AHRMM

Leadership

AHRMM and ISM—Shaping the Health Care Field through the Hospital Report on Business

This webinar gives a brief overview of the ISM Report On Business, one of the most reliable near-term economic barometers available, and explains why government agencies, economists, and business leaders follow it closely. Learn about the development of the hospital specific report (the Hospital Report On Business), why it is important, and how you can be involved.

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.

Career/Professional Development

CMRP: What I’ve Gained. What You Can Gain – Part 3

AHRMM members discuss why they chose to earn their Certified Materials Resource Professional (CMRP) Certification and the rewards they have gained personally and professionally.

Analytics & Research, Change Management, Cost Management, Strategic Sourcing, Value Analysis

Engage to Achieve: CQO Outside of Supply Chain

Budget Impact Analysis (BIA) is a type of analysis that can bridge organizational gaps to help improve coverage decisions for new products or procedures. Because a BIA can be adjusted to meet the goals of a particular population with particular needs, it can also improve the value and the quality of healthcare. This type of analysis can help Supply Chain leaders and their collaborative value analysis teams to make local adoption decisions in a timely manner.

Change Management, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Financial Management, Lean/Six Sigma, Strategic Planning

Good to Great: Applying Lean Concepts to Healthcare

Lean Management is a strategy for modifying processes so that we reduce the burden on supply chain resources, while still providing the customer with the value they want and expect. This webinar provides an overview of supply chain management and the areas that could be modified to reduce waste.

Analytics & Research, Benchmarking, Products and Services Contracting, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Reimbursement, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Value Analysis

Hospital Collaboration Pays Off Even for Implants

Yankee Alliance facilitated an Orthopedic Total Joint Collaborative in order to identify opportunities for quality improvement and cost reduction, resulting in documented savings of over $8M. In this webinar, the collaborative approach is reviewed as well as the methods deployed to achieve savings, including implant and reimbursement benchmarking, contract strategies, and perioperative supplies utilizing data analysis.

Analytics & Research, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Cost Management, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Leadership

Organizing and Executing Supply Chain Costs through Clinical Variation and Reduction

Reducing variability in products, supplies, pharmaceuticals, and other cost drivers is key to achieving margins in Medicare payment. This webinar tails the process used by Vidant Health (an eight-hospital system with a 900-bed academic medical center) to engage physicians in standardization resulting in substantial savings. We cover the process from beginning to end, pitfalls, discovery, and outcomes.

Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness, Financial Management, Strategic Sourcing, Suppliers, Strategic Planning

Product Disruptions Are Impacting My Business Continuity

Business continuity ensures that an organization can continue to operate in the event of a serious incident or disaster and encompasses strategic planning and preparation. In this webinar, a provider, a supplier, and a distributor discuss their roles and how they work together to develop and implement product continuity plans for a disaster or emergency.

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.

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.