AHRMM Event Archive

FLARHMM and AHRMM are co-presenting a webinar focused on mentoring in the supply chain field. This panel will focus on helping young professionals and students understand what they gain from a mentor/mentee relationship and highlight the work of AHRMM and the Young Professional Advisory Council (YPAC) to help make those connections.

The health care supply chain has undergone significant evolutions in recent years, influenced by technology, inflation, the pandemic, and other factors. As we progress into 2024, the industry faces challenges such as increased costs, resource constraints, and the need for more effective collaboration.

Join us from April 9 - 11 as we focus on the changing world of health care supply chain in AHRMM’s first-ever Spring Summit – Transformational Excellence.

In this virtual instructor-led training, presenters will discuss CMRP exam content areas, the types of questions asked and exam preparation insights.

Are you searching for your next career move or seeking top talent for your team? Then join us for this guided tour of the AHRMM Career Center, your one-stop shop for success! March 5 from 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

In this virtual instructor-led training, presenters will discuss CMRP exam content areas, the types of questions asked and exam preparation insights.

New to AHRMM? Join our FREE New Member Orientation Webinar to hear from current members on the benefits of AHRMM!

This session explores the convergence of hospital Supply Chain within the broader traditional Supply Chain field. It emphasizes the importance of fostering creativity in supplier interactions to establish a collaborative negotiation strategy. The presentation offers real-life examples of successful collaborative negotiations that yield both tangible and intangible cost savings benefits.

Join us as the AHA Federal Relations team shares the latest congressional activity as it relates to federal legislation and regulations that continue to shape key aspects of the health care field, the medical device and pharmaceutical supply chains, and the anticipated legislative calendar for the balance of 2023.

In these interactive education workshops, Joe Walsh, CEO of Supply Chain Sherpas will guide learners through the health care supply chain management processes, the basic principles of internal customer and supplier engagement, and how core services work together to serve in the interest of patient care.

An introduction to the fundamentals of health care supply chain management with the latest insights for those who desire to stay on top of an ever-changing profession, this interactive session provides learning and discussion about how the health care supply chain works when optimized inside a health care organization.

Considering the rise of environmentally-related concerns throughout the globe, health care sustainability leaders stress the need for change within health care supply chain. In this interactive session, presenters will discuss the importance of embracing and implementing sustainability efforts within your organization and how to get started.

The Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP), the premier national supply chain credential, provides a personal and professional distinction in an increasingly competitive health care supply chain marketplace. This session will provide an overview of the Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP) examination, helpful study tips, and a discussion of the requirements to earn the designation.

Make plans to join health care supply chain leaders, suppliers, clinicians, and administrators at the AHRMM23 Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, FL. We’ll discuss innovative approaches to building a more connected, resilient, and efficient health care supply chain. If you’re looking for proven strategies to remain adaptable and resourceful in times of continued crisis, AHRMM23 is a must-attend event on your 2023 calendar.

Call for presentations, registration, and scholarship opportunities will open in early 2023.

A FLARHMM & AHRMM Webinar

Supply chain plays a central role when it comes to leveraging data to advance health care excellence.  Along these lines, we will discuss the relationship between the key data flows of supply chain management information, and how the nuances of those data flows in health care organizations require a different approach than the current state of operations.

In today's data-driven and analytics environment, it is imperative that supply chain professionals understand data management, flow, and utilization.

Learn what happens when high-impact ransomware attacks target third-parties and supply chain vendors and the embedded risk it has to hospitals and health systems.

Are you curious about the AHRMM KPI Analysis Tool and associated pilot program but haven’t had time to check it out? Here’s your chance! Join us today for a quick 20-minute demo and optional Q & A with Mike Schiller, AHRMM’s Senior Director of Supply Chain. KPI Works is a flexible and user-friendly tool that helps you measure your own supply chain performance over time and compare your organization’s performance to others in the pilot. As the pilot grows, the tool becomes more valuable and robust. The pilot is free and open to members and non-members alike.

