ABOUT
PHConsultants
What is healthcare consulting?
Healthcare consulting, also known as medical consulting, is the practice of advising health industry organisations on the best ways to provide efficient and effective healthcare.
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Who are PHConsultants?
We are a boutique healthcare business and technology consulting firm offering premium but affordable services for healthcare practices and companies.
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We help clients navigate the changing health care landscape, crafting solutions that address today’s challenges and anticipate tomorrow’s issues.
Blending years of consulting and government experience with extensive industry knowledge and relationships, we help our clients navigate the changing healthcare landscape and develop high quality products and services to benefit patients, payors and providers.
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What do we do?
We help improve operational workflows, maximize efficiency, provide better patient care and enhance productivity and profitability.
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We help clients navigate the rapidly-changing healthcare landscape. We bring decades of global experience to help healthcare organizations shape and respond to market and regulatory changes.
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To do so, our in-house consultants and industry partners have a wide range of knowledge on industry health solutions and regulations, best practices for efficient care, and healthcare IT and finance consulting.
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Typical healthcare consulting services include some of the following activities:
- Identify operational problems or areas that can be improved
- Research on existing and potential strategies
- Provide reporting and analytics that help organisations make strategic decisions
- Apply industry best practices to improve healthcare organisations
- Coordinate a wide range of groups (doctors, medical vendors, nurses, administrators, etc.)
- Provide healthcare compliance consulting for local regulations
- Offer healthcare consulting for therapeutic and operational technology systems
- Advise on sound healthcare financial best practices
- Facilitate succession planning
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What do we promise?
Every client has unique needs and challenges, requiring tailored solutions that help them to grow existing and new markets. We work closely with clients to address rapidly changing market shifts and political and regulatory environments.
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Our solutions include:
- Market expansion opportunities
- New care contracting approaches
- Value-based purchasing strategies
- Program oversight strategies
- New strategic partnerships
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Our Team
Dr. Edmond Ng, Co-Founder
Medical Scientist, Clinical Advisor & Principal Consultant
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Dr Edmond has over 30 years of international clinical practice as a surgeon, family physician, sports and aesthetics physician with a specialist surgical fellowship (UK), a postgraduate family medicine fellowship (Australia) and a post graduate certification in aesthetic medicine (USA). Edmond completed his postgraduate Masters of Science in Management Information Systems (High Honors) in Boston University (USA), and served as a Captain (Medical) to help manage Singapore's Military Medicine Institute.
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Dr Edmond combines 3 areas of expertise – Clinical, HealthTech & Consultancy/Management – to help meet and exceed challenges in Healthcare and Life Sciences.
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Edmond is a Clinical Tutor & Examiner at University of Melbourne and Monash University medical schools, an Examiner at RACGP as well as a Medical Educator in EVGP Training. Edmond was a Captain (Medical Corps) in Singapore Armed Forces Military Medicine Institute (MMI) where he was a Sports Physician and participated in clinical care, biomechanics, metabolic and human performance research. The MMI is a leading multi-specialty military and sports medicine centre in East Asia.
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Edmond has a Fellowship in Surgery from Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh(UK). Edmond served as a Flight Surgeon in Republic of Singapore Air Force helicopter air sea search & rescue in the South China Sea. Edmond provided the medical response plan for 1993 South East Asia Games. Other supported sports events included IRB Rugby Sevens and the Standard Chartered Marathon in Singapore. Edmond was the Expedition Doctor for a Special Olympics cum Singapore Management University team scaling the highest peak in south east Asia, Mount Kinabalu in Sabah.
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​Edmond was an Adjunct Lecturer in Sports Science & Sports Medicine for Monash University and Edith Cowan University in Singapore. Edmond was invited to be a Lecturer in Human Anatomy for Edith Cowan in Perth by world renown Prof Robert Newton who consults for Nike, Chicago Bulls, England Rugby, Manchester United, English and Australian Institutes of Sport and Surfing Australia. Edmond was invited to be a team sports doctor for Williamstown VFL, a feeder club to AFL. Edmond was also invited to be a sports physician for teams in major professional sports franchises in AFL and NRL.
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In Singapore, Edmond was an Adjunct Lecturer for the Masters of Science (Project Management) in National University of Singapore. The MSc(PM) program was established in 1986, making it one of the oldest project management university programs in the world.
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In Boston, USA, Edmond was Solution Architect to help deliver Harvard Medical/MIT/Massachusetts General Hospital’s international Research & Data Portal. ​
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In Frankfurt, Germany, Edmond was Solution Architect to help Microsoft's Razorfish deliver the Proof of Concept for Deutsche Bank XML-based db-eEscrow service for buyers and sellers as a secure and efficient way of executing high-value online transactions.
