Knowledge Center

Overview Providence Health & Services is the third largest not-for-profit health system in the United States serving patients across Alaska, California, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The organization operates 34 hospitals, 475 physician clinics, 22 long-term care facilities, 19 hospice, and home health programs, and 693 supportive housing units in 14 locations. Providence’s health plan serves its caregivers and other large employer groups covering 390,000 members.

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Overview Scottsdale Healthcare is a community-based, not-for-profit health system which includes Scottsdale Healthcare Thompson Peak Hospital, Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Medical Center and Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Medical Center, the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale Healthcare Primary Care centers, Scottsdale Healthcare Research Institute and outpatient services. A leader in medical innovation, talent, and technology, Scottsdale Healthcare was founded in 1962 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Overview Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), based in Nashville, is a comprehensive healthcare facility dedicated to patient care, research, and biomedical education. Its reputation for excellence in each of these areas has made VUMC a major patient referral center for the Mid-South. Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the Southeast choose VUMC for their healthcare needs, not only because of its excellence in medical science, but also because the faculty and staff are dedicated to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

The white paper written as a result of the AHRMM Executive Thought Leader Summit held during the AHRMM14 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida.  

The paper presents healthcare supply chain tools and strategies for navigating the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, and explores new initiatives designed to advance the supply chain from a transactional program to a strategic contributor to organizational success.

In 2015, AHRMM convened the AHRMM Thought Leader Task Force, an exploratory group tasked with uncovering applications of the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes (CQO) Movement across the healthcare field. The Task Force objectives were developed based on recommendations from the first ever Thought Leader Summit on CQO held at the 2014 AHRMM Conference and Exhibition.

This learning lab covers alarm safety management in the health care supply chain field.

A recap of the Executive Thought Leader Forum hosted by AHRMM on August 6, 2012, to discuss the transforming healthcare environment.

AHRMM comments to the FDA regarding an amendment to the UDI proposed rule to address the UDI implementation time frame required by the 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA).

In this page, AHRMM recommends these 3 proactive activities in the event of economic downturn.

  View a copy of the survey report (PDF)  

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.

On November 21, 2013, AHRMM submitted electronically