Are you curious about the AHRMM KPI Analysis Tool and associated pilot program but haven’t had time to check it out? Here’s your chance! Join us today for a quick 20-minute demo and optional Q & A with Mike Schiller, AHRMM’s Senior Director of Supply Chain. KPI Works is a flexible and user-friendly tool that helps you measure your own supply chain performance over time and compare your organization’s performance to others in the pilot. As the pilot grows, the tool becomes more valuable and robust. The pilot is free and open to members and non-members alike.

Are you curious about the AHRMM KPI Analysis Tool and associated pilot program but haven’t had time to check it out? Here’s your chance! Join us today for a quick 20-minute demo and optional Q & A with Mike Schiller, AHRMM’s Senior Director of Supply Chain. KPI Works is a flexible and user-friendly tool that helps you measure your own supply chain performance over time and compare your organization’s performance to others in the pilot. As the pilot grows, the tool becomes more valuable and robust. The pilot is free and open to members and non-members alike.

Are you curious about the AHRMM KPI Analysis Tool and associated pilot program but haven’t had time to check it out? Here’s your chance! Join us today for a quick 20-minute demo and optional Q & A with Mike Schiller, AHRMM’s Senior Director of Supply Chain. KPI Works is a flexible and user-friendly tool that helps you measure your own supply chain performance over time and compare your organization’s performance to others in the pilot. As the pilot grows, the tool becomes more valuable and robust. The pilot is free and open to members and non-members alike.

Course Continuing Education Accreditation:

This webinar was approved for 1.0 CEC contact hours through AHRMM - the leading professional membership group for the healthcare supply chain. 

Are you curious about the AHRMM KPI Analysis Tool and associated pilot program but haven’t had time to check it out? Here’s your chance! Join us today for a quick 20-minute demo and optional Q & A with Mike Schiller, AHRMM’s Senior Director of Supply Chain. KPI Works is a flexible and user-friendly tool that helps you measure your own supply chain performance over time and compare your organization’s performance to others in the pilot. As the pilot grows, the tool becomes more valuable and robust. The pilot is free and open to members and non-members alike.

CMRP Examination Review Workshop

Becoming a Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP), the premier national supply chain credential, provides a personal and professional distinction in an increasingly competitive health care supply chain marketplace. This session provides an overview of the CMRP examination and the requirements to earn the CMRP designation. 

Join us to learn how to take advantage of your AHRMM membership! Hosted by the AHRMM Membership Committee and membership staff, this session will provide insight into AHRMM and the benefits available to you as a member, including education, online resources, networking opportunities, and what AHRMM is doing for the health care supply chain field. Via Webex

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Are you curious about the AHRMM KPI Analysis Tool and associated pilot program but haven’t had time to check it out? Here’s your chance! Join us on one of the four dates below in November and December for a quick 20-minute demo and optional Q & A with Mike Schiller, AHRMM’s Senior Director of Supply Chain. KPI Works is a flexible and user-friendly tool that helps you to measure your own supply chain performance over time and compare your organization’s performance to others in the pilot. As the pilot grows, the tool becomes more valuable and robust.

Are you curious about the AHRMM KPI Analysis Tool and associated pilot program but haven’t had time to check it out? Here’s your chance! Join us on one of the four dates below in November and December for a quick 20-minute demo and optional Q & A with Mike Schiller, AHRMM’s Senior Director of Supply Chain. KPI Works is a flexible and user-friendly tool that helps you to measure your own supply chain performance over time and compare your organization’s performance to others in the pilot. As the pilot grows, the tool becomes more valuable and robust.

Are you curious about the AHRMM KPI Analysis Tool and associated pilot program but haven’t had time to check it out? Here’s your chance! Join us on one of the four dates below in November and December for a quick 20-minute demo and optional Q & A with Mike Schiller, AHRMM’s Senior Director of Supply Chain. KPI Works is a flexible and user-friendly tool that helps you to measure your own supply chain performance over time and compare your organization’s performance to others in the pilot. As the pilot grows, the tool becomes more valuable and robust.

