Articles
Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Products and Services Contracting, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Procurement
Annual Clinical Contract Evaluations: Are You Ready?
In this webinar, we discuss the clinical contract evaluation process, including government requirements, expectations, and improving contract performance with the use of key performance indicators.
Analytics & Research, Financial Management, Logistics
Cracking the Bullwhip - See How Demand Variation Affects the Supply Chain
Increased demand can lead to reactive replenishment but triggers be identified and assessed before rushing to order. Take control of your inventory through proactive demand pattern identification to address issues and changes before they arise. In this webinar, experts discuss the data needed to predict usage patterns and trends, as well as best practices to improve inventory for high value and commodity products.
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: Expectations of GPO Partners and Summary – Part 4
Panelists in Part 4 of the GPO or Local/Self Contracting webcast series focus on what providers should expect from their GPO partners. In a Part 5 bonus section, included only in the podcast version, we listen to the panelists answer questions of those who attended this session during the AHRMM16 Annual Conference.
Data Standards, Inventory Management, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Procurement
Medical Products of Human Origin, UDI and ICCBBA: Supply Chain’s Role Podcast
AHRMM Podcast on how supply chain should be interdepartmentally conversing to determine the handling of human-origin medical products and their UDIs.
Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Reimbursement, Strategic Planning
Supply Chain: Owning the Intersection of Cost, Quality, and Outcomes

Price: Member: $49.00 | Non-Member: $99.00
Continuing Education Credits (CECs): 1 hour
Career/Professional Development, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Reimbursement, Physician Preference Items (PPI)
Understanding Physicians: Five Things Supply Chain Needs to Know
Now that the entire healthcare field is increasing its focus on value-based care, supply chain and physicians are working more closely together. Jarad Garshnick, AVP of Physician Advisors, HealthTrust discusses the top five areas that supply chain should consider when collaborating with physicians to reduce cost and clinical variations as they continue to improve outcomes.
Presented by: Jarad Garshnick, AVP of Physician Advisors, HealthTrust Purchasing Group
Cost Management, Reimbursement, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Value Analysis, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement
Value Based Purchasing and Value Analysis Series Part 1: What is Value Based Purchasing?
In this three-part podcast, Howard Mann, Vice President, Supply Chain Management at Cardiovascular Care Group discusses the basics and relationship of Value Analysis and Value Based Purchasing to achieve high Cost, Quality and Outcomes success. Part one explains VBP and its effects on hospital reimbursement.
Financial Management, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Distribution, Lean/Six Sigma, Logistics
Application of Lean/Six Sigma to Inventory Management
This session is a comprehensive approach to understanding Lean Management System concepts, processes, tools, and their application to improving inventory management in the health care supply chain.
Change Management, Career/Professional Development
Creating a Culture of Teamwork: Managing Up for Highly Reliable Team Players
The engagement and alignment of employees accelerates achievement of quality, safety, service and operational goals. These tasks are easily stated but challenging to execute. Discover what leaders must do to create true employee collaboration through "managing up".