Final Project 1
HIM 440 Final Project
Southern New Hampshire University
HIM-440: Management of Health Information Services
August 8,2022
Final Project 2
Initiation and Preparation Phase
For forming Gateway Healthcare Systems, St. Catherine’s Medical Center will be
merging with Hospital and Hickman Community Hospital. The and Luke’s ‘Initiation
Preparation phase will be highly critical the facilities function a cohesive Phase’ so that can in
manner and deliver quality services to e general public. While working on the phase, some of th
the key elements that have been taken into consideration include the issues that could arise for
the HIM department, compliance concerns, cultural issues that could impact quality well as as
productivity and the mission and vision of the facilities. A detailed SWOT analysis has also been
conducted identify the key variables that may impact the Health Information Management to
department of the merged entity.
Summary
The merger of the three health care facilities into a single entity could give rise to a broad
range of issues the HIM department. After the review in of the data of St. Catherine’s Medical
Center, Hospital and Hickman Community Hospital, some of the main issues that have Luke’s
been identified are the limited staff diversity and the la of necessary credentials of the staff. ck
Similarly, the department associations some of the facilities weak, which could adversely in is
affect collaboration d teamwork. The other elements that are lack within the organizations an
include proper communication, training and development opportunities for the staff members,
etc.
Compliance
While merging the health care facilities together form a single entity, a number of to
compliance issues could arise. present, compliance relevant standards and policies a At to is
