Visit the three hospital websites listed below, which will offer examples of mission statements used in the healthcare industry. Take notes! The information you find will help you construct your own mission statement for a Health Information Services department in the Professional Practice Activity on the next screen. Notice how the mission statements state the overall objective or purpose for the hospital or healthcare system. Think about the purpose of the Health Information Services department as you get ready to complete the Professional Practice Activity. For your reference, the “Mission Statement” for the above link to Fairview Health Services reads: Fairview’s mission is to improve the health of the communities we serve. We commit our skills and resources to the benefit of the whole person by providing the finest in health care, while addressing the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals and their families. We further pledge to support the research and education efforts of our partner, the University of Minnesota, and its tradition of excellence. Do you now have some idea of what is in a Mission Statement? Good. Let’s go on to the next activity. Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to: This activity will be evaluated for your ability to create an appropriate mission statement and a clear statement of goals and objectives for Health Information Services. I included a power point of the lecture, this is to help you if you have questions.
