Ahmad Okasha
Healthcare Consultant
Summary
10 Years of Strategic Healthcare Leadership: A decade of senior and executive roles showcasing strong leadership and strategic acumen in healthcare. Certified EIAC & TEMOS Assessor: Certified in EIAC and TEMOS, bringing specialized expertise in healthcare quality assessment. Versatile Healthcare Domain Mastery: Extensive experience spanning hospital management, business development, rehab, medical tourism, IT, patient safety, and digital health. Private Hospital Group Management: Proven track record in guiding and leading private hospital groups toward operational excellence. Rehab Clinic Launch & Leadership: Successfully established and led multiple rehabilitation clinics, prioritizing patient well-being. Global Healthcare IT Project Success: Proficiently managed significant healthcare IT projects, collaborating with international vendors. Forward-thinking Healthcare Consultant bringing 20 year successful history identifying process breakdowns in hospital billing, collections and cash posting processes. Dedicated to implementing innovative solutions to address issues. Expertise in evaluating and analyzing operational, clinical and financial performance. Analytical and responsive professional committed to supporting hospital in decreasing unnecessary expenses and improving efficiency.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
TEMOS, Assessor of Healthcare Facilities
EIAC, EIAC Emirates
01.2016 - Current
- International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) is providing established accreditation services for healthcare organizations and laboratories
- Certified Healthcare Provider Assessor
- Temos accredits hospitals, ambulatory care/outpatient services, cosmetic surgery clinics, dental services, IVF clinics, physical rehabilitation services, eye care clinics, and community pharmacies as well as medical travel coordinators (“facilitators”)
Associate Professor
Canadian University Dubai
Dubai
- Leadership in Health Administration Program: Oversight of the Health Administration program, coupled with the instruction of diverse health sciences and health management courses within the Department of Public Health
- Key Accomplishments:
- Industry-focused Workshops and Panels: Spearheaded workshops and panel discussions engaging healthcare industry experts, effectively addressing pertinent topics like medical tourism and diagnostic-related groups, contributing to broader healthcare conversations within Dubai
- Global Medical Tourism Review: Successfully initiated and managed a cross-border medical tourism review, collaborating with colleagues from Australia, Hong Kong, and UAE, demonstrating a keen global perspective and collaborative aptitude
- Accreditation Excellence: Coordinated the re-accreditation of the Health Administration program by the CAA and secured international accreditation with Eco Canada, affirming the program's exceptional standards and alignment with global benchmarks.
Business Director
DBC ME
Dubai
12.2012 - 01.2016
- DBC ME is a provider of rehabilitation and physiotherapy services and solutions
- Responsibilities include overseeing the company's existing physiotherapy projects, signing new projects, managing finances, and sales of physiotherapy products
- Accomplishments: Setting up, licensing, accreditation, and operating 5 rehabilitation centers within large private medical centers and hospitals in the region
- Set up a comprehensive private rehabilitation center which includes funding, licensing, fit-out, hiring and managing staff, and operation
- Negotiate and sold the business to a private equity firm in the UAE.
Business Director
Zynx Health Middle East
04.2010 - 12.2012
- Market and business development of the clinical decision support/evidence-based order sets and practices in the Middle East
- This was a startup operation from setting up the Dubai office, business development, sales, channel management, hiring staff, and building a strong pipeline
- Accomplishments:
- Setting up Zynx Health Dubai office in the Internet City
- Market development of the evidence-based clinical decision market in the Gulf Region
- Building a business pipeline of more than $20 million
- Wining the following healthcare accounts: Abu Dhabi Health Authorities, and Health Services Abu Dhabi
- The total value of $10 million.
MEA Business Development Director
Oracle Healthcare
Dubai
01.2008 - 04.2010
- Develop healthcare business plan and strategy for MEA Oracle Healthcare business
- Manage, guide, and supervise healthcare teams across the region; manage the sales pipeline for Oracle healthcare products
- Those include Financial Management Solutions, Material Management, Human Resources, Health Care Transactions, and Health Insurance systems
- In addition, develop and manage channels, and recruit implementation and technical product specialists.
