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Health Care Project Management Issues?

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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada
I participated in the a Health Care Industry Roundtable.

We identified issues such as lack of PM maturity in health care organizations, especially hospitals, and lack of health care PM support.

What do you see as issues relevant to a Health Care Project Manager?
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Yvan Sawadogo Consultant| Yvan Sawadogo Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
For me there there are :
silos-oriented management
corporatism
interservices small wars for budgets
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Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Stephane the Link need update!
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Shivanjali Bhutkar Bringing Technology and Business together Na, Ca, United States
hipaa compliance knowledge, vendor management support and guidance from PMO.
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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
Stephane the link is broken
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Stephane -

I consulted a few years in that domain and didn't find the maturity level to be at low in typical project areas like IT or construction.

The high regulatory nature of healthcare and the sometimes high level of inertia within clinicians are two factors I'd call out. Legacy systems and onerous procurement policies are a couple of others.

Kiron
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Craig Dalrymple Community Engagement Specialist| Project Management Institute Troy, Pa, United States
Regarding the link not showing an archive of the roundtable, the event wasn't recorded for posterity. It was a group discussion to get a better sense of how we are working with health care PM's. Apologies for any confusion!
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Michael Perdunn Principal| MKP Solutions Omaha, Ne, United States
HIPAA knowledge (legal understanding to technical controls necessary to meet technical obligations)
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Don Gleason SVP, Programs & Services| DGCpartners LLC Dresden, Me, United States
Healthcare has many challenges that make PM-ing a challenge... HIPAA is indeed one. The lack of interoperability with many system vendors is another major issue (inconsistent data) that thwarts success. The lack of strategic planning and the low maturity of executive sponsorship tend to make for a very volatile and impatient environment - so turn-over tends to be high.
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Anish Abraham Privacy Program Manager| University of Washington Auburn, Wa, United States
I concur with Kiron on this.
The procurement process is burdensome, and the array of regulations that govern health care is really overwhelming.

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