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Learn how Rush University Medical Center took an innovative approach to cost reduction and achieved a 21% reduction in the hospital’s shoulder replacement spend, delivering $800,000 in savings in less than one year.

CASE STUDY PARTICIPANTS: Lawrence Gossman, AVP, Supply Chain, Fran Sercer, MSN RN, Associate Director of Interventional Services, Anita Sears, Director of Supply Chain, Eskenazi Health

WORK GROUP TITLE: UDI Capture Work GroupCASE STUDY PARTICIPANTS: Sandi Michel, MPMP, ITIL, CLSSBB, Director of Supply Chain Systems and Quality, the Office of Data Standards & Interoperability for Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS)CASE STUDY ORGANIZATION:

WORK GROUP TITLE: UDI Capture Work GroupCASE STUDY PARTICIPANTS: •    Tonya Gilliam and Lana Glover, EPIC Team •    Terry Hays and Alex Monday, IT Team •    Doug Barnhart, OR Team •    Tom Stenger, Johnny Dennis and Justin Holstead, Supply Chain Team •    Lorette Hefley, Revenue Cycle TeamCASE STUDY ORGANIZATION:

WORK GROUP TITLE: UDI Capture Work GroupCASE STUDY PARTICIPANTS: Wendy Watson, OR Supply Chain Manager at University Health NetworkCASE STUDY ORGANIZATION: University Health Network (UHN) serves the residents of Toronto, Ontario, Canada’s largest city, and the surrounding communities. UHN is comprised of 10 program areas spread across four hospitals and eight sites. It has $2B in revenues, 1,200 patient beds and its surgeons perform 24,000 surgical procedures each year.

WORK GROUP TITLE: UDI Capture Work GroupCASE STUDY PARTICIPANTS: Becky Ashin, Vice President, Advanced Orthopaedic Center, University of Tennessee Medical Center Beth Kaylor, RN Clinical Director, Innovation, DeRoyal IndustriesCASE STUDY ORGANIZATION:

WORK GROUP TITLE: UDI Capture Work GroupCASE STUDY PARTICIPANTS: Jordan Noyes, Contract Operations Specialist at Beaver Dam Community Hospitals, Inc. (BDCH)CASE STUDY ORGANIZATION:

WORK GROUP TITLE: UDI Capture Work GroupCASE STUDY PARTICIPANTS: James Phillips, Consulting Manager, DSI, the Office of Data Standards and Interoperability, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS)CASE STUDY ORGANIZATION:

WORK GROUP TITLE: UDI Capture Work GroupCASE STUDY PARTICIPANTS: Jim Booker, Manager of Master Data Management, Supply Chain, Stanford Health CareCASE STUDY ORGANIZATION:

Overview With its commitment to delivering better outcomes more efficiently, Cook Medical formed a Supply Chain Improvement Team (SCIT) in late 2013, which is comprised of individuals who are dedicated solely to working with customers around the globe to develop and implement tools to improve purchasing, delivery, and inventory management activities.