Director, Patient Support Services

Found in: Talent SG 2A C2 - 3 weeks ago


Singapore THOMSON MEDICAL PTE. LTD. Full time
Roles & Responsibilities

The Director of Patient Support Services (PSS) is responsible for the overall management and performance of the hospital patient support services. You will oversee all areas, including business office, patient service centre, customer experience and medical records office. Your strategic vision, operational expertise, and commitment to customer experience will be instrumental in ensuring patients receive timely access to the services they need, while optimizing hospital capacity and revenue.


Leadership & Management

  1. Provide leadership to a team of HODs and BU leads in the patient support services, including business office, patient service centre, customer experience and medical records office.
  2. Develop and implement effective policies and procedures for all departments under the patient support service.

Operations

  1. Oversee the patient billing and collection process, ensuring accurate and timely claim submission and revenue collection.
  2. Create and implement efficient protocols for patient admission, registration, and bed assignment.
  3. Develop and implement best practices for admissions, ensuring smooth transitions for patients across all service lines including management of bed capacity, effectively communicating bed availability to relevant department staff.
  4. Collaborate with clinical and non-clinical departments to identify patient journey friction points.
  5. Analyze data and prepare reports to provide insights to hospital leadership.

System & Technology

  1. Implement and manage revenue cycle management strategies to optimize financial performance.
  2. Negotiate contracts with third-party payers and manage payer relationships. Maintain clear and effective communication with hospital leadership, other departments, and external stakeholders.
  3. Evaluate and implement new financial and billing software and technology solutions.
  4. Ensure the continued accuracy and integrity of patient data within the admissions and business system.
  5. Evaluate and implement new admissions solutions and drive paperless & cashless initiative during admission and billing at business office.

Patient Feedback and Advocacy

  1. Identify trends and common themes in patient feedback to pinpoint areas for improvement.
  2. Advocate for patient needs and concerns to various hospital departments and leadership.
  3. Develop and implement service recovery plans to address patient complaints and dissatisfaction.
  4. Oversees the development of Thomson Touch programme to ensure consistency and standards in our service delivery.

Medical Records Management

  1. Management of patient health records, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, and facilitating the efficient flow of health information within the organization
  2. Oversee the implementation and maintenance of health information systems, electronic medical records (EMR), and other technologies to optimize record-keeping processes.
  3. Conduct regular audits to identify and rectify any discrepancies.

Others

  1. Any other task as assigned.

Requirements

  • Degree with at least 10 years of relevant working experience.
  • Good knowledge in both front-end and back-end support services.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking abilities and strong problem solving skill.
  • Effective communication skill including the ability to express the technical concept clearly and concisely to senior management and stakeholders.
  • Good relation management skills with the ability to influence decision making.
  • Strong people management skills, proactive and service orientated.
  • A team player with a positive attitude, professionalism and a strong work ethic with high level of integrity and ethics.

Tell employers what skills you have

Management Skills
Leadership
Customer Experience
TAM
Revenue Cycle Management
Stimulation
Audits
Team Player
Tooling Design
Medical Records
People Management
Service Delivery

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