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Products and Services Contracting, Cost Management, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Leadership
Special Fraud Alert: Physician-Owned Entities
This Special Fraud Alert focuses on the specific attributes and practices of PODs that OIG believes produce substantial fraud and abuse risk and pose dangers to patient safety.
Change Management, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Cost Management, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Strategic Sourcing, Strategic Planning
Supply Chain Services Professional's Role in Achieving the Institute of Medicine's Six Aims for Improvement
By AHRMM
In 2001 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published
Change Management, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Reimbursement, Procurement
CMS Releases Proposed Rule for Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a VBP program to pay hospitals for their actual performance on quality measures, rather than just the reporting of those measures, beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2013. The VBP program will apply to all acute-care prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals. Read a summary of key provisions of the proposed rule.
Reprocessing Medical Devices, Procurement
Reprocessing Single Use Devices (SUD) RFP
Please see a sample of a Reprocessing Single Use Devices (SUD), RFP below - you will find this short document and the Reprocessing Narrative Evaulation example covers all the basics, and you can tailor it to your needs.
Asset Management, Data Standards, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Leadership
AHRMM Comment Letter to FDA Regarding the Draft Guidance for Industry on the Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID)
By AHRMM
On November 21, 2013, AHRMM submitted electronically
Cost Management, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Medical Device Technology
Bed Management System RFP
A sample of a bed management RFP covering all the basics. Download the document and tailor it to your needs.
Products and Services Contracting, Data Standards, Distribution, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Logistics
FDA Releases Proposed Rule on Unique Device System for Medical Devices
By AHRMM
The FDA UDI ruling has finally arrived - the proposed rule has published. Please see the FDA website (www.fda.gov/udi) for a link to the proposed regulation. Highlights include a 120 day comment period to begin shortly, 6 months later a final ruling that will begin with Class III devices within 2 years, possibly sooner.
Below is the FDA press release:
Products and Services Contracting, Purchased Services, Suppliers, Procurement
Landscaping Services RFP
Sample landscaping services request for proposal (RFP).
Products and Services Contracting, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Procurement
Final Regulations on Taxable Medical Devices
The final regulations that provide guidance on the excise tax imposed on the sale of certain medical devices, enacted by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 in conjunction with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Products and Services Contracting, Support Services, Purchased Services, Procurement
Laundry Construction Consultant RFP
By AHRMM
A sample of a laundry Construction, consultant RFP covering all the basics. Download the document and tailor it to your needs.