Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Awards
Working Knowledge
Notable Clients
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Husam Bitar

Husam Bitar

Toronto,Canada

Summary

Innovative Digital Transformation & Automation professional from a clinical background with a decade experience in health IT & technology projects. Dynamic facilitator and business leader among teams of different work backgrounds. Highly skilled in forecasting, project management and strategic planning with exceptional communication abilities.

Sector Experience: Healthcare, FinTech, InsureTech, Education, Consulting.

Geographical Experience: Canada, USA, Middle East, North Africa, South Asia.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Project Manager

PSL Group
10.2023 - Current
  • Led strategic data projects and high-revenue product projects by fostering a healthy communication project culture across all assigned projects
  • Led strategic business initiatives to drive growth in North American & European markets, including a registration automation program that streamlined operations across 50 company assets, significantly enhancing client registration and data management capabilities.
  • Led the revamp of a flagship company asset, transforming it from a static business card into a dynamic revenue-generating destination site, resulting in a 15% increase in lead generation and a 20% growth in content engagement within the first six months of launch.
  • Spearheaded a process automation project, improving client outreach by 500%, which drove new business opportunities and reduced operational costs by 90%.
  • Delivered business insights to senior leadership, improving decision-making processes and optimizing project delivery, contributing to a 30% increase in PMO efficiency.

Principal Consultant

Bitar Consulting Services
08.2020 - Current

Notable Clients: Daman Insurance, Klaim.ai Hakeem, Kayan Healthcare

  • Led 6 RFP response initiatives with several clients, delivering top-notch proposals for claims adjudication services & professional services offerings.
  • Conducted high-level and low-level benchmarking assessments of a large eClaim payment engine to evaluate client solutions' added value versus competitors' systems.
  • Authored & decomposed solution capabilities and designed the product roadmap to meet client requirements as illustrated in the RFP
  • Designed & proposed a product roadmap and recommended structural changes for the solution's commercial positioning as a PBM vendor
  • Facilitated technical discussions among clinical, business, and technical teams to build a collective, balanced RFP response
  • Delivered a drug data mapping service for the DoH of Abu Dhabi, by integrating Micromedex data with the local regulatory drug data, improving patient access to drug information across the country

Senior Consultant & SME (Payer, Provider, Government)

IQVIA Middle East & Africa
04.2018 - 07.2020
  • Managed engagement with DoH & Injazat for high-revenue initiatives, including a e-claims risk protection system generating $18M in annual revenue and strengthening client relationships.
  • Supported RFP stage for IQVIA's offering to Saudi Arabia's largest HIE platform in MENA, by facilitating implementation strategies that facilitated delivery of the solution country-wide.
  • Facilitated offerings for an integrated International Patient Care solution with Injazat, by analyzing and proposing the workflow to deliver healthcare services throughout 19 countries.

Account Manager (Dimensions Healthcare - Acquired by IQVIA)

IQVIA Middle East & Africa
12.2013 - 03.2018
  • Supported the expansion of the PBM portfolio across the GCC region, by landing two new countries (Qatar & Bahrain) for key clients within the accounts portfolio, resulting in 25% growth in revenue.
  • Managed 13 key accounts within the PBM portfolio in GCC region, from contracting to operations phases.
  • Engaged in writing proposals for IQVIA's joint venture company in AMESA, by tailoring the offering to client needs & different regional compliance standards.
  • Led the pilot & launch phase of the ePrescription initiative by the Dubai Health Authority in the DHPO across the country, significantly improving provider engagement and facilitating digital transformation across the healthcare sector.
  • Oversaw provider registration process in the DHPO system for more than 1000 healthcare providers (hospitals, clinics, pharmacies).
  • Oversaw product compliance with local regulatory drug data releases.
  • Facilitated communication among multidisciplinary teams (clinical, technical, management, and support) to develop and maintain software products inspired by scrum methodology and agile practices.

Pharmacist / Claims Manager

Bin Sina Pharmacy Group
01.2010 - 12.2013
  • Managed the full revenue cycle for a network of 60 pharmacies
  • Identified reconciliation opportunities and developed claim resubmissions with rectified parameters based on knowledge of insurance policy coverage
  • Implemented compliance requirements (DHA & HAAD) for digital claims throughout the pharmacy network by preparing communications and training sessions
  • Created the requirements for a digital tool for payment allocation, achieving ten-fold efficiency.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy

University of Sharjah
06-2009

Skills

  • Proposal Writing
  • Agile & Waterfall Projects
  • Digital Transformation
  • Facilitation Techniques
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Problem Solving
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Automation
  • User Stories
  • Leadership

Certification

  • PMP - Project Management (PMI)
  • ECBA - Business Analysis (IIBA)
  • CAHIMS - Health Information Management Systems (HIMSS)

Awards

Dean's Honor List, George Brown College (Jul 2023)

Working Knowledge

  • Methodologies (Scrum, Agile)
  • Healthcare Data Code Sets (ICD9, ICD10-CM (UAE), CPT, CDT, DHA & HAAD Drug Codes)
  • Stakeholder Data Registries (Patient, Health Facility, Health Provider, Payer, Regulator registries)
  • Interoperability Standards: (HL7v3, CDA, HL7 FHIR)
  • Transaction Management Buses (DHPO, Shafafiya, NPHIES)
  • HealthTech Solutions (TMBs, HIEs, Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Pharmacy Management Systems, Provider Portals, Patient Portals, ePrescribing Portals, Healthcare Analytics)
  • Familiar Systems (Jira, MS Office Suite (Project, Visio, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams), Meisterplan, Smartsheet, Google Suite, Lucid, Miro, Draw.io, Slack, Canva, Salesforce, Workday, Zoho, Zoom)
  • Infrastructure Familiarity (IaaS, PaaS, & iPaaS models, AWS, API Gateways)

Notable Clients

DHA, HAAD, Sehati (Saudi), MOH Oman, Daman, Sehteq, Klaim.ai, Oman Insurance, ADNIC, Metlife, and others, American Hospital, Zulekha Hospital, Aster Group, Bin Sina Group, Life Group, Emirates Hospital, Prime Group, and many others

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working

Timeline

Senior Project Manager

PSL Group
10.2023 - Current

Principal Consultant

Bitar Consulting Services
08.2020 - Current

Senior Consultant & SME (Payer, Provider, Government)

IQVIA Middle East & Africa
04.2018 - 07.2020

Account Manager (Dimensions Healthcare - Acquired by IQVIA)

IQVIA Middle East & Africa
12.2013 - 03.2018

Pharmacist / Claims Manager

Bin Sina Pharmacy Group
01.2010 - 12.2013
  • PMP - Project Management (PMI)
  • ECBA - Business Analysis (IIBA)
  • CAHIMS - Health Information Management Systems (HIMSS)

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy

University of Sharjah
Husam Bitar