Rundall, T., & Casalino, L. (2004) The use of patient and physician reminders for preventive services: Results from a national study of physician organizations. Preventive Medicine, 39, 2000-2006.
Bodenheimer, T., Wang, M.C., Rundall, T.G., Shortell, S.M., Gillies, R.R., Oswald, N., Casalino, L. & and Robinson, J. (2004) What are the facilitators and barriers in physician organization's use of care management processes? Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety, 30 (9), 505-514.
Rundall, T. G., Alexander, J. and Shortell, S.M. (2004). A theory of physician-hospital integration: Contending institutional and market logics in the health care field. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 45 (extra issue), 102-117.
Other Interests
- Member, Board of Directors, On Lok, Inc.
- Member, Board of Directors, John Muir Health
Profile updated: August 25, 2010