Walter Wodchis

Walter Wodchis is Associate Professor at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. He is also a Research Scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and an Adjunct Scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. His main research interests are health economics and financing, healthcare policy evaluation, and long-term care. Dr. Wodchis is also the principal investigator for the Health System Performance Research Network. In this program, he leads a team focused on research projects that identify complex populations with chronic conditions who transition through multiple healthcare sectors and develop health system performance measurement for these populations. Dr. Wodchis is also co-principal investigator for a CIHR Team Grant focused on understanding the spread of community-based integrated care innovations to improve care for complex patient populations. He also leads a program measuring return on investment for interventions in the health system. Past significant publications include quality of life measurement for older populations, incentives and government payment for physicians and long-term care including pay for performance, and the relationship between quality and cost. He holds a Bachelor of Mathematics (Waterloo), Master's in both Gerontology (Waterloo) and Economics (Michigan) and earned his doctorate in Health Services Organization and Policy (Health Economics) at the University of Michigan.