1. Hossein Joudaki
Health Economics and Planning Group
Social Security Organization
No. 345, Azadi Ave, Tehran, Iran Postal code: 1457965595
Tel: +98 912 8070 913 Fax: +98 21 66 93 53 70
Email 1: hjoodaki@alumnus.tums.ac.ir Email 2: hjoudaki56@gmail.com
Education
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Ph.D in Health Care Management
Ph.D.2014
Iran University of Medical Sciences
M.Sc in Health Economics
M.Sc.2005
Iran University of Medical Sciences
B.A in Health Care Management
B.A.2000
Areas of Interest
• Transparency, accountability and good governance
• Combating corruption, fraud and abuse in health sector
• Health policy and management
• Privatization and outsourcing in health sector
• Strategic purchasing
• Total quality management
Professional Experience
2011- present Researcher, Health Economics and Planning Group, Social
Security Organization (Central Office), Tehran, Iran
2004-2007 Hospital Manager, Khoramabad Social Security Hospital,
Khoramabad, Iran
2004 Health Economist, Social Security Organization (Lorestan
Province), Khoramabad, Iran
2002 Hospital Management Consultant, Emam Jafar Sadegh Hospital,
Aligodarz, Iran

2. 2002 Member of the Department of Licenses and Inspections,
Lorestan University of Medical Sciences
2001 Researcher, Research and Development Centre, Lorestan
University of Medical Sciences
2001 Member of the Hospital Accriditation Committee, Lorestan
University of Medical Sciences
Research Projects
2014 Modeling and development of quantitative approaches for false
claim detection in Social Security Organization of Iran
2012 The impact of improving access to family physicians on
hospitalization rate in rural Iran
2010 Introducing a model for combating health care fraud and abuse in
Social Security Organization, Iran
2009 Exploring the extent and nature of outsourcing in public hospitals
affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Publications
2015 Methods to improve monitoring physicians and health care
provider’s performance (Social Security Quarterly) (In Persian) (In Press)
2015 Outsourcing of hospital services: Lessons learned from the
experience (Journal of Health Based Research)(In Persian) (In Press)
2015 Improving fraud and abuse detection in general physician claims: A
data mining study (Intrnational Journal of Health Policy and Management)
(In Press)
2015 Using data mining to detect health care fraud and abuse: A review
of literature (Global Journal of Health Sciences)
2013 The result of rural health system reform on hospitalization rates in
the Islamic Republic of Iran: an interrupted time series (Bulletin of WHO)
2012 No evidence of the effect of the interventions to combat health care
fraud and abuse : A systematic review of literature (PLoS ONE)

3. 2012 Exploring the extent and nature of outsourcing in public hospitals
affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran (Health
Information Management) (In Persian)
2010 Assessing issues and problems in relatioship between basic
insurance organizations and university hospitals: a qualitative research
(Hospital) (In Persian)
2010 Review of corruption in the health Sector: theory, methods and
interventions (Translation) (In Persian)
2010 Review of relevant legislation about physicians misconduct in Iran
(Scientific Journal of Forensic Medicine) (In Persian)
2010 Assessing medical misconduct and complaints in Iranian health
system: A systematic review of the literature (Scientific Journal of Forensic
Medicine) (In Persian)
2005 Comparative Study on privatization of health care provision on
contract basis (Journal of Health Administration) (In Persian)
Invited Presentations and Seminars
2015 Strategic purchasing
Social Security Organization, Iran
Attended by 30 SSO emploees and managers
2014 Economic evalution of hospitals affiliated with Social Security
Organization
Social Security Organization, Iran
Attended by 30 SSO emploees and managers
2013 Outsourcing in health care
Social Security Organization, Iran
Attended by 30 SSO emploees and managers
2009 Health care privatization in Iran's health system since Islamic
Revolution in 1979
Medical Service Insurance Organization, Iran
Attended by 40 MSIO emploees and managers
2001-2006 Total Quality Management
Lorestan University of Medical Sciences
Attended by 1000 LUMS emploees and managers

4. Ad Hoc Reviewer
• Hakim Research Journal (In Persian)
• Hospital (In Persian)
• Social Security Quarterly (In Persian)
Honors and Awards
2014 Elected as the researcher of year by Social Security Organization
2011 Elected as Exceptional Talent of Tehran University of Medical
Sciences
2007 2 th Rank in Health Crae Management Ph.D Entramce Exam
2002 1 th Rank in Health Economics M.Sc Entramce Exam
Social Activities
Newspaper Article: Methods to improve Universal Health Insurance (Jam-e-
Jam, 13 July 2015) (In Persian)
Atieh Weekly: Why we have not Milad Hospital in every city? (5 July 2015)
(In Persian)
Tamin Weekly: The Neccesity of evaluation of educational training Program
(12 November 2004) (In Persian)