Articles
Career/Professional Development
AHRMM and SMI Release Career Development Guide: Healthcare Supply Chain Leader of the Future
By AHRMM
A press release announcing a career development resource released by AHRMM and SMI.
Data Standards, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Strategic Planning
Baptist Health UDI Capture Work Group Case Study
By AHRMM
A UDI Capture Work Group Case Study at the Baptist Health.
Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness, Strategic Planning
Supply Chain Disaster Preparedness Manual
By AHRMM
Preparing for disasters is a much more difficult task than preparing for the day-to-day emergencies that a health care facility or system faces. Disaster preparation goes beyond the health care facility walls. It involves coordination with community partners and federal and state responders. Disaster preparation calls for everyone to work together for a common goal: to meet the needs of the community in a time of extreme devastation. This manual provides a framework for preparing for such a coordinated and collaborative response to a disaster.
Data Standards, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Logistics
Unit of Use (UOU) Series: The FDA UOU Explained – Part 1
By AHRMM
In part one, we explore the reasons why the FDA created the (UOU) Unit of Use.
Data Standards, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Logistics
Unit of Use (UOU) Series: Potential UOU Examples – Part 3
By AHRMM
In the third part of the the FDA Unique Device Identification (UDI) “Unit of Use” (UOU) webcast series, we cover several potential use cases for the FDA UDI UOU identifier.
Data Standards, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Logistics
Unit of Use (UOU) Series: Clinical Recognition of the UOU – Part 2
By AHRMM
In part two of the FDA Unique Device Identification (UDI) Unit of Use (UOU) webcast series, we cover the FDA definition of the term, Unit of Use.
Data Standards, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Strategic Planning
University Health Network UDI Capture Work Group Case Study
By AHRMM
WORK GROUP TITLE:
UDI Capture Work Group
CASE STUDY PARTICIPANTS:
Wendy Watson, OR Supply Chain Manager at University Health Network
CASE 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.
Data Standards, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Strategic Planning
University of Tennessee Medical Center UDI Capture Work Group Case Study
By AHRMM
WORK GROUP TITLE:
UDI Capture Work Group
CASE STUDY PARTICIPANTS:
Becky Ashin, Vice President, Advanced Orthopaedic Center, University of Tennessee Medical Center
Beth Kaylor, RN Clinical Director, Innovation, DeRoyal Industries
CASE STUDY ORGANIZATION: