title: The case for an owner's representative.
abstract: Hospitals can retain an outside owner's representative to manage a building project. To prepare for the selection process, hospitals should consider the nature of the building project and of the organization. For a successful project, hospitals need to clarify roles, manage expectations, and make decisions.
authors.affiliation: Genesis Planners, Inc., Waltham, Mass., USA. dgainsboro@genesisplanners.com
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gainsboro
mesh_terms: D003253:Consultants; D003363:Cost Control; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D010067:Ownership; D010560:Personnel Selection; D014481:United States