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1-3 Module One Assignment: Mission and Vision Development
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The St. Catherine’s Medical Center, St. Luke’s Hospital, and Hickman Community Hospital
have a distinctive mission and vision statements that they have been following while operating in the
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metropolitan area in the Midwest. St. Catherine’s mission is to offer accurate patient health information
services to one and all (Alam & Alabdulaali, 2015). Its vision is to focus on respecting their privacy and
sensitivity aspects. St. Luke’s mission is to offer diverse stakeholders like residents, providers, and staff
timely access to patient health information so that treatment, reimbursement, and research activities can
be done. Its vision is to focus on state-of-the-art technology and promote research. The Hickman
facility’s mission is to safeguard patient health information, and its vision is to serve the community’s
health information needs.
The common elements that can help to move towards a unified mission include the use of patient
health information by leveraging technology so that high-quality services can be offered to diverse
stakeholders. High emphasis is laid on the privacy aspects so that the PHI can be handled in a responsible
manner by the facilities.
A key element that is missing revolves around the human capital that will be responsible for
achieving the mission and vision statements of the health care facilities. While devising the statements,
the health care entities need to focus on the role that the health care professionals and practitioners will
play to help the entities advance towards their goals of serving the community (Alam & Alabdulaali,
2015). Thus, a key improvement that can be suggested involves improving the technical skills and
expertise of the healthcare workers so that they can be empowered to securely and strategically use PHI
to offer high-quality solutions in the community.
The mission statement for Gateway Healthcare Systems HIM Department
A new mission statement that the Gateway Healthcare Systems HIM department can adopt while
operating in the community setting includes ‘To empower the health care staff to use state-of-the-art
technology while working in the health care domain so that patient health information can be optimally
used for diverse purposes of research, treatment, and care. Such a mission statement highlights the fact
that the health care professional will play an instrumental role and help the new facility to capitalize on
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innovation while utilizing PHI in the health domain. The mission unifies the key elements of the missions
of each of the facilities.
The vision statement for Gateway Healthcare Systems HIM Department
A suitable vision statement that Gateway Healthcare Systems can adopt while operating in the
region includes ‘Ensure that the health care professionals make the responsible use of patient health
information so that the top-quality health solutions can be offered to the community members without
compromising their privacy or confidentiality.’ The vision that has been designed highlights the fact that
while the facility will focus on the health needs of the people, it will also give due importance to the safe
handling of their personal data and information. Such a vision can enable the newly formed entity to
focus on its responsibility to offer and deliver quality care while carefully integrating technology into its
processes and practices.
The new mission and vision statements that have been designed for Gateway Healthcare Systems
can help it to remain focused on the reason for its existence, i.e., to meet the health needs of the people.
References
Alam, A. Y., & Alabdulaali, M. K. (2015). Hospital vision and mission strategic planning and
departmental performance. J Pak Med Assoc, 65, 345-46.
