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Critical Infrastructure Security & Resilience Month 2013 Toolkit
November is Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month.
Products and Services Contracting, Data Standards, Distribution, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Logistics
FDA Releases Proposed Rule on Unique Device System for Medical Devices
By AHRMM
The FDA UDI ruling has finally arrived - the proposed rule has published. Please see the FDA website (www.fda.gov/udi) for a link to the proposed regulation. Highlights include a 120 day comment period to begin shortly, 6 months later a final ruling that will begin with Class III devices within 2 years, possibly sooner.
Below is the FDA press release:
Capital Equipment, Products and Services Contracting, Cost Management, Financial Management, Reprocessing Medical Devices, Leadership
Navigating the Economic Storm: A Prescriptive Approach for Healthcare Supply Chain Professionals
By AHRMM
In this page, AHRMM recommends these 3 proactive activities in the event of economic downturn.
Data Standards, Financial Management, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Strategic Planning
A Broader Focus for Tomorrow's MMs
By AHRMM
AHRMM's Cost, Quality, and Outcomes (CQO) Movement will provide training and education to help supply chain professionals make the correlation between cost, quality, and outcomes.
Products and Services Contracting, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Procurement
Final Regulations on Taxable Medical Devices
The final regulations that provide guidance on the excise tax imposed on the sale of certain medical devices, enacted by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 in conjunction with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Data Standards, Financial Management, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Medical Device Technology
Guidance on Humidity Levels in the Operating Room
By AHRMM
New Guidance on Humidity Levels in the Operating Room
Analytics & Research, Benchmarking, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Products and Services Contracting, Cost Management, Financial Management, Suppliers, Strategic Planning
Strategic Marketplace Initiative (SMI) Resources for Supply Chain
The Strategic Marketplace Initiative (SMI) is a consortium of healthcare supply chain executives united to re-engineer and advance the future of the healthcare supply chain. SMI has provided AHRMM with free supply chain industry resources. To access the resources, visit www.smisupplychain.com or click on the topic below. You will be prompted to register with SMI in order to access the free tools.
Change Management, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Reimbursement, Procurement
CMS Releases Proposed Rule for Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
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.
Products and Services Contracting, Purchased Services, Support Services
Interim Guidance for Infection Control for Care of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in a Healthcare Setting
This document provides interim guidance for infection control for healthcare facilities (e.g., hospitals, long-term care and outpatient facilities, and other settings where healthcare is provided).
Change Management, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Performance Metrics
Recent Guidance on Meaningful Use of EHRs Makes Compliance More Difficult
Recent Guidance on Meaningful Use of EHRs Makes Compliance More Difficult.