Articles
Change Management
Supply Chain as a Strategic Resource in your Health Care Organization
By AHRMM
Join Ken Cyr, director of supply chain consulting at Intalere, as he discusses why the supply chain should be a strategic resource in an integrated and improved health system.
George R. Gossett Leadership Award
2018 AHRMM Gossett Leadership Award
By AHRMM
CHICAGO, August 13, 2018 — The Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) of the American Hospital Association (AHA) has named Deborah Sprindzunas, executive director of AHRMM, as the 2018 recipient of the George R. Gossett Leadership Award.
Unique Device Identifier (UDI)
UDI Adoption Reference List
By AHRMM
AHRMM has compiled a list of health care organizations utilizing the UDI or planning to implement UDI adoption within the next 12 months. Download the UDI Adoption Reference List and connect with other health care leaders to discuss the UDI adoption initiatives and obtain advice from colleagues who are further along the adoption curve.
Change Management, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Strategic Sourcing, Suppliers, Leadership
The Secrets of Successful Collaboration: Part 3
By AHRMM
AHRMM presents a four-part series on successful collaboration with suppliers. In part three, Brent Petty, executive industry consultant at Lexmark International, discusses finding common ground between providers and suppliers and working towards the total cost of ownership.
The Secrets of Successful Collaboration series
Sustainability
How to Maximize the Value of Your SUD Reprocessing Program
By AHRMM
Adopting proactive strategies can help you take full advantage of reprocessing benefits, by lessening the financial burden of medical supplies, promoting environmental sustainability and freeing up funds.
By Erin Broeske, senior marketing director, sustainability solutions division, Stryker
Financial Management, Purchased Services, Sustainability, Procurement
Create a Win-Win with CPT Purchasing
By AHRMM
Custom Procedure Trays (CPTs) create efficiencies in hospital work flow and inventory management.
By Joseph A. Jackson, managing director, Strategic Healthcare Services LLC
Sustainability, Procurement
Sustainabilty and the Health Care Supply Chain
By AHRMM
Sustainability and procurement are terms that may often be at odds, but as keepers of the health and wellness of our patients and communities, we must lead the charge toward more sustainable practices.
By Laura Kowalczyk, vice president of supply chain & support services, UAB Medicine
Analytics & Research, Financial Management, Sustainability, Medical Device Technology
Discovering Health System Savings Opportunities in Data and Analytics
By AHRMM
Having a platform that allows for accurate data capture and analytics enables savings opportunities for health systems.
By Jack Simmons, NVP commercial services, Cardinal Health and Wavemark
Sustainability, Procurement
The Power of Procurement to Improve Population Health
By AHRMM
Value-based health care and population health are two of the most common terms used in health care today, and yet still confusing for many. Let’s explore each one and how they are elevating the role of the supply chain and the importance of sustainability.
By Karen Conway, vice president, healthcare value, GHX
Benchmarking, Change Management, Strategic Planning
Supply Chain Evaluation Tool
By AHRMM
This AHRMM tool has two practical supply chain evaluation templates featured in the Customer Service in Health Care Supply Chain: Certificate Course, released in January 2019.
About the Tool:
The tool has two sample evaluation templates to gather information on the performance of the supply chain department in a hospital or health system. The first evaluation template, Supply Chain Service Survey, should be completed by departments working with the supply chain in a hospital or health system.