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Welcome to the healthcare supply chain: the art and science of supply chain management as it is configured and practiced in hospitals and hospital systems. If you have come to a new position as a supply chain leader within a provider organization from another industry, or even right out of school, then this primer is written for you. It can also be a valuable guide for senior executives who take on executive oversight of a provider supply chain for the first time in their career, whether or not they are veterans of the healthcare industry.

The CMRP Examination Review Guide provides an overview of the content tested based on the exam curriculum outline, including:Procurement and Product Value AnalysisInventory and Distribution ManagementInformation Systems and Data ManagementFinanceStrategic Planning, Leadership and ComplianceThe CMRP Examination Review Guide is available in print and eBook formats.

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

Sustainable leadership is a hot topic being discussed throughout the health care supply chain field, and with good cause. In this webinar, hear an engaging conversation with emerging, retiring, and change leaders and their perspectives on the leadership skills needed for the current and future workforce.

As we redefine healthcare into a value-based service, it is critical to develop the type of partner relationship where trust and respect are at the forefront. Today, Deborah Rey discusses the behaviors you need to exhibit to build that bond.

Professional Coach Mark Noon discusses the types of skills and actions that a leader needs to create a team-oriented culture.

AHRMM members discuss why they chose to earn their Certified Materials Resource Professional (CMRP) Certification and the rewards they have gained personally and professionally.

AHRMM members discuss why they chose to earn their Certified Materials Resource Professional (CMRP) Certification and the rewards they have gained personally and professionally.

A summary of the current ISM® Report On Business, details surrounding the development of the new ISM® Hospital Report on Business – the hospital-specific report – why it is important, and how you can be involved.

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) redefines business expectations and brings a dynamic and strategic approach to the supply chain. By Ed Hardin Jr.  Download Article 

Though life-saving breakthroughs are occurring daily, the way health care is delivered continues to be more like a race between the hare and the tortoise.  By Bob Taylor, senior vice president, supply chain, RWJBarnabas Health Download Article

Free professional strengths finder grid template. This tool is mentioned in the AHRMM webcast, Taking Your Great Team to New Performance Levels. 

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In an effort to better protect patients during product recalls, and to improve care at a population health level, hospitals must begin to accurately capture medical device data through UDI adoption. 

Professional Coach Mark Noon discusses the types of skills and actions that a leader needs to create a team-oriented culture.

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In reality, collaboration has always been here and will continue to be here. Collaboration is a part of life. In the changing dynamics of healthcare, supply chain is a way of thinking that needs to expand beyond the supply chain team. It is a movement that needs to collaborate across the healthcare facility and even across organizations.

The need for effective clinical stakeholder engagement is a familiar supply chain concept. The longstanding relationship between materials management and value analysis professionals represents the most common interaction between clinical and supply stakeholders.