Articles
Suppliers, Value Analysis
Amplifying the Business Case for Supplier Diversity
Listen as Bruce Radcliff, System VP of Supplier Diversity at Advocate Aurora Health discusses the tangible methods to build supplier diversity based on Advocate Aurora Health’s own results and best practices.
This podcast is also available as a webcast.
Inventory Management
Using Public Master Data and Innovation to Improve Your Item Master
Yolanda Redmond, VUMC and Terrie Reed, Symmetric Health Solutions describe the challenges VUMC went through in matching data sources and public information while replacing their POU system. These roadblocks led them to outsource that work to a consultant, Symmetric Health Solutions, with whom VUMC was able to meet new timelines, cleanse their database, and pull in both GTIN and key elements.
Creating Trusting Teams to Achieve Goals
Colonel Victor Suarez, Commander, Sixth Medical Logistics Management Center discusses COVID insights that can help you successfully realize project goals in a short timeframe.
Strategic Sourcing
Creating High Functioning Vetted Vendor Programs
Trisha Smith, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, GHX VendorMate discusses various checks and balances to minimize risk in working with a new vendor.
Career/Professional Development, Clinical Integration, Cost Management, Distribution, Finance & Budgeting, Inventory Management, Leadership, Logistics, Procurement, Purchased Services, Strategic Planning, Strategic Sourcing, Suppliers, Sustainability, Technology, Value Analysis
Introduction to Health Care Supply Chain (Part I & Part II Bundle)
The Introduction to Health Care Supply Chain eLearning courses provide grounded education for those new or seeking a refresher.
Career/Professional Development, Clinical Integration, Cost Management, Distribution, Finance & Budgeting, Inventory Management, Leadership, Logistics, Procurement, Purchased Services, Strategic Planning, Strategic Sourcing, Suppliers, Sustainability, Technology, Value Analysis
Introduction to Health Care Supply Chain: Strategizing and Using Your Resources (Part II)
This advanced course leads learners through 10 areas of infrastructure surrounding the functions of health care supply chain management.
Data, Technology
Maximizing Revenue in the OR
Discover how to identify and reduce the 30% of charge capture that is missed in OR suites.
Speaker: John Freund, President and CEO, Jump Technologies
Logistics, Data, Distribution
Using ERP Data That Makes Sense
Decision making by studying where our data is coming from and the outcome of its source.
Speaker: Catherine Williams, Director of Supply Chain, Baptist Memorial Healthcare
Takeaways:
- Constantly be educating yourself on your supply chain, learning about the data and its source
- Consider better ways to bring in products in logistically
- Always having a growing relationship with clinicians.
Analytics & Research, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Cost Management, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Value Analysis, Clinical Integration
Introduction to Health Care Value Analysis: Stepping into Health Care Value Analysis
Price: Member: $98.00 | Non-Member: $198.00
Continuing Education Credits (CECs): 2 hours
Strategic Sourcing, Suppliers
Distributor Thought Leader Insights: Executed Sourcing Strategies During COVID-19 and Leading Practices Moving Forward
Listen as Elizabeth Hilla, Senior Vice President, Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA), discusses the most successful strategic sourcing strategies during the pandemic and health care supply chain resiliency leading practices, including stockpiling considerations and established supplier relationships.
3 Forward-Thinking Strategic Sourcing Methods