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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.

Managing contract pricing more effectively—from creation to renewal or expiration—can deliver real operational and financial benefits for healthcare organizations. Yet because of its complexity, contract price management may be one of the most underutilized tools for maximizing cost savings in healthcare. Disparate information technology (IT) systems that do not share information and lack of widespread adoption of industry data standards for product and organizational/location identification all contribute to this complexity.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a VBP program to pay hospitals for their actual performance on quality measures, rather than just the reporting of those measures, beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2013. The VBP program will apply to all acute-care prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals. Read a summary of key provisions of the proposed rule.

A sample of a general contractor RFP.

Read how UPMC Health System is improving lives through redefined models of health care delivery, technological innovation and cutting-edge medical research.

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

A sample of wholesale pharmacy distributor request for proposal. Sample RFP for Wholesale Pharmacy Distributor  

The AHRMM Cost, Quality, and Outcomes (CQO) Movement frames the critical role supply chain professionals play in driving high quality care, at a more affordable cost, to deliver greater value to patients.

AHRMM Career Center offers a variety of resources, including career counseling, job search assistance, resume and cover letter review, and networking opportunities.

AHRMM Publications such as Supply Chain Strategies & Solutions, provide up-to-date information on the latest health care supply chain news.

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AHRMM Education and Professional DevelopmentI want to obtain or renew the Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP) credential. Refer to AHRMM's CMRP Certification page for more information and helpful resources on CMRP.

Have questions on education, certification, conference, the CQO Movement and more? Check out some of AHRMM's frequently asked questions to help you…

The page provides information about the AHRMM Board, Committee and Fellow Frequently Asked Questions.