Are you curious about the AHRMM KPI Analysis Tool and associated pilot program but haven’t had time to check it out? Here’s your chance! Join us on one of the four dates below in November and December for a quick 20-minute demo and optional Q & A with Mike Schiller, AHRMM’s Senior Director of Supply Chain. KPI Works is a flexible and user-friendly tool that helps you to measure your own supply chain performance over time and compare your organization’s performance to others in the pilot. As the pilot grows, the tool becomes more valuable and robust.

Are you curious about the AHRMM KPI Analysis Tool and associated pilot program but haven’t had time to check it out? Here’s your chance! Join us today for a quick 20-minute demo and optional Q & A with Mike Schiller, AHRMM’s Senior Director of Supply Chain. KPI Works is a flexible and user-friendly tool that helps you measure your own supply chain performance over time and compare your organization’s performance to others in the pilot. As the pilot grows, the tool becomes more valuable and robust. The pilot is free and open to members and non-members alike.

Are you curious about the AHRMM KPI Analysis Tool and associated pilot program but haven’t had time to check it out? Here’s your chance! Join us on one of the four dates below in November and December for a quick 20-minute demo and optional Q & A with Mike Schiller, AHRMM’s Senior Director of Supply Chain. KPI Works is a flexible and user-friendly tool that helps you to measure your own supply chain performance over time and compare your organization’s performance to others in the pilot. As the pilot grows, the tool becomes more valuable and robust.

Are you curious about the AHRMM KPI Analysis Tool and associated pilot program but haven’t had time to check it out? Here’s your chance! Join us on one of the four dates below in November and December for a quick 20-minute demo and optional Q & A with Mike Schiller, AHRMM’s Senior Director of Supply Chain. KPI Works is a flexible and user-friendly tool that helps you to measure your own supply chain performance over time and compare your organization’s performance to others in the pilot. As the pilot grows, the tool becomes more valuable and robust.

Part of the “More than Just Supplies” series, hosted AHRMM’s Young Professionals Advisory Council (YPAC), the presentation demonstrates how supply chain leaders have been able to leverage extensive supply chain acumen, leadership, and resources to successfully sustain operations during the pandemic.

AHRMM invites health care supply chain professionals from around the world to submit presentation abstracts for our annual conference - AHRMM23, August 6-9, in Orlando, Florida. AHRMM23 Conference will feature a wide range of interactive education sessions and networking opportunities to connect with other experts as well as up-and-coming leaders in the field.

Join Ansell on Wednesday, November 9th, 2022, for a free live webinar offering AHRMM CECs: Dermatologist's View on Managing Healthcare Worker Occupational Dermatitis.

Join in and learn more about your AHRMM membership and how to take advantage of your benefits!

Hosted by the AHRMM Membership Committee and membership staff, this webinar will teach you all about AHRMM and the benefits available to you as a member, including education, online resources, networking opportunities and what AHRMM is doing for the health care supply chain field.

Today’s supply chains must introduce resiliency in indirect areas of spend (which includes any expenditure for non-supply goods and services) as well as typical spend categories to create an end-to-end resiliency strategy.

Please join us in Shell Beach California for the annual CAHPMM Conference. The agenda is filled with relevant topics and there will be great networking opportunities as well. Scholarships are still available. We hope to see you at The Cliffs in Shell Beach.  

National Health Care Supply Chain Week (SC Week), October 2-8, 2022, is an opportunity to recognize the importance of the health care supply chain professionals and honor them for their exceptional contributions to patient care and the innovative ways in which they support their health care organizations and communities. Learn more.

Want to further advance your expertise and network?

Do you have team members who couldn’t get away from the office to attend the in-person AHRMM22 Conference & Exhibition in Anaheim?

Need more Continuing Education Credit hours?

Join us to learn how to take advantage of your AHRMM membership!

