Life After the EHCR – Data for the New Millennia

Presenters: 

• Heather Nachtmann, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Arkansas
• Edward A. Pohl, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Arkansas

Overview: Drs. Nachtmann and Pohl, researchers from the Center for Innovative in Healthcare Logistics (CIHL) at the University of Arkansas, in conjunction with the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) conducted an industry-wide survey of healthcare supply chain professionals.  The survey focuses on:

• Readiness and progress towards data standardization.
• Collaboration among supply chain partners.
• Implementation and benefits of strategic initiatives.
• Supply chain related expenditures.
• Inventory and order management.
• Supply chain performance.

The discussion will focus on what progress has been made in healthcare supply chain industry since the 1996 Efficient Healthcare Consumer Report and where should future improvement efforts be focused.

Costs:   $49 per site – AHRMM Members; $139 per site – Non-members

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This program was recorded December 2, 2009.

Biographies:

Heather Nachtmann
Heather Nachtmann received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2000.  She is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas and serves as the director of the Mack Blackwell Rural Transportation Center.  Her research includes economic and efficiency analyses of transportation and healthcare systems.  She has published more than 45 scholarly publications and has been awarded over one million dollars in research grants as principal investigator.  Dr. Nachtmann teaches in the areas of operations research, engineering economy, and cost analysis.  She is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management.

Edward A. Pohl
Edward A. Pohl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas and current holder of the John L. Imhoff Chair in Industrial Engineering. Ed currently serves as the Director of the Operations Management Program.  Ed retired from United States Air Force in the grade of Lieutenant Colonel and served in a variety of engineering, analysis and academic positions during his career.  Ed received his Ph.D. in systems and industrial engineering from the University of Arizona.  His current research interests are in supply chain and risk analysis, decision making, engineering optimization, quality and reliability. 

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