Week $8.$ Subject Matter Experts $($SMEs$)$ Panel: Hospital Solutions Showcase

Initial Posting: Due Saturday of Week $8$ by $11$:$59$ pm EST

Guided Peer Responses. Minimum of $2$ Peer Replies: Due Tuesday of Week $8$ by $11$:$59$ pm EST

Background: Your EVP has invited you, along with your fellow project managers, to be subject matter experts $($SMEs$)$ at the Hospital Solutions Showcase hosted by the ECOS Health System's Executive Team. The session topics are focused on hospital department operations, project management's significance, and the intricate dynamics within the healthcare ecosystem.

Live SME Panel Sessions: Hospital Solutions Showcase

Live Session $1.$ Building Blocks

Live Session $2.$ Building Together

Initial Posting: Due Saturday of Week $8$ by $11$:$59$ pm EST

Live SME Session $1.$ Building Blocks: Address Building Block $1$ and Building Block $2$ in your initial post.

Building Block $1.$ Department Operations: Select one of the Building Block Topics $(1.,2.,$ or $3.)$ and sufficiently address each requirement for your topic selection.

Include Your Ecosystem Profile at the top of your initial posting.

Topic $1.$ Cross$-$Departmental Communication: Assess this topic by addressing the following:

Item $1$a$.$ Identify two $(2)$ hospital departments and explain two $(2)$ specific challenges and$/$or barriers they may face in communicating effectively with one another.

Item $1$b$.$ Provide one $(1)$ well$-$defined example of how interdepartmental communication can be improved for these two departments in terms of $($a$.)$ workflow efficiency, $($b$.)$ patient care, and $($c$.)$ employee experience.

Topic $2.$ Interdepartmental Collaboration: Assess this topic by addressing the following:

Item $2$a$.$ Identify two $(2)$ hospital departments and explain two $(2)$ specific strategies and$/$or processes for interdepartmental collaboration with one another.

Item $2$b$.$ Provide one $(1)$ well$-$defined example of how interdepartmental collaboration can be improved for these two departments in terms of $($a$.)$ departmental performance, $($b$.)$ care coordination, and $($c$.)$ patient safety.

Topic $3.$ Quality Improvement Initiatives: Assess this topic by addressing the following:

Item $3$a$.$ Identify two $(2)$ hospital departments and explain two $(2)$ specific quality improvement initiatives that could be implemented for each department.

Item $3$b$.$ Provide a well$-$defined example for each department in terms of implementing a quality improvement initiative that $($a$.)$ identifies a specific quality methodology $($b$.)$ describes a specific quality measure, and $($c$.)$ defines a specific departmental goal.

Building Block $2.$ Project Management: Analyze the role of project management in terms of planning and establishing an acute care network by discussing the following:

Strategic Partnership Details: Describe one $(1)$ strategic partnership with an external healthcare provider for an acute care hospital. Include the type of healthcare provider and why you selected them as a partner.

Hospital Department Information: Explain one $(1)$ specific hospital departmental service that would be important to this strategic partnership.

Project Management Actionable Outline: Summarize one $(1)$ project management step that you take in establishing this relationship and the importance of this step.

Formatting for Live SME Session $1.$ Responses:

Your Ecosystem Profile

Building Block $1$: Departmental Operations

Topic Selection: $[$State Your Topic Selection from Building Block $1]$

Topic Response:

Topic Example:

Building Block $2$: Project Management

Strategic Partnership Details:

Hospital Department Information:

Project Management Actionable Outline:

References. Initial Posting Requirement:

Include at least two $(2)$ credible and$/$or scholarly sources from the weekly course content and$/$or from your own research.

Your sources must be from the last five years, unless they are from the course content and$/$or considered seminal works.

Follow APA $7$th Edition formatting for the references and in$-$text citations.

Initial Post $-$ Word Count Guide: No more than $600$ words.

Peer Reply Requirements: Due Tuesday of Week $8$ by $11$:$59$ pm EST

Tip: Try to select a project manager that has not received a response yet. The idea is to help one another.

Include Your Ecosystem Profile at the top of each reply posting.

Live SME Session $2.$ Building Together. Respond to at least two $(2)$ of your fellow project managers, apply the following:

Building Together. SME Q & A Discussion:

Follow Up Question: Provide at least one $(1)$ follow$-$up question for each peer reply.

Reasoning & Significance: Briefly explain why you asked the question and the significance of the question.

Building Together. Making the Connections:

Assess how your peer's Session $1$ information could relate to your Session $1$ information by describing one $(1)$ specific example of how you could work together to support each other's acute care network.

Formatting for Live SME Session $2.$ Responses:

Your Ecosystem Profile