AHRMM

Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness, Financial Management, Strategic Sourcing, Suppliers, Strategic Planning

Product Disruptions Are Impacting My Business Continuity

Business continuity ensures that an organization can continue to operate in the event of a serious incident or disaster and encompasses strategic planning and preparation. In this webinar, a provider, a supplier, and a distributor discuss their roles and how they work together to develop and implement product continuity plans for a disaster or emergency.

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

The CMRP Renewal Process – Plan Early, Document Often

Congratulations, you earned your Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP) Certification! You may have just earned it, but experts say that you should think about how you will keep it – and soon. Allen Archer discusses the need to plan your way to renewal now and the documentation needed that you need to maintain.

Presented by: Allen Archer, System Director of Supply Chain, Houston Healthcare Inc.

Products and Services Contracting, Procure to Pay, Purchased Services, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement

A Question of Ownership Aligning Processes Between Accounts Payable and Supply Chain

In many organizations, the relationship between supply chain and accounts payable is strained due to lack of clarity and ownership. This webinar discusses ways to form a collaborative, streamlined, and process-driven approach to reconciling purchase order errors, facilitating purchase order matching, and creating positive outcomes for departments and vendors.

Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Products and Services Contracting, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Procurement

Annual Clinical Contract Evaluations: Are You Ready?

In this webinar, we discuss the clinical contract evaluation process, including government requirements, expectations, and improving contract performance with the use of key performance indicators.

Career/Professional Development

CMRP: What I’ve Gained. What You Can Gain – Part 1

AHRMM members discuss why they chose to earn their Certified Materials Resource Professional (CMRP) Certification and the rewards they have gained personally and professionally.

Strategic Planning

CQO and Nexera Member Successes Webcast

Analytics & Research, Benchmarking, Products and Services Contracting, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Reimbursement, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Value Analysis

Hospital Collaboration Pays Off Even for Implants

Yankee Alliance facilitated an Orthopedic Total Joint Collaborative in order to identify opportunities for quality improvement and cost reduction, resulting in documented savings of over $8M. In this webinar, the collaborative approach is reviewed as well as the methods deployed to achieve savings, including implant and reimbursement benchmarking, contract strategies, and perioperative supplies utilizing data analysis.

Central Sterile, Distribution, Financial Management, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Sustainability, Strategic Planning

Supply Chain Cardboard and Storage Best Practices

On-site supply storage is one of the core competencies of effective supply chain management, and adhering to standards and regulations is an ongoing practice. Whether products are stored in bins or in cardboard boxes, supply chain must ensure all employees follow guidelines for patient safety. In this webinar, a panel of veteran supply chain professionals discuss The Joint Commission Standards and the necessity for risk assessment.

Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Value Analysis

Value Analysis 201: Clinical Criteria of Products and Equipment

For product and equipment selection to meet the need for the best value for our patients, clinical criteria need to be determined during the initial phase of selection.

Analytics & Research, Cost Management, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Reimbursement, Career/Professional Development

Who's Keeping Score? Using CQO Scorecards for Service Line Success

Wellmont Health System in Tennessee has developed a scorecard to help supply chain executives convince even the toughest clinicians and hospital administrators to collaborate and drive down overall costs (while maintaining the highest standards of patient care and safety) by speaking their language: evidence. This webinar provides detail on how to use the DRG scorecard. An excel file of the scorecard is provided upon completion.