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Analytics & Research, Benchmarking, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness, Performance Metrics
Leading Practice: Reduction or Elimination of CAUTI - Saint Clare's Health System
By AHRMM
AHRMM is offering a repository for leading and proven supply chain practices, case studies, and toolkits that are developed from a Cost, Quality, and Outcomes (CQO) perspective. The following Catheter Acquired Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) leading practice was submitted by:
Analytics & Research, Cost Management, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Performance Metrics
Leading Practice: Reduction or Elimination of CAUTI - University of Virginia Health System
By AHRMM
AHRMM is developing a repository for leading and proven supply chain practices, case studies, and toolkits that are developed from a Cost, Quality, and Outcomes (CQO) perspective. The following CAUTI leading practice was submitted by:
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
Problem Statement: CAUTI rates exceeding national benchmark (NHSN).
Method:
Asset Management, Products and Services Contracting, Cost Management, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness, Procurement
Leading Practice: Reduction or Elimination of HAPU - Nexera
By AHRMM
The following leading practice describes methods used to reduce Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers (HAPU).
Change Management, Products and Services Contracting, Cost Management, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Reimbursement, Strategic Planning
CQO & The Triple Aim: Supply Chain's Strategic Connection
By AHRMM
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Triple Aim is a framework developed to describe an approach to optimizing health system performance.
The Triple Aim calls for:
Analytics & Research, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Cost Management, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness, Performance Metrics
Leading Practice: Reduction or Elimination of HAPU - University of Virginia Health System
By AHRMM
AHRMM is developing a repository for leading and proven supply chain practices, case studies, and toolkits that are developed from a Cost, Quality, and Outcomes (CQO) perspective. The following CQO leading practice describes collaboration between Supply Chain, Value Analysis and Nursing Leads to reduce Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers (HAPU) and was submitted by:
Analytics & Research, Products and Services Contracting, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness, Suppliers, Strategic Planning
Leading Practice: Reduction of Costs Related to Blood Products and Services - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
By AHRMM
AHRMM is offering a repository for leading and proven supply chain practices, case studies, and toolkits that are developed from a Cost, Quality, and Outcomes (CQO) perspective. The following CQO leading practice describes methods used to reduce costs, enhance patient care quality, and drive greater financial outcomes through blood product and service optimization, and was submitted by:
Analytics & Research, Benchmarking, Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Performance Metrics
Leading Practice: Reduction or Elimination in Hospital Acquired NPU - Terrebonne General Medical Center
By AHRMM
AHRMM is developing a repository for leading and proven supply chain practices, case studies, and toolkits that are developed from a Cost, Quality, and Outcomes (CQO) perspective. The following Hospital Acquired Nosocomial Pressure Ulcers (NPU) leading practice was submitted by:
Products and Services Contracting, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Procurement
Final Regulations on Taxable Medical Devices
The final regulations that provide guidance on the excise tax imposed on the sale of certain medical devices, enacted by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 in conjunction with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Cost Management, Financial Management, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Procurement
Medical Device Excise Tax - What You Should Know
By AHRMM
The Medical Device Excise Tax, a component of the Affordable Care Act, is approaching implementation at the beginning of 2013. The tax is intended to provide an estimated $20 billion in tax revenues to help pay for the expansion of health coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans. Healthcare supply chain leaders have until May 7, 2012, to comment on the way in which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to implement this new tax.
Cost, Quality and Outcomes (CQO) Movement, Data Standards, Materials Management Information System (MMIS), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Leadership
The Official Comment of AHRMM to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding Unique Device Identification for Medical Devices Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0090
By AHRMM
AHRMM comments to the FDA regarding an amendment to the UDI proposed rule to address the UDI implementation time frame required by the 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA).