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Vision
- A department/facility patients utilize based on quality care
- contribute to understanding of disease processes through imaging technology
- will lead excellence in imaging services, education and patient care delivery
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Mission
- provide good quality care to patients especially in the area of womens's health
- to offer clinical expertise in medical imaging and technology
- recruitment/retention of an outstanding clinical staff and faculty
- use technology advances to drive innovation
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Values
- trust and respect among co-workers, physicians, leadership
- patient satisfaction and needs
- maintain high quality standards
- foster an environment of innovation and education
- maintain policies/standards based on evidence based practice and technology advances
- positive culture and ideas
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Objectives
- competitive advantage
- Obtain dexa- scanning both hip and lumbar region giving the best possible results for osteopenia in female patients
- testing results obtained in 24 hours
- increase technology/up to date; better technology = less time needed for testing
- increase media services
- obtain app where testing results can be viewed easily with dialogue between patient and physician
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Strategies
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keep patients informed of necessary testing
- SWOT
- strengths- improve patient care, staff satisfaction
- weaknesses- volume control, technology advancement
- opportunities- better equipment, less testing time
- threats- other facilities, staff culture
- greet patients and introduce self and role
- provide warm robes to patients for comfort and privacy
- self schedule for staff
- promote team work with rotation of job duties
- follow up phone calls with patients day after testing
- Bring testing to patients; less travel time
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Goals
- Short term
- increase patient satisfaction scores
- identify and brain storm issues
- Intermediate
- Increase educational offerings for staff
- communicate with product vendors for new equipment upgrades
- identify quality metrics
- Long term
- budget yearly for keeping equipment up to date
- patient message care note-online education about testing
- organizational culture- open communication, idea formation, risk taking
- Identify needs for womens health
- Where are we going?
- What do we do?
- Why do we do it?
- How will we act on our plans?
- What do we plan to achieve?
- How can we measure our progress?