Articles
Strategic Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing, Leadership
Supplier Diversity: A Strategic Value Proposition
This webinar explains how supplier diversity can be a valuable investment toward sustainability. Presenters define supplier diversity and the associated specific designations and discuss the evolution of supplier diversity. Get a glimpse into how to build a business case for supplier diversity including the scope and benefits (CQO and Sustainability) for the supplier and purchaser, as well as the importance of executive support.
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.
Unique Device Identifier (UDI), Analytics & Research, Data Standards, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Leveraging Technology, Technology
UDI 101: Just the Facts
As UDI capture and exchange becomes more prevalent across the healthcare ecosystem and as implantable device information is linked to patient outcomes there are a number of expected benefits to look at. Find out how UDI will improve patients safety and supply chain purchasing for years to come.
Analytics & Research, Value Analysis
Who’s Keeping Score: Using CQO Scorecards
This webcast discusses the team work involved in product value analysis and decision making using data-driven scorecards outlining Cost, Quality, and Outcomes.
Presented by: Brent Petty, executive industry consultant, Lexmark International
Analytics & Research, Asset Management, Capital Equipment, Strategic Sourcing, Strategic Planning
Developing and Sustaining a Standardized Capital Replacement Plan Series
Capital equipment replacement planning is an activity many organizations engage in year after year. In this two-part series, we will outline a process of evaluating current equipment utilizing specific data elements and identifying where that data can be obtained and discuss how to use data and planning results to prioritize and follow established guidelines to replace only the equipment that needs replacing.
Value Analysis, Change Management, Cost Management, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Physician Preference Items (PPI), Strategic Sourcing, Analytics & Research
From Invisibility to Transparency: Cultivating OR Cost Awareness
The perioperative services administration at Massachusetts General created a rigorous and rapid approach to raising the level of cost awareness among its nursing, surgical technician, and surgical staff. In this webinar, the leadership team shares how they used data capture to assess supply use and how they changed the culture in their hospital to be more cost aware.
Financial Management, Strategic Sourcing, Distribution, Lean/Six Sigma, Suppliers, Logistics
Self Distribution Model in Health Care: A Case Study
The Intermountain Healthcare Supply Chain Organization has embarked on strategy to drive costs out of the healthcare supply chain. As a part of that strategy, a consolidated distribution center was built for distribution of medical-surgical supplies, pharmacy products, and other ancillary services. The webinar focuses on the key lessons learned on the journey to self-distribution.
Capital Equipment, Products and Services Contracting, Cost Management, Suppliers, Procurement
Master of Negotiations Certificate Course
Price: Member: $196.00 | Non-Member: $396.00
Continuing Education Credits (CECs): 3 hours
Shipping and Receiving, Suppliers, Logistics
Ordering, Shipping, and Materials Management: A Process Improvement Partnership Case Study
Learn about a comprehensive assessment and process improvement exercise on the Total Cost of Ownership model by UPMC and Cook Medical. Specific areas of focus include ordering, shipping, and materials management. In this webinar, we go into each of these areas in depth and demonstrate the impact that this project has had on both organizations.
Strategic Planning, Cost Management, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Reimbursement, Strategic Sourcing
Improve Cost Reduction: A Multidisciplinary and Big Picture Approach
Health care organizations continue to look for new ways to reduce costs. Ultimately, data, clinical integration, and engaging multi-disciplinary stakeholders may be the major keys to success. In this webinar, we describe how a large health system sought to standardize endomechanical, suture, trocars, and surgical energy across multiple categories.