Articles
Products and Services Contracting, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Procurement
Medical Device Tax Next Steps
By AHRMM
The medical device excise tax is a feature of the Affordable Care Act. It is important to be knowledgeable about the tax and its effects.
Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Data Standards, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Leadership
The Official Comment of AHRMM to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding Unique Device Identification for Medical Devices Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0090
By AHRMM
AHRMM comments to the FDA regarding an amendment to the UDI proposed rule to address the UDI implementation time frame required by the 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA).
Change Management, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Cost Management, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Strategic Sourcing, Strategic Planning
Supply Chain Services Professional's Role in Achieving the Institute of Medicine's Six Aims for Improvement
By AHRMM
In 2001 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published
Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Procurement
Guidance for Writing Comments
By AHRMM
How to write a constructive, information-rich comment that clearly communicates and supports its claims to have an impact on regulatory decision making.
Change Management, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Lean/Six Sigma, Strategic Planning
National Provider Call: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing
An overview of Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program.
Products and Services Contracting, Cost Management, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Leadership
Special Fraud Alert: Physician-Owned Entities
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.
Strategic Planning
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.