Mission, Vision, and Value Statements
Your task for this assignment is to create a series of Mission, Vision, and Value statements for the following facility:
Mountain Gem Healthcare is a non-profit 500 bed regional Medical Center associated with a major healthcare university in the intermountain west. The population served by this facility is largely urban, with a population base of 625,000 people. This facility is a leader in research across the healthcare spectrum, and provides hands-on training to students from a number of medical specialties and disciplines. The facility is divided into a number of departments including the following:
1. Orthopedics and Neurology
2. Oncology
3. Pediatrics
4. Endocrinology
5. Cardiology
6. ENT
7. Mental Health
8. Women’s Health (Combining OB/GYN Services)
9. Surgery
10. Emergency Services
Institutional priorities have been established as:
1. Patient Care
2. Quality Provider Training
3. Research
4. Community Service/Education
Mountain Gem Healthcare currently utilizes an electronic health record, and has done so for the last 6 months. The HIM Department is comprised of three separate sections:
1. Clerical (Including activites such as ROI, Scanning/Indexing, and Record Completion)
2. Coding/Abstracting
3. Documentation Improvement/QI
Based on the information provided above, you are to create a series of mission, vision, and values statements for both the facility at large, and the HIM Department. Your grade for this assignment will be determined in the following manner:
-Development of a hospital mission statement which meets the criteria as set forth in the lecture for chapter 4. (4 Points)
-Development of a hospital vision statement which meets the criteria set forth in the lecture for chapter 4. (4 Points)
-Development of a set of values statement for the hospital which meets the criteria set forth in the lecture for chapter 4. Two values should be espoused. (3 Points per Value)
-Development of an HIM Department vision statement using the same guidelines as listed above. (5 Points)
-Development of an HIM Department mission statement using the same guidelines as listed above. (5 Points)
-Please remember to save and submit your work in rich text format. Make sure to use 12 point font and an appropriate font type such as Times New Roman. Please make sure that you proofread your work before submission. (1 Point)
It is vital that you read lecture 4A before developing this assignment. Each of the statements are covered in this lecture, along with examples, as well as additional verbal instructions on the assignment itself.
This assignment is designed to meet the following course objectives:
1. Apply the fundamentals of team leadership
2. Participate in and work in teams and committees
5. Use tools and techniques to monitor, report, and improve processes
