Convenience Rules in Healthcare Project Niche
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You probably have heard of the growth in projects in the healthcare sector. While a good part of that growth has to do with IT and electronic health records, there is another area of healthcare, particularly in the United States, that is doing very well. It is facilities-based and centered around convenience. The May issue of PM Network takes a close look at this niche.
There is definitely a need for this type of facility. Patients coming to large hospital emergency departments can wait hours for care. Healthcare organizations are building smaller facilities such as urgent-care clinics, clinics in retail pharmacies and microhospitals. These places fill gaps in the healthcare landscape.
An additional benefit for organizations creating these smaller facilities is that they can embed themselves further into the communities they serve.
Speaking of communities, project teams need to be aware of the demographics of the locations they are entering. Younger residents need different types of health services than older residents.
Another key consideration is speed. With the healthcare delivery landscape evolving quickly, there is a need to beat competitors to the market. A major hurdle for teams to overcome is regulations, which vary state by state.
The United States is not the only locale for convenience-based healthcare projects. A startup company in the United Kingdom seeks to create a network of private accommodations for hospital patients, easing overcrowding at hospitals. In China, an online medical startup has created more than a dozen “internet hospitals,” connecting patients remotely with doctors via IT systems, and serving more than 150 million users.
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Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Thanks for sharing Dan, Cheers !
Alok Priyadarshi
Project Manager| Tata Consulting Engineers Limited
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Interesting article !!!
Thanks for sharing.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing
Yes in the area where I leave there is a growing demand for what they call ExpressCARE center...
Thank you
Vincent Guerard
Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance
Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Sound like an interesting option for remote villages that can't have full healthcare facilities
Courtney Rose
Project Manager| Health Care Access Now
Cincinnati, Oh, United States
Good article. I work in nonprofit healthcare project management. Addressing barriers to care is critcal. For example, creating more facilities equipped to service specific populations could decrease barriers to care caused by lack of transportation or patient mobility issues.
Priya Patra
Delivery Director| Capgemini India Technology Services Ltd
Mumbai, India
Another point I can think of : Leveraging IoT and crowdsourcing, to track the patients health related details ( with the consent of the patient) and provide the right medical care at the right time. Crowdsourcing ( internal to medical network ) can match the right physician with the right case and thereby providing care with speed and quality
Thanks for sharing. Very interesting and good to see this area being modernised in its way of working.
I see a large number of the Pediatric Urgent & ED centers & After hours treatment locations open in Frisco - Dallas area. I also see several ER sites that closed - these did not have peds focus. - as Dan says know your market
Eliyahu Mirlis
Eliyahu Mirlis| RegalCare Management Group
Edison, Nj, United States
Great article. Thanks for sharing.
Great article. Thanks for sharing.
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