Anaheim Convention Center

Anaheim, CA

AHRMM invites health care supply chain professionals from around the world to join AHRMM for our annual conference, August 7-10, in Anaheim, California for AHRMM22.

At AHRMM22, we will explore the latest health care supply chain trends, tools and resources and discuss new and innovative approaches to building a more connected, resilient and efficient health care supply chain.

Join manufacturers, distributors and providers as we consider what demand planning looks like in an uncertain world.

As part of the More Than Just Supplies Discussion Series for early careerists, a panel of thought leaders will share their insights into how ERP systems impact health care systems and offer key learnings for driving this process at your organization.

As part of the More Than Just Supplies Discussion Series for early careerists, a panel of thought leaders will share their insights into how organizations are proactively managing their inventory using demand planning.

About the More Than Just Supplies Discussion Series

AHRMM’s Young Professionals Advisory Council (YPAC) hosts quarterly discussions where a panel of supply chain leaders lead a conversation on topics of interest within the health care supply chain. All are invited to join the conversation.

AHRMM is excited to be a collaborator of HIMSS22!

As such, AHRMM members receive the member discount to attend. The discount code is included in AHRMM's member-only e-newsletters (February 22 issue of eNews and March 3 issue of AHRMM Now).

Not an AHRMM member? Join today!

AHRMM invites health care supply chain professionals from around the world to submit presentation abstracts for our annual conference, August 7-10, in Anaheim, California (AHRMM22). AHRMM22 will feature a wide range of interactive education sessions and networking opportunities to connect with other experts as well as up-and-coming leaders in the field.

Join AHRMM's YPAC in an engaging session on how to land a new job opportunity.

Continue the value analysis process through discussion of strategies and leading practices with the immediate and future transformation of health care supply chain in mind.

The basics of value analysis, its concepts, methods and inter-professional collaboration.

This interactive session considers how to formulate and operationalize a successful program based on inter-professional collaboration with clinicians, supply chain staff and value analysis professionals. Included in this discussion are concepts and considerations now being seriously considered based on issues stemming from COVID-19.

Thinking about becoming a CMRP? Ready to take the CMRP examination? Register for AHRMM’s once-a-year virtual CMRP Examination Overview!

Thinking about becoming a CMRP? Ready to take the CMRP examination? Register for AHRMM’s once-a-year virtual CMRP Examination Overview!

Thinking about becoming a CMRP? Ready to take the CMRP examination? Register for AHRMM’s once-a-year virtual CMRP Examination Overview!

Part II of a two-part seminar series designed to provide context around what makes health care supply chain unique and special.

A two-part seminar series introducing the fundamentals of health care supply chain management and providing context around what makes health care supply chain unique and special.

AHRMM21+ will be held online September 14-16. You will have the opportunity to view session recordings from Boston, as well as new sessions for the virtual event. You can discover the new solutions the conference exhibitors have to offer, as well as connect via chat with your fellow health care supply chain colleagues.

AHRMM invites health care supply chain professionals from around the world to join AHRMM for our annual conference, August 23-25, in Nashville, Tennessee for AHRMM21.

Improve clinical and financial outcomes for hip fracture care using a standardized, collaborative service line approach.

AHRMM’s Young Professionals Advisory Council (YPAC) hosts quarterly discussions where a panel of supply chain leaders lead a conversation on topics of interest within the health care supply chain. All are invited to join the conversation.

In October 2020 the Rocky Mountain, Arizona, and the newly formed Colorado chapter of AHRMM united to create the Western Region AHRMM (WAHRMM) to provide virtual conferences as we continue to work through the pandemic. Following on the success of their Fall Conference, WAHRMM is excited to present their virtual Spring Conference. They welcome members from across the region which includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, as well as states across the country. During the pandemic, membership and conference access are free.

Five essential strategies providers should focus on to develop and drive organization-wide mission-critical strategic supply chain operations post-COVID.

