Monitoring Indicators of Iranian Health System Reform Plan

For proper implementation of the Health System Reform Plan، the implementation process should be monitored using proper indicators. This study was conducted to determine the macro indicators for monitoring the Iranian Health System Reform Plan. In this cross-sectional study، we invited 34 experts to the study using the purposeful sampling. We provided a questionnaire using the important indicators for evaluation of the health system. The questionnaires were sent to the participants via e-mail. Data were analyzed in the SPSS-16. The most important monitoring indicators of Health System Reform Plan were Life expectancy at birth (mean= 4. 3±0. 3)، Infant mortality rate (4. 2± 0. 3)، Maternity mortality rate (4. 2± 0. 2)، Life expectancy standard deviation in different cities (3. 8± 0. 3)، Out of pocket rate (4± 0. 4)، Total expenditure of government in health sector (4. 1± 0. 3)، and Health insurance coverage (4. 4± 0. 2)، respectively. In order to monitor the Health System Reform Plan، the seven above-mentioned indicators should be considered. It is also suggested to provide proper strategies to measure theses indicators.