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Efat Mohamadi, Taraneh Yousefinezhadi, Ali Hassanzadeh, Mojtaba Atri, Mohammadreza Mobinizadeh, Zahra Goudarzi, Sara Mohamadi, Alireza Olyaeemanesh,
Volume 1, Issue 3 (12-2018)
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Introduction: Implementation of the Health Transformation plan (HTP) has had many effects so far. The analysis of these impacts can help policymakers and planners to continuously improve the health system's ultimate goals. Considering that, health financing is one of the most impressive of health system functions from the HTP, the present study examines the effect of the HTP on supplementary health insurance as part of financial providers in the health system in Iran.
Methods: This is a descriptive study carried out using secondary data in 2017. Data were gathered using information systems of health insurance organizations and the statistical yearbook of central insurance of the country. Data analysis was performed using Excel and SPSS software. To analyze and report these data, descriptive statistics and analytical tests were used.
Results: The effect of the HTP on the share of health care providers has shown that in private financing, the share of households is the highest, and during the period 2002-2004, the average share of households from the total private sector share was 86.5%. During the period of 2002-2003, the share of the domestic government as the public sector was 54% on average. Findings in relation to supplementary health show that the net loss has been ascending and premium rate has been increasing.
Conclusions: The share of households in health expenditures has decreased since the implementation of the HTP, but the average pocket spending in the public and private sector has not decreased by more than 10%. The goal of creating competition and improving the quality of the public sector with the private sector and increasing the incentive for people to go to the public sector has largely been met by changing the frequency of contributions made by the financiers. In the long run, with the continuation of the implementation of the health system reform plan and the elimination of the way in which supplementary health insurers benefit from health subsidies, a high percentage of supplementary health insurance funds in the private sector is consumed, while it is better to adopt measures for the use of this resource in the public sector.

Efat Mohamadi, Alireza Oliaeemanesh, Marziyeh Zanganeh, Faranak Nadarkhani, Enaz Ghanati, Taraneh Yousefinezhadi, Mousa Tabatabaei,
Volume 3, Issue 2 (8-2020)
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Introduction: Hospital deductions are predominantly costs that are spent by the hospital, but are not funded and reimbursed. The deductions are 10-30% of the hospital income, of which more than 20% of these deductions are applied to the documents through the hospitals themselves. The purposes of this research is to examining the deductions imposed by insurance organization and hospitals, as well as identifies the causes of these deductions and provide practical solutions for reducing deductions.
Methods: The present study is a descriptive-analytic study that was done retrospectively and a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. The statistical population consisted of a set of hospitals providing health services in the country. The sampled hospitals were 14 units. The number of medical records in order to examine the insurance deductions, using the Cochran method, was estimated at 1715 cases. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and analytical methods in accordance with each of the levels of subtraction. At each end of the analysis, the amount of deduction was extracted from each case.
Results: on average (geometric mean), there is a 87% probability of not registering at least one service in a medical record. The highest financial burden due to the lack of registration of the service at HIS occurs in private hospitals at a rate of 558241 Rials per case. There was a significant correlation between the type of hospital and the set of factors examined about the causes of the deficit in the audit by the hospital income experts (P <0.001). Anesthesiology/ Consultant (15.27%) is the most common cause of the deduction by the insurance companies. The average cost of a deduction applied to a medical record in is 3,873,723 Rials, which accounts for 5.5% of the total cost of each medical record.
Conclusion: Analysis of the findings shows that a high cost of hospital-provided services for patients is not reimbursed to the hospital. This challenge depends on many factors, in which not only insurance organizations, but also hospitals and service providers, who are in charge of the service record and financial statements regulators, are affected.

Mohtaram Ahmadifard, Abdolreza Shahmohamadi, Mahmoud Reza Mohammad Taheri, Nazmohamad Onagh,
Volume 4, Issue 4 (3-2022)
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Amirhossein Takian, Alireza Olyaeemanesh, Efat Mohamadi,
Volume 5, Issue 1 (3-2022)
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Efat Mohamadi, Ahad Bakhtiari, Mohammad Mehdi Nasehi, Mohammad Effatpanah, Mehdi Rezaei, Zahra Shahali, Amirhossein Takian, Alireza Olyaeemanesh,
Volume 7, Issue 1 (Spring 2024)
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Introduction: The performance evaluation of the Iranian Health Insurance Organization (IHIO), considering the responsibilities, objectives, and duties outlined in the higher-level documents and laws, is an important issue that has received less attention. Given the importance of systematic monitoring and evaluation to facilitate planning based on overarching domestic policies, it is necessary to adopt a suitable approach to monitor programs and policies and to respond to higher-level authorities to fulfill assigned tasks. The present study aims to identify performance indicators for IHIO based on the analysis of relevant higher-level documents and laws.
Methods: This study was conducted qualitatively and based on content analysis of documents, policies, and executive activities related to monitoring the performance of IHIO, from the year the Universal Health Insurance Law of the country was passed (1373) until 1402, in the year 1402 (Solar Hijri calendar, equivalent to 2023/2024 Gregorian calendar). The Scott method was used to examine the validity of the documents, and qualitative content analysis and the deductive approach were employed to analyze the data.
Results: Nine policies related to monitoring the performance of the IHIO were identified, with 11 themes and total of 188-indicators identified as follows: Population indicators (8 indicators), National Health Accounts (NHA) (13-indicators), Covered population (25-indicators), Covered health services (19-indicators), Covered costs/financial participation status (11-indicators), Organization’s financial resources (26-indicators), Contracted centers (11-indicators), Cost trends, cost burden, and visit burden (23-indicators), Monitoring indicators (11-indicators), Operational efficiency of the organization (30-indicators), Access to services and health outcomes (11-indicators).
Conclusion: In order to conduct a thorough and comprehensive evaluation of the Iranian Health Insurance Organization's performance, which aims to enhance transparency and public trust in the organization, it is imperative to take into account a diverse range of indicators that encompass all operational and performance aspects of a health insurance entity. Additionally, national macro indicators, including population metrics and national health accounts, play a crucial role in this process. Failing to consider these indicators may lead to challenges and biases when assessing the organization's performance.


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