Articles
Change Management, Suppliers, Career/Professional Development
Webcast: Building Trust: 10 Commandments of a Trusting Relationship
The intersection of CQO is patient care, Deborah Rey presents ten commandments you should adopt if they're not already part of your values both professionally and personally.
Career/Professional Development, Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP)
CMRP: What I Gained. What You Can Gain. - Part 1
AHRMM members discuss why they chose to earn their Certified Materials Resource Professional (CMRP) Certification and the rewards they have gained personally and professionally.
Change Management, Career/Professional Development
Customer Service in Health Care Supply Chain Certificate Course
Price: Member: $98.00 | Non-Member: $198.00
Continuing Education Credits (CECs): 2 hours
Financial Management, Shipping and Receiving, Distribution, Logistics
Essentials of Logistics Certificate
Price: Member: $239.00 | Non-Member: $299.00
Continuing Education Credits (CECs): 5 hours
Products and Services Contracting, Suppliers, Strategic Planning
GPO or Local/Self Contracting Series: Introduction and the GPO Role – Part 1
Allen Archer, System Director of Supply Chain at Houston Healthcare, leads a thought-leader panel discussion about the role of GPOs within the changing healthcare landscape and the and the daily decision of using a GPO or regional/local contracting. Part 1 centers on the GPO’s role in helping member facilities support their CQO efforts.
Procurement, Change Management, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Inventory Management, Lean/Six Sigma
How Inventory Redesign Strengthens the Clinically Integrated Supply Chain
Developing a clinically integrated supply chain can lead to organizational savings, a decrease in ordering of supplies outside of the supply chain, and can help return nurses and other clinical professionals back to their primary focus of patient care. This webinar explores what is needed for the successful development and implementation of a clinically integrated team that performs value analysis across a variety of facilities under one system.
Analytics & Research, Change Management, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Cost Management, Lean/Six Sigma, Strategic Planning
Reduction of Surgical Site Infections Using Lean: An Ochsner Health Case Study
Nattie Leger, Director of Nursing Pursuit of Value, discusses how Ochsner significantly reduced their 2015 surgical site infections rate and a substantial cost avoidance using an interdisciplinary and methodical Lean approach.
Presented by: Nattie Leger, Director of Nursing Pursuit of Value, Ochsner Health System
Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP), Career/Professional Development
The CMRP Renewal Process – Plan Early, Document Often
Congratulations, you earned your Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP) Certification! You may have just earned it, but experts say that you should think about how you will keep it – and soon. Allen Archer discusses the need to plan your way to renewal now and the documentation needed that you need to maintain.
Presented by: Allen Archer, System Director of Supply Chain, Houston Healthcare Inc.
Analytics & Research, Data Standards, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Leveraging Technology
UDI: A How-To Guide for Implementation with Your Organization
This session explains the benefits of implementing the UDI such as immediate device status updates through collaboration with manufacturers and suppliers, increased patient care satisfaction, and how the data you collect can turn your analytics into strategic and critical business decisions. Learn the step by step process that FMOLHS used to implement UDI.