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Christopher J. O'Connor Receives AHRMM's 2016 Leadership Award
By AHRMM
The Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) of the American Hospital Association (AHA) has named Christopher J. O’Connor, FACHE, CMRP, FAHRMM the recipient of the 2016 George R. Gossett Leadership Award.
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Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Strategic Planning
2016 AHRMM CQO Report: CQO and the Triple Aim: Supply Chain's Strategic Connection
By AHRMM
In 2016, AHRMM convened the AHRMM CQO Task Force, a group of healthcare leaders collaborating to identify real world examples of supply chain’s alignment with the Triple Aim. The IHI Triple Aim framework was developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Cambridge, Massachusetts to describe an approach to optimizing health system performance (www.ihi.org).
Products and Services Contracting, Strategic Planning
Leading Practice: Streamline and Re-Define Supplier Relationships to Promote Risk Sharing, Add Value, and Reduce Costs in the Perioperative Function
By AHRMM
AHRMM is offering a repository for leading and proven supply chain practices, case studies, and toolkits that are developed from a Cost, Quality, and Outcomes (CQO) perspective. The following CQO leading practice describes methods used to reduce costs, enhance patient care quality, and drive greater financial outcomes through blood product and service optimization, and was submitted by:
Analytics & Research, Change Management, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Strategic Planning
Leading Practice: Reduction or Elimination of Surgical Site Infections
By AHRMM
AHRMM is building a repository for leading and proven supply chain practices, case studies, and toolkits that are developed from a Cost, Quality, and Outcomes (CQO) perspective. The following leading practice was submitted by:
Distribution, Financial Management, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Logistics, FAHRMM
Comparison of Ways to Replenish Storage Areas
This paper explores nine different methods of replenishing a hospital storage area and compares and contrasts the steps nursing must progress through to retrieve the supplies they need for their patients.
Products and Services Contracting, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Suppliers, Procurement
HealthTrust Program Building Bridges between Physicians and Supply Chain
By AHRMM
HealthTrust recently created the Physician Advisors Program, which is narrowing the chasm between those who purchase products and those who use them. The program solicits physicians’ input on clinical evidence reviews in product categories that have a significant impact on patient care, specifically physician preference items (PPI).
Analytics & Research, Asset Management, Benchmarking, Cost Management, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Performance Metrics
Measuring the Correlation between Cost, Quality, and Outcomes in Healthcare
By AHRMM
Executive Summary
Today’s healthcare environment is rapidly changing. Hospitals and healthcare systems are being bombarded by myriad challenges, including the fluctuating economy, cuts in Medicare reimbursements, and new procedural, financial, and reporting requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). All of these factors are pressuring healthcare organizations to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes without sacrificing the quality of care.
Capital Equipment, Financial Management, Strategic Sourcing, Suppliers, Procurement
Relative Humidity in the OR Environment
By AHRMM
Background:
In many locations across the country, cold weather or desert climates create dry environmental conditions. In order to achieve the higher levels of humidity required by regulatory agencies, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers have to add humidity into the building air, an activity that is expensive and creates its own unique set of challenges.
Cost Management, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Reimbursement, Leadership
Elevating the Supply Chain Profession and Futurecast An Executive Thought Leaders Event
By AHRMM
On August 8, 2011, the Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management hosted an Executive Thought Leader Event, sponsored by VHA. Held during the AHRMM11 Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, 26 seasoned healthcare supply chain executives discussed a broad range of strategic issues and challenges confronting supply chain executives today.