**Executive Track: Sessions geared to a more strategic perspective of Supply Chain Aspects and their Integration with Enterprise wide initiatives.
Sponsored by HealthTrust Purchasing Group
Clinical Resource Management
Catholic Healthcare Partners (CHP) in Cincinnati Ohio is like most hospitals or IDNs; it struggles to manage high-cost physician preference supplies. Given that the majority of physician preference supplies are key resources in the operation of a hospital’s vital service lines, CHP believes engaging the physician in a comprehensive and continuous review of service line performance is the most effective way to manage physician preference supply cost. To that end, CHP developed a unique toolset that assists hospital leaders in conducting these reviews with physicians. The toolset encompasses key metrics such as: length of stay, contribution margin, patient satisfaction, procedure volume, and clinical quality. By utilizing this methodology, several CHP hospitals have been successful in drastically lowering their physician preference supply cost.
Lisa Parish , Vice President, Clinical Services & Supply Chain Management, Humility of Mary Health Partners, Youngstown, OH
Calvin Wright , Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Catholic Healthcare Partners, Cincinnati, OH
Distribution
Automating the replenishment process has improved the timeliness and accuracy of the supply chain at the OSU Medical Center, with a positive impact on customer service. By employing wireless handheld pc's, point of use systems, and robotics, the entire supply chain has been automated. This automation supports the Just-In-Time supply ordering and receipts, storeroom replenishment, and delivery of overnight package receipts. The robotics system supports the supply chain by handling all the internal transport of medical supplies, food, environmental services supplies, and other miscellaneous deliveries. Releasing staff from cart pushing and reducing human error, has reduced staff injuries, improved customer service, created a smoother supply flow, and improved the efficiency of the supply chain.
Bruce McPherson , Manager-Material Systems, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Carl Story , Director, Distribution Services, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Thomas Schubert , Manager-Material Systems, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Finance
The Healthcare Supply Chain and those that manage it are under constant pressure to reduce costs and improve operations. A proven success formula is the implementation of Best Practices to deliver value. The presenters have worked in hundreds of hospitals nationwide and have selected a group of best practices that have the ability to reduce cost, enhance operations and improve the ability of supply chain practitioners to fulfill their mission within their facilities. The program is designed to present a wide variety of the Best of Best practices so that attendees will take away tools that they can implement in their own organization to improve financial performance and enhance the reputation of the materials management department.
Dave Kaczmarek , Director, Wellspring Partners, Derry, NH
Michael Neely , President, Perimeter Solutions Group, Atlanta, GA
Robert Poore , Implementation Manager, Supply Chain Services, VHA Inc., Bartlett, TN
Professional Development
Following up on his popular Habit Patterns of Excellence and Zen Leadership and Zen Commute sessions, Tim Glennon invites you to go beyond excellence and find your unique voice. Stephen Covey calls it the 8th Habit and finding your unique voice is the central challenge for personal and professional satisfaction in the age of knowledge worker. Your unique voice leads to fulfillment, passion and most importantly, personal significance. Research shows that only one in 10 workers are enthusiastic and committed to company goals, while they waste 20 percent of their time dealing with politics and bureaucracy. Finding your voice enables you to tap into your limitless potential and rise above personal and professional constraints and feelings of powerlessness that still persist for many.
Timothy Glennon , Vice President, GNYHA Services, Inc., Staten Island, NY
Purchasing
Are you getting the pricing you were promised? Do you think that you saved money on a contract, only to find invoices paid at higher prices? How do you ensure that you are invoiced the correct price? The presenter considers negotiations the easiest part of purchasing, and only the first step in the process with a vendor. She will review the history of supply contracts at a mid-sized health system and provide tools for you to take back and use at your organization. She will use the Three Little Pigs story to highlight and explain components of price control: communication, documentation, and information system management. If you saw this at AHRMM09, The presenter has added many new ideas and examples.
Ann Archuleta , Supply Contracts Administrator, MidMichigan Health, Midland, MI
Strategic Planning
For ten years the ambulatory market has been the fastest growing segment of the healthcare market for both providers and vendors. A key part of the strategic plan for health service organizations Ambulatory has become the new frontier of patient care. Emerging technology continues to provide safe and effective care outside of traditional facilities and the economic challenge of balancing the cost with clinical quality is a tight rope. There are significant trails to blaze in the Ambulatory market related to supply chain efficiencies, savings and quality. This session will provide the foundation for Supply Chain Ambulatory strategic plans, innovative supply chain resources, and take a ways specific to the set up of new and current Ambulatory practices, surgery centers and ancillary services.
Amanda Llewellyn , Assistant Administrator, Ambulatory Services/Clinical Operations, Johns Hopkins Out Patient Center, Baltimore, MD
Jean Llewellyn , Materials Manager, MedStar Health, Pasadena, MD
Technology Solutions
The movement to adopt GS1 standards for location and product identification by the industry-wide sunrise dates will provide the foundation needed to improve patient safety and supply chain efficiency. Beyond the sunrise dates, this foundation will help to support the FDA initiatives for unique device identification (UDI) and prescription drug serialization. Learn from a GS1 Healthcare US expert how you can leverage your GS1 standards implementation to utilize FDA, UDI and the prescription drug serialized numeric identifier (SNI) in your organization for greater product visibility and safer healthcare delivery.
Bob Celeste, Director, Healthcare, GS1 Healthcare US, Lawrenceville, NJ
