AHRMM

Products and Services Contracting, Suppliers, Strategic Planning

GPO or Local/Self Contracting Series: Contracting Option Choices – Part 2

In part 2 of the GPO or Local/Self Contracting webcast series, the panel considers the multiple product categories and the process of choosing the most appropriate contracting option.

Data Standards, Financial Management, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Procurement

Medical Products of Human Origin, UDI and ICCBBA: Supply Chain’s Role Webcast

Supply chain is in the unique position, working with so many different disciplines within the hospital, that it is natural that they initiate conversations on the proper management of these products.

Presented by: Karen Conway, Executive Director, Industry Relations, GHX and Mike Schiller, Senior Supply Chain Director, AHRMM

Career/Professional Development

Ten Lessons for Writing – Part 2

Join Dave Kaczmarek as he reviews 10 lessons for writing, including sentence structure, commas, apostrophes and capitalization.

Cost Management, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Reimbursement, Value Analysis

Value Based Purchasing and Value Analysis 101 – Part 2

In this three-part webcast and podcast series, 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. In part two, review the importance of value analysis and supply chain's involvement.

Presented by: Howard Mann, Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Cardiovascular Care Group

Strategic Planning

CQO and Nexera Member Successes Webcast

Products and Services Contracting, Suppliers, Strategic Planning

GPO or Local/Self Contracting Series: Compliance and Alignment – Part 3

Part 3 of the GPO or Local/Self Contracting webcast series examines whether compliance can be achieved without alignment, and vice versa.

Change Management, Cost Management, Purchased Services, Suppliers, Support Services

Knowing When to Outsource: Making Purchased Services Work for You

Outsourcing of hospital functions is a common and growing practice in the U.S. and comprises on average 25% of total non-labor spend in hospitals. Many hospitals are finding that the outsourcing of some functions is a double-edged sword. This webinar will help you determine how to make decisions about which services to keep in house and which to outsource in the post-reform era of higher quality and cost savings.

Data Standards, Inventory Management, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Procurement

Medical Products of Human Origin, UDI and ICCBBA: Supply Chain’s Role Podcast

AHRMM Podcast on how supply chain should be interdepartmentally conversing to determine the handling of human-origin medical products and their UDIs.

Career/Professional Development

Ten Lessons for Writing – Part 1

Join Dave Kaczmarek as he reviews 10 lessons for writing, including sentence structure, commas, apostrophes, and capitalization.

Understanding Physicians: Five Things Supply Chain Needs to Know

Now that the entire health care field is increasing its focus on value-based care, supply chain and physicians are working more closely together. Jarad Garshnick, AVP of Physician Advisors at 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