Essential Building Blocks

Leadership Requirements:

• Executive sponsorship with clear mandate for change
• Strategic vision connecting digital capabilities to hospital mission
• Resource commitment for multi-year transformation
• Patience for capability building and initial productivity dip
• Willingness to embrace transparent, empirical management

Organizational Foundations:

1. Digital strategy aligned with overall hospital strategy
2. Current state assessment of technology and capabilities
3. Skills gap analysis identifying hiring and training needs
4. Cultural readiness evaluation across stakeholders
5. Partner ecosystem to support the transformation journey

Technical Foundations:

• Modern development infrastructure (CI/CD, cloud resources)
• Security and compliance frameworks
• Technical standards and architectural principles
• Baseline interoperability with existing systems
• Development environment separated from production