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In Las Vegas, USA, Edmond was Solution Architect to help NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) DoCoMo i-mode wireless Internet service deliver mobile WAP services in Japan.
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Edmond helped IBM Global Business Services deliver Lian Hua Hypermarket's Strategic Outsourcing ICT Strategy, a USD $200 million program in supply chain ERP in Shanghai, China. Edmond was Senior Strategist and Solution Architect in designing this Walmart-like real-time end to end JIT ERP Supply Chain platform, the first ever in China.
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In response to the COVID19 pandemic, Edmond was a HealthTech Consultant to a global cloud based vaccine management solution provider that is partnered with a global CRM SaaS (software as a service) platform. In this Edmond participated in solution design and validation as well as marketing and market development.
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Edmond is Clinical Development Consultant (CellGen) and Aesthetics Business Consultant (Sciton Lasers & Skincare Journeys). He is also Clinical Advisor (Simplr Health). Edmond is also Business Management Consultant (SEED Consulting).
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Edmond is based in Melbourne, Australia. For more information, visit dredmondng.com
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Viney Prasad, Co-Founder
Director, Health Entrepreneur & Principal Consultant
vprasad@phconsultants.com.au
Phone: 0468 424 072
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Viney Prasad has over 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry, working in all positions from Practice Management to Executive Business Development for large organisations throughout Australia.
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Viney Prasad has 4 areas of expertise – HealthTech, Business Development, Marketing & Consultancy/Management – to help develop and educate business owners on the potential of growing their business. Viney comes from a HealthTech background with years of experience in developing and creating applications, software and programs which benefit the healthcare industry.
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Viney has, for multiple years now, successfully ran his own consultancy in business development and marketing in healthcare, working with some of the largest healthcare organisations in Australia. Viney's focus has been on consulting for organisations and providing them focus, strategies and innovative expertise in how to grow their business. This includes recruitment, website development, paperless practices, software development, application designs, practice management support, staff training (administration) and advising best practice outcomes for clinical members.
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Healthcare Technology, commonly referred to as HealthTech, refers to the use of technologies developed for purposes of improving any and all aspects of the healthcare system. Viney recognises that today’s healthcare industry is at a crossroads. Currently being weighed down by crushing costs and red tape, healthcare is looking for ways to improve in nearly every imaginable area. That’s where HealthTech comes in. Tech-infused tools and smart devices are being integrated into every step of our healthcare experience to counteract two key trouble spots: quality and efficiency.
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Viney understands that uses for technology in healthcare are seemingly endless. Tech is being implemented in everything from hospital administrative processes to cancer research and surgery in order to improve efficiency throughout the healthcare industry and make the patient experience as painless as possible.
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Health Entrepreneurship for Viney is the ability to create new ventures from new or existing concepts, ideas and visions. Viney knows that there has been significant entrepreneurial responses to changes in scientific and social underpinnings of healthcare services delivery.
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Whether it be breaking new ground, creating greater awareness throughout communities, forming foundations, charities, and education systems – these are just a few resounding effects Viney strives to impact to resonate each day as an active Health Entrepreneur. Whether health innovations be in new technologies to provide smart wearbles for all, or supporting medical professionals designing latest vaccines and testing, in our pandemic world, Viney is motivated more than ever as a health entrepreneur.
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Viney supports both brave young pioneers exploring new markets as well as experienced veterans in their fields inspiring younger generations. Viney recognises that they all have something in common: determination and devotion to follow their dreams. Viney the health entrepreneur helps gather their strength to fulfill their visions – strength from within.
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Viney understands that innovation is key to any successful entrepreneurial venture. He excels in assessing needs through market research, choosing the right investors while balancing between social responsibility and profitability.
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Healthcare Marketing and Communication is an emerging field that draws from traditional marketing. Healthcare Marketing refers marketing strategies healthcare providers, insurers, suppliers and advocacy groups use to attract new patients and increase awareness of their healthcare businesses. With Viney at the helm, we are leading the way in healthcare marketing and communications, servicing clients across Australia and New Zealand from our base in Melbourne.
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Doctors, dentists, medical centres, hospitals, allied health, and pharmaceutical businesses all fall within our field of expertise. We can help you attract more of the right patients through improved awareness, referrals and reputation management. We are your outsourced marketing team. Strategic marketing, practice branding, graphic design, website development, digital advertising, SEO, and everything else your practice needs.
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Our experienced and friendly team is big on commitment, energy and results. We know the ethics, laws and codes that regulate healthcare marketing, and we work hard to ensure your messaging is AHPRA and TGA compliant.
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Viney is based in Melbourne and enjoys raising his family that he adores.
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