AHRMM

Change Management, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Procurement

Tubing Misconnections: An Update on the Latest on ISO Standards and EnFit Development– Part 2

Continuing from Part 1, this short session updates supply chain professionals on the design and timing of the new small bore tubing connectors making their way into hospitals. Supply chain professionals across the country must be aware and take the necessary steps to begin transitioning universal connectors to the new unique enteral, and then unique neuraxial small bore connectors.

Presenter: Thomas Hancock, Executive Director, GEDSA

Career/Professional Development, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Reimbursement, Physician Preference Items (PPI)

Understanding Physicians: Five Things Supply Chain Needs to Know

Now that the entire healthcare field is increasing its focus on value-based care, supply chain and physicians are working more closely together. Jarad Garshnick, AVP of Physician Advisors, HealthTrust discusses the top five areas that supply chain should consider when collaborating with physicians to reduce cost and clinical variations as they continue to improve outcomes.

Presented by: Jarad Garshnick, AVP of Physician Advisors, HealthTrust Purchasing Group

Cost Management, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Physician Preference Items (PPI), Value Analysis

Value Based Purchasing and Value Analysis 101 – Part 3

Howard Mann, vice president, supply chain management at Cardiovascular Care Group discusses the basics of value analysis and value based purchasing to achieve high Cost, Quality, and Outcomes. Part three discusses how accurate value analysis and product choice can affect value based purchasing outcomes.

Analytics & Research, Benchmarking, Performance Metrics

Benchmarking Metrics That Make Sense

Every organization has a variety of internal and external benchmarks at their disposal. Metrics need to be practical for each individual provider, and the supply chain must choose its measurements and comparisons carefully. In this webinar, we discuss meaningful benchmarking and explore several scenarios, useful metrics, and variation considerations to help make appropriate decisions that can improve supply chain performance.

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

CMRP Examination Review Guide

Analytics & Research, Asset Management, Capital Equipment, Strategic Sourcing, Strategic Planning

Developing and Sustaining a Standardized Capital Replacement Plan Series

Capital equipment replacement planning is an activity many organizations engage in year after year. In this two-part series, we will outline a process of evaluating current equipment utilizing specific data elements and identifying where that data can be obtained and discuss how to use data and planning results to prioritize and follow established guidelines to replace only the equipment that needs replacing.

Change Management, Data Standards, Procure to Pay, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Leveraging Technology

GS1 Standards at a Hospital—A Roadmap for Implementation

Financial Management, Analytics & Research, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Cost Management, Reimbursement, Physician Preference Items (PPI)

Now's the Time! We Must Engage Physicians to Reduce Costs and Improve Outcomes

This AHRMM webinar will help engage physicians to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes.

Change Management, Financial Management, Strategic Sourcing, Sustainability, Support Services

Revenue Cycle Basics: Components and Terminology 201 – Part 2

Part 2: Components and Terminology 201 This series of short education sessions documents various aspects of the Revenue Cycle and how it impacts Supply Chain. The series details how disconnects between the charge master and item master can negatively affect charge services and revenue capture.

Techniques on how to support and maintain best practices and revenue optimization are outlined through the successful demonstration of standardization and synchronization in supply chain and revenue cycle practices.

Procure to Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Suppliers, Sustainability, Strategic Planning

Supply Chain’s Role in Social Responsibility, Community Health, and Sustainability

Social responsibility is an emerging area of importance for all health care supply chain professionals to understand and participate in. This webinar examines the evolving needs of communities, the historic role of hospitals as a community enterprise, and why hospitals and health systems are viewed by the public as an anchor of local life.