Gordon Mosser, MD

M.D., Harvard Medical School, 1973

Master of Letters, Philosophy, Oxford University, 1972

A.B., Philosophy (Cum Laude), Harvard College, 1967

Fall 2009
6572: Management for Clinical Research

Fall 2009
6568: Interprofessional Teamwork in Health Care

Fall 2009
6727: Health Leadership and Effecting Change

Spring 2010
6573: The Nature of Clinical Care

Spring 2010
6571: Leading Performance Improvement in Health Care

Spring 2010
6727: Health Leadership and Effecting Change

Research Interests:

Health care quality improvement, leadership, teamwork, organizational behavior, and evidence-based health care

Recent Publications:

Mosser G, Frisch KK, Skarda PK, Gertner E. "Addressing the challenges in teaching quality improvement." American Journal of Medicine 2009; 122(5):487-491.

Mosser G, Scheitel S, Dinter R. "Our obligation to report our performance to the public." Minnesota Medicine. October 2005:36-40.

Greer N, Mosser G, Logan G, Halaas, GW. "A practical approach to evidence grading." Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement 2000; 26(12):700-12.

Solberg LI, Mosser G, McDonald S. "The three faces of performance measurement: improvement, accountability, and research." Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement 1997; 23(3):135-47.

Mosser G. "Clinical process improvement: engage first, measure later." Quality Management in Health Care 1996; 4(4):11-20.

Professional Experience:

President, Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, Minneapolis, MN, 1993-2006

Associate Medical Director, Group Health, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, 1991-93

Corporate Medical Director, United HealthCare Corporation, Minneapolis, MN, 1990-91

Associate Medical Director, Rhode Island Group Health Association, Providence, RI, 1989-90

Associate Medical Director, Partners National Health Plans, Dallas, TX, and Minneapolis, MN, 1988-89

President and later Chair, Aspen Medical Group, St. Paul, MN, 1983-88

Department of Internal Medicine Chair and later Chair, Share Health Plan, St. Paul, MN, 1976-83

General internist at Share Health Plan, Aspen Medical Group, Rhode Island Group Health Association, and Group Health, Inc., 1976-2002

Honors:

Life-time achievement award for improving the quality of health care in Minnesota, Minnesota Medical Association, 2006

Contact

Mailing Address:
Health Policy and Management
420 Delaware St SE, MMC 729
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone (Work): (612) 624-4371

Email: gmosser@umn.edu