In October 2020 the Rocky Mountain, Arizona, and the newly formed Colorado chapter of AHRMM united to create the Western Region AHRMM (WAHRMM) to provide virtual conferences as we continue to work through the pandemic. Following on the success of their Fall Conference, WAHRMM is excited to present their virtual Spring Conference. They welcome members from across the region which includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, as well as states across the country. During the pandemic, membership and conference access are free.

In October 2020 the Rocky Mountain, Arizona, and the newly formed Colorado chapter of AHRMM united to create the Western Region AHRMM (WAHRMM) to provide virtual conferences as we continue to work through the pandemic. Following on the success of their Fall Conference, WAHRMM is excited to present their virtual Spring Conference. They welcome members from across the region which includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, as well as states across the country. During the pandemic, membership and conference access are free.

AHRMM’s Young Professionals Advisory Council (YPAC) hosts its first virtual discussion with women leaders in health care supply chain.

When: March 31, 2021
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CST
Location: Zoom Info will be provided in meeting reminder upon registration

Continue the value analysis process by considering strategies and leading practices with the immediate and future transformation of health care supply chain in mind.

The basics of value analysis, its concepts, methods and inter-professional collaboration

Learn the requirements to submit an abstract for the AHRMM21 Conference and tips to have your abstract accepted!

How to assess the total procedural value through a clinical and economic lens.

Learn about the logistics of COVID-19 vaccine supply, distribution and handling. Health care supply chain, clinical, logistic, risk management and pharmacy professionals, as well as military and federal agency representatives, are all invited to attend.

Expand your professional knowledge, network and career. Learn about becoming AHRMM Fellow.

Updated for 2020! Part II of a two-part seminar series designed to provide context around what makes health care supply chain unique and special.

Updated for 2020! Part I of a two-part seminar series introducing the fundamentals of health care supply chain management.

Consider how the four emerging themes on purchased services and their leading practices can deliver improved margins.

Begin your CMRP Examination studies with a thorough review of the exam’s concepts and examples

Achieve cost savings through methods to increase clinical buy-in and adherence to supply chain decisions while maintaining a focus on clinical outcomes.

AHRMM’s Young Professionals Advisory Council (YPAC) invites young professionals (35 years old and younger) for a virtual happy hour networking session with supply chain executives.

Purchased Services contracting is often difficult to manage due to the complexity of unique categories, decentralized decision-making and contract management, and a lack of operational metrics. Learn how to create a repeatable process that can be applied across most purchased services categories that ensures you have control over supplier spend.

Sponsored by AHRMM, National Health Care Supply Chain Week (Oct. 4 -10, 2020) provides an opportunity to recognize the integral role supply chain professionals play in delivering high-quality patient care throughout the health care field. 

Mark your calendar to join us for AHRMM20⁺. This new and innovative virtual event will offer the same top-quality education, networking and resources as AHRMM's in-person events. There will be keynotes, breakout sessions, a virtual exhibit hall, networking in online lounges, learning pavilion sessions and other virtual gathering spots.

Balance supply costs with resilience as significant disruption impacts the health system.

Explore two new data solutions that can assist health care supply chain develop actionable supply chain strategies -- Hospital PMI™ and AHRMM Keys

Minimize Health Care Supply Chain Risks During- and Post-Pandemic

Value Analysis programs are charged with evaluating products and services while balancing cost, quality, and outcomes in the decision. The quality of the products and the outcomes from using the products cannot be compromised, but today’s environment within health care dictates that cost is a significant factor influencing the decision. Unfortunately, the identified savings is not always realized in the anticipated time frame or to the full extent. Every week an initiative is delayed or not fully implemented results in lost dollars that cannot be recouped.

Join thought leaders as they discuss the virtual world and its impact on the health care supply chain.

With the potential for increased supply costs due to changes in vendor and inventory strategies and the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain teams have an opportunity to bring their expertise to deliver savings to non-expense categories. In the third webinar in the Reengineering the Health Care Supply Chain: CQO Thought Leader Discussion Series, supply chain leaders from Stanford Health Care and Texas Children’s Hospital will share their processes and experiences in managing non-labor and non-personnel expenses

Listen as provider panelists discuss building supply chain resiliency in their health system including changing strategies in their business continuity programs, diversifying suppliers, working with non-traditional buyers, and utilizing analytics in a post-pandemic environment.

