AHRMM

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.

Analytics & Research, Change Management, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Cost Management, Lean/Six Sigma, Strategic Planning

Reduction of Surgical Site Infections Using Lean: An Ochsner Health Case Study

Nattie Leger, Director of Nursing Pursuit of Value, discusses how Ochsner significantly reduced their 2015 surgical site infections rate and a substantial cost avoidance using an interdisciplinary and methodical Lean approach.

Presented by: Nattie Leger, Director of Nursing Pursuit of Value, Ochsner Health System

Change Management, Financial Management, Strategic Sourcing, Sustainability, Support Services

Revenue Cycle Basics: Components and Terminology 101– Part 1

Part 1: Components and Terminology 101 This series of short education sessions documents various aspects of the Revenue Cycle and how it impacts Supply Chain. The series details how disconnects between the charge master and item master can negatively affect charge services and revenue capture.

Change Management, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Procurement

Tubing Misconnections: An Update on the Latest on ISO Standards and EnFit Development– Part 2

Continuing from Part 1, this short session updates supply chain professionals on the design and timing of the new small bore tubing connectors making their way into hospitals. Supply chain professionals across the country must be aware and take the necessary steps to begin transitioning universal connectors to the new unique enteral, and then unique neuraxial small bore connectors.

Presenter: Thomas Hancock, Executive Director, GEDSA

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, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Physician Preference Items (PPI), Value Analysis

Value Based Purchasing and Value Analysis 101 – Part 3

Howard Mann, vice president, supply chain management at Cardiovascular Care Group discusses the basics of value analysis and value based purchasing to achieve high Cost, Quality, and Outcomes. Part three discusses how accurate value analysis and product choice can affect value based purchasing outcomes.

Analytics & Research, Data Standards, Strategic Planning

Closing the Gap: What Can Health Care Learn from Retail

Health care costs continue to rise at an alarming rate, growing well ahead of inflation. In this webinar, we compare and contrast the education and training practices for supply chain professionals in each sector, the use of Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR), and the use of actual usage data at the last leg of the supply chain as a means to enhance automated inventory control strategies.

Developing a Clinically Integrated Supply Chain

Dr. Michael Schlosser discusses the reasons for, and resources needed to create a clinically integrated supply chain that utilizes evidence-based data to make procurement decisions that can improve patient outcomes.

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

Now's the Time! We Must Engage Physicians to Reduce Costs and Improve Outcomes

This AHRMM webinar will help engage physicians to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes.

Change Management, Financial Management, Strategic Sourcing, Sustainability, Support Services

Revenue Cycle Basics: Components and Terminology 201 – Part 2

Part 2: Components and Terminology 201 This series of short education sessions documents various aspects of the Revenue Cycle and how it impacts Supply Chain. The series details how disconnects between the charge master and item master can negatively affect charge services and revenue capture.

Techniques on how to support and maintain best practices and revenue optimization are outlined through the successful demonstration of standardization and synchronization in supply chain and revenue cycle practices.