David Lee Scher, MD: Five lessons healthcare can learn from project management

1. Collaborative interaction is a key component to success. It fosters constant and open communication, multidirectional input and conflict resolution
2. Planning, execution and management are other important fundamentals of PM. One key to this is the project manager. 'Ownership' of the patient from a supervisory standpoint is important
3. Sharing a vision is paramount in any team project. Goal alignment and vision as well as support from the managers all constitute part of the foundation for ongoing good morale and thus execution
4. Technology today plays a role in all project management; however it is never a solution. Project management uses technology to project costs, keep track of personnel,timeline milestones and efficiency
5. Costs matter. Hospitals and others are looking more at costs and less at the revenue side of budget planning. Bundled payments, decreasing reimbursements have driven this shift

Source: mHiMSS
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