Create a mission statement for Health Information Services. This should be a broad statement of your department's purpose. Think about why the Health Information Services department exists and what it does for its customers. The department has many customers including patients, families, doctors, nurses, etc.

(Check your notes from your Internet search of sample Mission Statements. You are welcome to customize these statements to fit your own situation.)

Develop five goals for Health Information Services to assist in the implementation of your mission.

Choose one of the goals you developed and set an objective to help you achieve it.

Here's an example of a goal and an objective:

Goal: To provide accurate, timely transcription for reports dictated for inclusion in the patient records.