AHRMM

Technology, Analytics & Research, Data Standards, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Unique Device Identifier (UDI)

UDI and Providers: What You Need to Do

Get the basics on what healthcare supply chain and manufacturers, together with clinical and IT departments, must do to implement the Unique Device Identifier and adverse event reporting, and the subsequent effects that will trickle-down to individual patients and the global health population.

Suppliers, Cost Management, Procurement

Webcast: What Hospitals Use as a Basis for Decision Making

Brent Petty, executive industry consultant, Healthcare Lexmark International, discusses what forces are currently affecting health care and the platform hospitals use for decision-making criteria.

Leadership

An Executive Decision: Understanding What Is Required to Reach the C-Suite

Change Management, Suppliers, Strategic Planning

Building Trust and Collaboration Between Providers and Suppliers

In this session, Dennis Black and Dennis Orthman share their experiences and best practices to improve and expand the provider-supplier relationship.

Change Management, Cost Management, Financial Management, Strategic Planning

Creating an Agile Supply Chain Through HRO Inventory Management

NYU Langone Health adopted High Reliability Organization (HRO) principles and developed a transformational approach in order to support clinical needs and drive quality patient outcomes. In this webinar, supply chain leaders discuss NYU Langone's supply chain transformation. Presenters cover HRO education and concept training, action-oriented committees and project specific development, as well as planning and implementation.

Shipping and Receiving, Suppliers, Logistics

Ordering, Shipping, and Materials Management: A Process Improvement Partnership Case Study

Learn about a comprehensive assessment and process improvement exercise on the Total Cost of Ownership model by UPMC and Cook Medical. Specific areas of focus include ordering, shipping, and materials management. In this webinar, we go into each of these areas in depth and demonstrate the impact that this project has had on both organizations.

Products and Services Contracting, Cost Management, Purchased Services, Strategic Sourcing, Suppliers, Procurement

The Art of Purchased Services Contracting

Learn about the strategies that have been successful at Dignity Health in developing a purchased services product line. In this webinar we explain how to develop a purchased services contracting product line, discuss the unique challenges in this area, and show you how to estimate the potential opportunity.

Change Management, Suppliers, Career/Professional Development

Webcast: Building Trust: 10 Commandments of a Trusting Relationship

The intersection of CQO is patient care, Deborah Rey presents ten commandments you should adopt if they're not already part of your values both professionally and personally.

Career/Professional Development, Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP)

CMRP: What I Gained. What You Can Gain. - Part 1

Analytics & Research, Cost Management, Financial Management, Reimbursement, Suppliers, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Leveraging Technology

Help! I Can’t Find My OR Supplies!

Tracking surgical supplies is a challenge. Average returns for picked supplies is low, O.R. in-and-out traffic to retrieve items is high, and significant staff hours are spent checking consumption, restocking, and locating supplies. UTMC and DeRoyal have developed a "smart" radio frequency identification trash bin that tracks inventory used during a case, charges for that inventory, and shows where items are located in the room in real time.