ME General Manager
MISYS Healthcare
Dubai
11.2006 - 01.2008
- Market development sales pipeline development and management for Misys healthcare clinical information system products
- Those include hospital clinical information systems and lab information systems
- In addition, develop and manage channels, and recruit implementation and technical product specialists
- Accomplishments:
- Managed a key account which is a flagship hospital in Saudi Arabia
- Increase revenues by 30% over the last year
- Participated in the development of an international partnership program for MISYS Healthcare products
- Built a healthy pipeline—more than $18 million.
Group Director
Belhoul Life Care
01.2006 - 11.2006
- Direct Belhoul Life Care operations, develop strategy, and performance management system, build organizational structure, and manage the performance of Belhoul Life Care hospitals
- Accomplishments:
- Directed two hospitals under the Belhoul Life Care name
- Developed growth strategy to grow life care into the UAE platform and negotiated partnerships with international hospitals and specialists
- Managed the P&L for the two hospitals and grow their revenues by 10%
- Facilitated executive workshop meetings for a large hospital system in the UAE
- Facilitated evaluation of Joint Commission International gap analysis
Healthcare Manager
IBM ME
Dubai
07.2002 - 04.2005
- Managing and developing hospital and healthcare services practice at IBM ME
- Providing hospital information systems, medical imaging, and strategic directions to hospitals and healthcare agencies throughout the Middle East, Egypt, Pakistan, & North Africa
- Accomplishments:
- Establish IBM Healthcare's presence across the ME region by working with the local country teams to devise and implement local healthcare strategies
- Grew the business by 300% in 2 years; built a strong healthcare team at IBM ME and led several hospital information technology projects.
Senior Healthcare Consultant
Electronic Data Systems, EDS
Plano
09.1996 - 10.2001
- Providing consulting services to hospitals and healthcare organizations in the areas of clinical trials, strategy, marketing research, and business process engineering to help improve business performance
- Accomplishments:
- Led a team of 7 consultants to enhance the fraud detection functionality of Part B (outpatient) Medicaid
- Educated the EDS' marketing and sales staff and clients on various subjects related to healthcare
- Presented health care and IT presentations to many clients
- Co-led the development team that designed and developed a clinical trial data warehouse
- Led a business process re-engineering team that re-designed processes related to populating market share data mart for a large pharmaceutical company
- Published three thought leadership articles
- Designed and implemented more than 30 statistical reports to measure and model the cost and quality of health care using the SAS system
- Authored segments of client proposals related to pharmaceuticals, healthcare quality, utilization management, and statistical analyses.
Administrator
Ministry of Health
Riyadh
12.1989 - 07.1992
- Managed healthcare training team responsible for the development, and program evaluation of various MOH programs in areas of training and certification of healthcare technicians at Saudi Health Institutes and Colleges.
Education
Ph.D - Health Administration
Medical College of Virginia/VCU
M.S - Hospital and Health Care Facilities' Administration
Jordan University
B.S - Public Health
Yarmouk University
Skills
Performance Management
undefinedAffiliations
American College of Healthcare Executive, Member since 2014. EIAC Accreditation Standard for Healthcare Providers. EIAC, Dubai, November 2022.
Additional Information
- Health care partnership. September 29-30, 1994. Williamsburg, Virginia Total quality management. November 14-16, 1993. Business School at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. Presentation of hospital specialization thesis at AUPHA 1995 annual conference, Atlanta, GA
Certification
EIAC Healthcare Assessor
Timeline
TEMOS, Assessor of Healthcare Facilities
EIAC, EIAC Emirates
01.2016 - Current
Business Director
DBC ME
12.2012 - 01.2016
Business Director
Zynx Health Middle East
04.2010 - 12.2012
MEA Business Development Director
Oracle Healthcare
01.2008 - 04.2010
ME General Manager
MISYS Healthcare
11.2006 - 01.2008
Group Director
Belhoul Life Care
01.2006 - 11.2006
Healthcare Manager
IBM ME
07.2002 - 04.2005
Senior Healthcare Consultant
Electronic Data Systems, EDS
09.1996 - 10.2001
Administrator
Ministry of Health
12.1989 - 07.1992
Associate Professor
Canadian University Dubai
Ph.D - Health Administration
Medical College of Virginia/VCU
M.S - Hospital and Health Care Facilities' Administration
Jordan University
B.S - Public Health
Yarmouk University
EIAC Healthcare Assessor
TEMOS Healthcare Assessor
KPI Certified Professional
Change Management
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