Mo Hussain

Assistant Professor, 

Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation,  University of Toronto 

2016-current

1. Constructor, HAD7001H-F, Health Economics for Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Fall, 2021, 2022 and 2023. 
2. Supervise PhD candidates in pursuing health economics related research
3. Research contribution in the area of pharmaceutical policy, health economics and health workforce in developing countries 

Instructor, Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Ontario                                

2008-current

1. Part-time instructor in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. 
2. Develop course outline and materials, evaluations and deliver instructions consistent with course outline
3. Transition synchronous lectures via BlackBoard Ultra platform during COVID-19 

Sr. Health Care Analyst, Mid-Atlantic Medical Services, Inc(MAMSI).  Maryland                        

2003-2005

Provide analytic service to underwriting, medical affairs and marketing departments

1. Decompose pharmaceutical cost and analyze key drivers

- Analyze regional differences in distribution of scripts and units

      - Evaluate changes in script by therapeutic classes and disease categories 

      - Evaluate changes in average wholesale price, discounts, and member cost sharing 

- Prepare plan level and therapeutic class level price and quantity index.   

1. Perform analysis related to Federal Health Employee Benefit (FEHB) program that has 173,000 members. 

- Calculate MAMSI’s market potential and share of the FEHB program. 

- Cohort analysis of trends in demographics, family structure, medical cost and risk

      - Impact analysis on plan cost from increases of benefits to families with children

      - Impact analysis from elimination of gatekeeper requirement for specialty office visits

      - Analysis of survey from different segment of plan and non-plan members

1. Document methodology of analysis, validation approaches, data flow and data definition of source data 

Health Economics Consultant, Purdue Pharma, Stamford, Connecticut                            2002-2003

Design database systems infrastructure, implement statistical programming, and establish analytic process for retrospective claims database projects at World Wide Health Economics and Outcome Research (HECON) group. 

1. Design and load HECON acquired databases from zipped datasets in CDs to sorted/indexed SAS datasets in network drive. Acquired databases include MEDSTAT/MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters and Medicare claims and Health Care Cost and Utilization Project databases. Databases include 9 million covered lives over 4 years across outpatient/inpatient and pharmacy points of service; incorporates 500+ million claims 
2. Coordinated with IT teams to ensure SAS programs, servers and processors were optimally configured to ensure capacity and efficiency for any large database studies.
3. Validate and update drug/diagnosis/procedure codes using ICD-9 CM,HCPCS, REDBOOK and CPT 2000 reference

Senior Analyst/Process manager, GE Capital Card Services, Stamford, Connecticut             

2000-2002

Execute turn-key campaigns, provide modeling/statistical analytic expertise and manage vendor relationships for the marketing department. 

1. Lead analytic team through development of logit responder models resulting in a 50 percent increase in predicted response rates. Log models were fitted using credit bureau data; univariate/multivariate diagnostics  performed to ensure data integrity, validation was performed using a control sample, scored accounts selection was based on optimized K-S statistics of sample population vs validation population. 
2. Teamed with internal and external Legal Counsels to design, implement and document all affiliate/3rd party related data sharing protocols, to ensure compliance with GLB regulations and internal GE privacy policies. 
3. Researched cross business CRM objectives and internal privacy requirements to recommend strategic direction for in-bound telemarketing campaigns and vendor settlement process; recommended implementation will result in cost savings of $1.1 MM. 

Analyst, GE Capital Consumer Financial Services(CFS), Cincinnati, Ohio.                         

1998-2000

Produced and managed reporting process for Collections department, for $4B bankcard family of portfolios. 

1. Identified key drivers, provided explanation of CFS-collection performance trends through Loss Update, Scorecard and Delinquency reports in monthly review sessions with senior leadership and operational managers. 
2. Partnered with risk, finance and operations managers to forecast and establish collection performance targets during planning periods. Methods used linear and non-linear forecasts in excel.   
3. Used SAS codes and macros to build excel based reports on Delinquency Movement Matrix, Dialer analysis, Capacity Performance and Delinquency and Loss rates. Performance repro drove incentive pay for 3000 collectors across seven domestic and off-shore sites. 
4. Successfully supported host system conversion through leading data warehouse audits and facilitation of gaps in data feeds to collection data warehouse. Transition of all MS Access/SAS/Excel based interfaces to SAS/Oracle/business Objects interfaces, resulting in a 60% reduction of daily reporting cycle times. 
5. Completed Green Belt project on Montgomery Wards bankruptcy processing driving process improvements from 2.5 sigma to 3.7 sigma. 

Ph.D. in Health Economics with 20+ years of hands on experience in financial, pharmaceutical and health care industries in the US and Canada. Proven record in strategic thinking, tactical implementation, project management and facilitation.