Ira S. Moscovice, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Administrative Sciences, Yale University, 1976

M.S., Operations Research, Columbia University, 1971

B.S.E.E., Electrical Engineering, City College of New York, 1969

Courses

Health Services Policy

Fall 2009
6020: Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Science

Fall 2009
8801: Health Services Policy Analysis: Theory

Research Interests:

Quality of rural health care; pay-for-performance models in the rural context; and, the viability of rural hospitals

Recent Publications:

Casey, M., D. Wholey, & I. Moscovice (2008), “Rural ED Staffing and Participation in Emergency Certification and Training Programs,” Journal of Rural Health 24:253-262.

Tupper, J., A. Coburn, S. Loux, I. Moscovice, J. Klingner, & M. Wakefield (2008), “Strategies for Improving Patient Safety in Small Rural Hospitals,” AHRQ Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches 2:1-11.

Davidson, G., I. Moscovice, & D. Remus (2007), “Hospital Size, Uncertainty, and Pay-for-Performance,” Health Care Financing Review 29:1-13.

Casey, M., I. Moscovice, & G. Davidson (2006). “Pharmacist Staffing, Technology Use, and Implementation of Medication Safety Practices in Rural Hospitals,” Journal of Rural Health 24:321-330.

Casey, M., M. Wakefield, A. Coburn, I. Moscovice, & S. Loux (2006). “Prioritizing Patient Safety Interventions in Small Rural Hospitals,” The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 32:693-702.

Virnig, B., I. Moscovice, S. Durham, & M. Casey (2004). “Do Rural Elders Have Limited Access to Medicare Hospice Services?” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 52:731-735.

Moscovice, I., D. Wholey, J. Klingner, & A. Knott (2004). “Measuring Rural Hospital Quality,” Journal of Rural Health 20: 383-393.

Wholey, D., I Moscovice, T. Hietpas, & J. Holtzman (2004). “The Environmental Context of Patient Safety and Medical Errors,” Journal of Rural Health 20: 304-313.

Moscovice, I. & J. Stensland (2002). “Rural Hospitals: Trends, Challenges, and a Future Research and Policy Analysis Agenda,” Journal of Rural Health 185: 197-210.

Stensland, J. & I. Moscovice (2002). “The Future Financial Viability of Rural Hospitals,” Health Care Financing Review 23: 175-188.

Professional Experience:

Division Head, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2008 - present

Professor and Director, Rural Health Research Center, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1992 - present

Professor and Associate Director, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1988 - 1996

Associate Professor and Associate Director, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1984 - 1988

Associate Professor, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1981 - 1984

Visiting Professor, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, 1997-1998

Visiting Professor, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center 1990

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services and Center for Health Services Research, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, 1978 - 1981

Research Associate, Department of Health Services and Center for Health Services Research, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, 1976 - 1978

Honors:

Mayo Professor of Public Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2008

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, 2002

Distinguished Researcher Award, National Rural Health Association, 1992

Contact

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

Phone (Work): (612) 624-8618

Email: mosco001@umn.edu