Patient Relation Executives coordinate with the patients from the time the patient occupies the bed till he is discharged and leaves the Hospital.
They make rounds along with the consultants and carry on the necessary networking required on case to case basis .
They interact with the patients, the members of their family, the attending nurse to identify the specific problems and carry out the necessary remedial measures .
For patients to be admitted, the PRE explains the admission procedure in detail and explains the tariff structure and after discussing with the consultant and billing section provides the approximate estimate of the entire hospital stay .
For any cross reference advice by the consultant for the patient, the PRE gets in touch with that speciality consultant by way of phone or cell phone and expedites the visit.
The PREs also explain Dos and Don’ts of the procedures to the patients/family and the necessary steps to be taken before and after the procedure .
They work in close association with the consultant/ sister incharge and patient .
Any complaint or suggestion given by the patient / family is forwarded by the PRE in the form of feedback forms duty filled by the patient / family
The PREs take care of any problems with maintenance or house keeping and inform the same to the concerned department. They also take care of any bed transfers of patients and discharge request .
They also coordinate with the billing to make sure that attenders know about the daily update of their bill and help in advance collection
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