Project management in healthcare: An examination of organizational competence
Monica Cristina,
Paulo Nogueira,
Maria Miguel Oliveira,
Carolina Santos
Affiliations
Monica Cristina
NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Center, Comprehensive Health Research Center, CHRC, NOVA University Lisbon, 1169-056 Lisbon, Portugal; Hospital Garcia de Orta, EPE, Avenida Torrado da Silva, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal; Corresponding author. NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Center, Comprehensive Health Research Center, CHRC, NOVA University Lisbon, 1169-056 Lisbon, Portugal.
Paulo Nogueira
NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Center, Comprehensive Health Research Center, CHRC, NOVA University Lisbon, 1169-056 Lisbon, Portugal; Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal; Laboratório para a Sustentabilidade do Uso da Terra e dos Serviços dos Ecossistemas – TERRA, Portugal; CIDNUR - Centro de Investigação, Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Enfermagem de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1600-190 Lisbon, Portugal
Maria Miguel Oliveira
NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Center, Comprehensive Health Research Center, CHRC, NOVA University Lisbon, 1169-056 Lisbon, Portugal
Carolina Santos
NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Center, Comprehensive Health Research Center, CHRC, NOVA University Lisbon, 1169-056 Lisbon, Portugal
This research aims to identify the factors that influence the organizational competence (OC) of hospitals in effectively managing projects. It follows a quantitative approach, analyzing data collected from three Portuguese hospitals (51 respondents) using R software. An organizational competence score (OCS) was calculated based on standardized values across five different competence areas.The results indicate significant associations between the competence areas and project categories, organizational alignment, governance, management, people's competence, and resources. Furthermore, the study explores the relationships between the competence areas and quantitative variables such as the number of project team members and former experience in projects. The OCS is also examined regarding project categories, region, experience in projects, and number of project members.The findings provide insights into the features that impact the OC of hospitals in PM, highlight the importance of organizational alignment, effective governance, competent management, skilled personnel, and adequate resources in enhancing PM capabilities. However, the wide confidence interval for the Odds Ratio indicates a high degree of uncertainty in the effect size estimates, suggesting the need for larger sample sizes and more robust models in future research to obtain more precise estimates.