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Leon Wyszewianski

Leon Wyszewianski, Ph.D., M.H.A.

Associate Professor

1415 Washington Heights
M3539 SPH II
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2029

Office: (734) 936-1313; Fax: (734) 764-4338

E-mail: leonw@umich.edu

Website(s): Executive Master's Program

Professional Summary

Professor Wyszewianski's research and publications cover a broad spectrum of health care delivery and health policy topics. His major area of interest is quality of care.

Professor Wyszewianski is director of the Executive Master's program, a non-residential program with a unique format designed for those who wish to continue working while pursuing the Master of Health Services Administration (MHSA) or the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree.

Courses Taught

HMP601: The Health Services System II
HMP683: Quality of Care
HMP691: Introductory Seminar
HMP801: Doctoral Seminar of Health Services System II

Education

Ph.D., Medical Care Organization, University of Michigan, 1980
M.H.A., University of Michigan, 1970
A.B., Columbia College, Columbia University, 1968

Research Interest & Projects

Professor Wyszewianski's research focuses on strategies for changing physicians' clinical practices to achieve higher quality and efficiency of care.

Most of his publications are on the definition, measurement, and improvement of quality of health care.

He has also published on a number of other topics in health care delivery and health policy and teaches a graduate course on the constituent parts and overall functioning of the health care system in the United States.

Selected Publications

Wyszewianski, L. (2008). Basic Concepts of Healthcare Quality. In Ransom, S., et al. (Ed.) The Healthcare Quality Book. Second Edition. (25-42). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.

Wyszewianski L., Kowalski, CP, Lowrt, JC, Green, LA (2007). Does Implementation of Evidence-Based Guidelines Follow the Available Evidence? Implementation of Hypertension Guidelines at Veterans Affaris Medical Centers Quality Management in Health Care, 16(2), 174-181.

Green, L.A., Wyszewianski, L., Lowry, J.C., Kowalski, C.P., Krein, S.L. (2007). An Observational Study of the Effectiveness of Practice Guideline Implementation Strategies Examined According to Physicians' Cognitive Styles Implementation Science

Wyszewianski, L. (2003). Defining, Measuring, and Improving Quality of Care. Clinics in Family Practice, 5, 807-825.

Wyszewianski, L. and Green, L.A. (2000). Strategies for Changing Clinicians' Practice Patterns: A New Perspective. Journal of Family Practice, 49, 461-464.