Listen as distributor and manufacturer panelists discuss their changing strategies relating to COVID-19 lessons, domestic verses international production and ways providers, distributors and manufacturers need to work together moving forward.

We're pleased to inform you that the invaluable education, networking and collaborative exchange that define AHRMM20 will still go on as a virtual event in September. We have carefully selected a virtual platform that will allow your company to showcase your products and services, meet "face-to-face" with key supply chain decision makers and demonstrate your thought leadership in a customized and engaging online environment.

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have matured over the past decade to become one of the key pathways to developing risk-based managed care agreements aimed at addressing patient centered value of care. There is a continuum of contracting models that ACOs engage in from pay-for-performance incentives to global capitation. As ACOs move up this continuum creating alignment between the supply chain and clinicians is an opportunity to improve safety, outcomes, and reduce costs.

This webinar will focus on how collaboration successfully achieved a short-term initiative to convert anesthesia machines into ventilators.

The AHRMM Learning Community continues its discussion of the health care supply chain’s response to COVID-19 on Friday, April 24 at 12:00 p.m. CST / 1:00 p.m. ET

High quality data collected through Point-of-Care Scanning (POC) gives providers more accurate information that will assist in delivering higher quality of care. With unique device identifiers becoming readily available for medical devices due to U.S. FDA UDI requirements, hospitals need to capitalize on this new source of data. By implementing POC scanning, hospitals can identify expired or recalled products as well as populate medical device data into patient’s Electronic Health Records (EHRs).

The AHRMM Learning Community continues its discussion of the health care supply chain’s response to COVID-19 on Friday, April 10 at 11:30 a.m. CST / 12:30 p.m. ET.

The AHRMM Learning Community is holding its first open forum to discuss the health care supply chain’s latest response to COVID-19. Moderated by Mike Schiller, AHRMM’S senior director of supply chain, the forum allows you to share and learn from one another, discuss internal and upstream supply chain approaches and innovative solutions you are taking to combat COVID-19. As you discuss the latest successes, lessons learned and recommendations, the conversations will be de-identified, summarized and shared across the broader health care community.

Clinical quality and outcomes can be drastically improved, along with avoidance of negative effects to your organization by preventing adverse events resulting from small bore device misconnections.

Collaborating with clinicians in the adoption of best practice of anesthesia gas administration during surgery requires consideration of multiple factors, including clinical efficacy, environmental impact, and cost of care. Significant practice variations among clinicians exist without strong, supportive evidence. Reducing this variation can be a significant opportunity for hospitals to reduce costs and environmental harm without negatively affecting patient experience or quality.

In light of closures and potential closures of certain facilities that use gas ethylene oxide (EtO) to sterilize medical devices prior to their distribution and use, the FDA is concerned about the future availability of medical devices and possible medical device shortages. 

Cybersecurity impacts all industry verticals including health care. Health care organizations need to address security in standard technology and medical devices. The Mayo Clinic has made significant effort to reduce the risk to critical medical device infrastructure posed by cyber-attacks. During this webinar, Debra Bruemmer will share 8 key proactive actions to reduce risk straight from Mayo’s cybersecurity strategy with a focus on the role supply chain professionals can play in supporting cybersecurity efforts.

As 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, hear how a large health system sought to standardize endomechanical, suture, trocars and surgical energy across multiple categories.

Leaders in health care organizations throughout the United States and beyond are looking to the supply chain for big data to determine actionable business insights of products used during patient care. The insights gathered can support the purchasing decisions of contracting and value analysis teams.

Big data identifies product fluctuations, uncovers quality issues, and procedural standardization variances, among other benefits. However, the data collected from various stakeholder groups, in a health care organization, can be disparate if the data process is not streamlined.