LEE Chien Earn
I am currently the Deputy Group CEO of Singhealth overseeing the Regional Health System which seeks to enable the population in Eastern Singapore to Keep Well, Get Well and Live Well. My prior appointments included leadership positions in the Ministry of Health in Health Services, Healthcare Performance, Health Regulation and Health Services Finance in the Ministry of Health, Singapore.
Affiliation
- NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Adjunct Professor)
- Deputy Group CEO Singhealth (Regional Health System) (Primary)
- Chairman Planning Committee, Eastern General and Community Hospitals
- Duke-NUS Medical School (Clinical Professor)
- Singapore University of Technology and Design (Adjunct Professor)
Research Areas
- Healthcare Services and Management
- Health Systems and Policy
- Integrated Care
Teaching Areas
- Health systems and Policy
- Quality assurance and improvement
- Population Health
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery), National University of Singapore
- Master of Medicine (Public Health), Tye Choo Yook Gold Medalist, National University of Singapore
- Fellow Academy of Medicine (Public Health), Singapore
- Graduate Diploma in Change Management, Civil Service College Singapore
- Certificate in Coaching, Civil Service College and Henley Business School
- Advanced Management Programme, INSEAD
- Master of Arts Biblical and Theological Studies (summa cum laude), Knox Theological Seminary
Awards/Honours
- National Day Award – Public Administration Award (Silver) 2011
- Minister of Health Award for Public Health – Fusarium Keratitis Outbreak (2006)
- National Day Award – Commendation Medal (2003)
Career History
- Chief Executive Office, Changi General Hospital (May 2012 to Jun 2020)
- Group Chief Executive Officer Eastern Health Alliance (2016-2017)
- Deputy Director of Medical Services, Health Services and Healthcare Performance (July 2010 to Apr 2012)
- Deputy Director of Medical Services, Healthcare Performance Group (May 2010- June 2010)
- Senior Director, Healthcare Performance Group (2006 to April 2010)
- Director, Health Regulation (2004 to 2006)
- Head, Health Services Finance (2002 – 2004)
- Director, Corporate Affairs, Singapore General Hospital (2000-2001)
- Manager, Operations, Singapore General Hospital (1999)
- Assistant Director, Medical Manpower (1997 –1999)
Administrative Leadership
- Member Board of Directors Bright Vision Hospital (2019 to date)
- Chairman, Nanyang Polytechnic Health Sciences Advisory Committee (2017- to date)
- Member Medishield Life Review Committee and Chairman Subcommittee on Universal Coverage (2014)
- Chairman Singapore Healthcare Improvement Network (SHINe) (2013 to 2020)
- Member, Board of Directors, Health Sciences Authority (2005 to 2013)
- Co-Chairman, Clinical Advisory Group on National Strategy for Health IT and Technology (2008 to 2012)
- Co-Chairman National Care Assessment Framework Steering Committee (2010-2012)
- Registrar, National Registry of Diseases (2009 to 2012)
- Co-Chairperson Health Services Research Strategy Work Group (2016)
- Chairperson Residency Funding Committee (2016)
- Co-Chairperson National Registry of Diseases Steering Committee (2016-2017)
- Director Education Office Eastern Health Alliance (2014 to 2017)
- Director Office of Innovation Eastern Health Alliance (2015 to 2017)
Professional/Consulting Activities
International
- Member Planning Committee US National Academy of Medicine Workshop on Science and Technology for the Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity Initiative (2020)
- Member International Hospital Federation Beyond Covid 19 Taskforce (2020)
- Member Joint Commission International Standards Advisory Panel (2015, 2017- to date)
- Co-Chair Programme Advisory Committee, International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare – Asia (Singapore 2016; Kuala Lumpur 2017)
- Member, Programme Advisory Committee, International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare – Asia (Hong Kong 2015; Melbourne 2018; Taipei 2019; Sydney 2020)
- Temporary Advisor, World Health Organisation (WHO). Policy Roundtable on Quality in Health Services (2015)
- Temporary Advisor World Health Organisation Inter-regional Taskforce on Hospitals Almaty (2017)
- Member, Innovative Delivery Models Working Group, Global Health Policy Summit (2011-2012)
- Member Steering Committee, Asia-Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2011)
National
- National Member Residency Advisory Committee for Preventive Medicine (2012-current)
- Member, Oversight Committee National Health Innovation Centre Singapore (NHIC) (2017 to date)
- Member, Duke-NUS Health Services and Systems Research Program Review Committee (2013)
- Member Strategic Review Committee for the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (2014)
- Member, Health Sciences Authority Health Products Regulatory Technical Expert Advisory Committee (2013 to date)
- Member Healthcare Tripartite Committee for Workforce Innovation and Productivity (2016)
- Member Healthy Living and Prevention Workgroup, Diabetes Prevention and Care Taskforce (2016 – 2019)
- Member Future Nursing Career Review Committee (2016-2017)
Selected Publications
- Outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in a tertiary hospital in Singapore, linked to an index patient with atypical presentation: epidemiological study. KY Chow, CE Lee et al British Medical Journal 2004; 328: 195
- Casemix in Singapore (book chapter) CE Lee. In The Globalization of Managerial Innovation in Health Care. Edited by John Kimberly, Gerard de Pouvourville, Thomas d’Aunno,Cambridge University Press 2009
- Strategies for Health Services (book chapter). CE Lee in Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health 6th edition, eds Detels et al. Oxford University Press (2015).
- Singapore’s Health Care System: What 50 Years Have Achieved. Eds CE Lee and K Satku World Scientific (2015)