A strategic plan is an organization’s written plan or strategy for implementing a health information system. This strategic plan could be for the entire health facility or it could be specific to a department.
Course Project:
For the course project, you will be writing an HIM Strategic Plan. A strategic plan is an organization’s written plan or strategy for implementing a health information system. This strategic plan could be for the entire health facility or it could be specific to a department.
As mentioned above the course project is a mock HIM strategic plan, so you can pick a facility (real or fictitious) that you would like to use as a basis for creating your “strategic plan”. It’s an exercise that is meant to be a fun way to learn how to apply the concepts you are learning in this class to the real world. You can think about it like this:
Imagine you are employed at XYZ Medical Facility. Top management has asked you to help them by creating a Health Information Management strategic plan for XYZ Medical Facility. Now, this is where your creativity comes in! What type of medical facility or department are you interested in focusing on or learning more about? That facility will be the basis of your plan…it’s up to you and what interests you the most. You can choose to create a HIM strategic plan for an entire facility/health system (the overall process) or for one department (a very specific focus). Some ideas and examples of facilities/departments that can be used for your mock HIM strategic plan are below:
Mental Health Facility
Clinic Practice Management System (PMS)
Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)
Biomedical equipment management
Dermatology Office Practice Management System (PMS)
Hospital Radiology Department
Mammography Center
Home health agency computer system
Hospital Information Systems (HIS)
Emergency Department
Cardiology Department
Physical Therapy Department
Hospital Inpatient Surgery Department
Endocrinology Practice Management System (PMS)
Pediatric Emergency Department
Women’s Medical Center HIS
Electronic Medical Record
Hospital’s Nursing Services
Long Term Care Facility (LTC)
Hospital Med-Surgical…