Stephen M. Shortell, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dean, School of Public Health
Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor of Health Policy
& Management
Professor of Organization Behavior
PHONE: (510) 642-2082
FAX: (510) 643-5056
LOCATION: 417-E University Hall
E-MAIL: shortell@berkeley.edu
Web Sites
Research Interests
- Organizational Correlates of Quality and Outcomes of Care
- Evaluation of total quality management and community-based health improvement initiatives
- Strategic change in the health care sector-e.g. evolution of integrated delivery systems
- Strategic alliances between physicians and other health care entities
Courses
- Strategic Management of Health Services
- Organization Behavior in Health
Publications
S.M. Shortell, A.D. Kaluzny, and Associates, Health Care Management: Organization Design and Behavior, 5th edition, Albany, NY: Delmar, 2006.
S.M. Shortell, J. Schmittdiel, M.C. Wang, R. Li, R.R. Gillies, L.P. Casalino, T. Bodenheimer, T.G. Rundall. "An Empirical Assessment of High Performing Physician Organizations: Results From A National Study." Medical Care Research and Review. August 2005. 62(4):407-434.
S.M. Shortell, J.A. Marsteller, M. Lin, M.L. Pearson, S.Y. Wu, P Mendel, S. Cretin, and M. Rosen. "The Role of Perceived Team Effectiveness in Improving Chronic Illness Care." Medical Care, 2004 November 42(11):1040-1048.
L. Casalino, R.R. Gilllies, S.M. Shortell, J.A. Schmittdiel, T. Bodenheimer, J.C. Robinson, T. Rundall, N. Oswald, H. Schauffler, and M.C. Wang. "External Incentives, Information Technology, and Organized Processes to Improve Health Care Quality for Patients With Chronic Diseases," Journal of the American Medical Association. January 22/29, 2003. 289(4):434-441.
J.M. Dukerich, B.R. Golden, and S.M. Shortell. "Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder: The Impact of Organizational Identification, Identity, and Image on the Cooperative Behaviors of Physicians," Administrative Science Quarterly. 2002. 47:507-533.
Profile updated:October 12, 2006