Identifying the needs in the integration of disciplines in the hospital infrastructure management in Colombia

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of the state of the art of Hospital Physical Asset Management for Health Service Institutions (IPS) in Colombia. These institutions have the need, within the requirements of the sector, to optimize the management of their physical asset as a fundamental part of the Strategic Plan of the Organization for the health services they provide, relying on disciplines that can be aligned to the Objectives, by Processes, Strategies and Policies of the providing health services institution. The international standards linked to such disciplines have generally evolved in organizations of production, manufacturing or energetic character and less on those organizations that provide services such as the hospital case. Therefore, the aim of this document is to identify and know the different management disciplines, as Building Maintenance Management (BMM) Facility Management (FM) and Asset Management (AssM), and the associated international standards (ISO 55000, UNE-EN 15221, UNE-EN 16646, ISO 31000) in order to meet the state regulations in the health field. That being the case, this review has established the main needs for the integration of management disciplines in the hospital infrastructure in the IPS in Colombia.