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Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center 

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Conference Onsite 

Guide Sponsor 

Advancing the Healthcare Supply Chain

table of contents 

AHRMM and the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona 

State University have developed an online tool, SCMetrix, 

to create standard benchmarks for the healthcare supply 

chain. Educational sessions are being offered throughout 

AHRMM08 so you can learn more and lead the way toward 

driving healthcare supply chain performance improvements. 

Converting Your Hospital Data Into SCMetrix Format 

Room: 217A 

Sunday, July 20 • 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm 

Monday, July 21 • 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm 

Tuesday, July 22 • 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm 

Using SCMetrix To Drive Performance Improvement 

Room: 217A 

Monday, July 21 • 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm 

Tuesday, July 22 • 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm 

See Inside for 

Program Details! 

Conference Information 

Schedule At-A-Glance ............................................4-5 

Learning Labs Agenda ............................................6-8 

Detailed Schedule....................................................10 

Sunday ........................................................11-15 

Monday ......................................................16-30 

Tuesday........................................................31-43 

Wednesday ..................................................43-51 

General Conference Information ..............................52 

Faculty & Leadership 

Faculty List ........................................................53-61 

AHRMM Board of Directors ................................62-63 

Annual Conference Education Committee..................64 

AHRMM Staff ..........................................................65 

Exhibitors 

2008 Exhibitors..................................................66-69 

Exhibitor Guide................................................70-103 


Floor Plan ................................................104-105 

Sponsors 

Sponsors Listing ............................................106-109 

Advertiser Listing....................................................110 

Conference Presenting Sponsors 

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schedule at -a-glance 

Sunday, July 20 

12th Annual Golf 

Tournament $ 

5:45 am 

Shotgun Start: 7:00 am 

At Hill Country Golf Club 

Buses depart from the Marriott 

Rivercenter at 5:45 am. 

Title Sponsor: McKesson 

Cyber Station 

8:00 am – 8:00 pm 

Sponsor: Omnicell 

Onsite Conference 

Registration 

8:00 am – 8:00 pm 

CMRP Overview $ 

8:30 – 11:30 am 

Leadership Masterminds 

Workshop $ 

8:30 am – 4:30 pm 

Lunch included. 

Lean Six Sigma for the 

Healthcare Supply Chain $ 

8:30 am – 4:30 pm 


CMRP Certification Special 

Laptop Examination I $ 

9:00 am – 11:30 am 

Pre-registered event. Walk-ins 

not accepted. 

Materials Management 101 $ 

9:00 am – 12:00 pm 

AHRMM Information Desk 

& Bookstore 

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm 

Anatomy of Materials 

Management $ 

12:30 pm – 4:30 pm 


1:00 pm – 4:00 pm 

CMRP Certification Special 

Laptop Examination II $ 

1:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

Pre-registered event. Walk-ins 

not accepted. 

First-Time Attendee & New 

Member Orientation 

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm 

Marriott Rivercenter 

Light hors d’oeuvres served. 

Welcome Reception 

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm 


Cash bar & light hors d’oeuvres 

served. 

Monday, July 21 


Registration 

7:00 am – 2:30 pm 

Complimentary Coffee & Rolls 

7:30 am – 8:30 am 

Cyber Station 

7:30 am – 5:30 pm 



& Bookstore 

7:30 am – 5:30 pm 

Career Center 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

Pre-registered program. Walk-ins 

depend on availability. 

Opening General Session 

& Keynote Address 

8:30 am – 10:15 am 

Sponsor: Kimberly-Clark 

Refreshment Break 

10:15 am – 10:30 am 

Sponsor: University 

HealthSystem Consortium 

General Session Panel 

Discussion 

10:30 am – 11:30 am 

Sponsor: Ethicon, Inc. 

Exhibit Hall Open 

11:30 am – 3:00 pm 


Learning Lab 1 

2:45 pm – 4:00 pm 


4:00 pm – 4:15 pm 

Sponsor: AtPar, Inc. 

Using SCMetrix to Drive 

Performance Improvement 

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm 

GS1 Presentation 

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm 


4:15 pm – 5:30 pm 

Open Evening 

Tuesday, July 22 

Leadership & Achievement 

Breakfast 

7:00 am – 8:45 am 

By invitation only: AHRMM 

Committee and Task Force 

Members, Chapter Presidents 

and Presidents-Elect, and 

AHRMM Fellows. 


Registration 

7:15 am – 1:30 pm 

Cyber Station 

7:30 am – 4:30 pm 



& Bookstore 

7:30 am – 4:30 pm 

Career Center 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

Pre-registered program. Walk-ins 



8:30 am – 9:00 am 

General Session & Meet the 

Presidential Candidates 

9:00 am – 10:30 am 


10:00 am – 1:30 pm 


Break 

1:30 pm – 1:45 pm 

Converting Your Hospital 

Data Into SCMetrix Format 

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm 


1:45 pm – 3:00 pm 


1:45 pm – 3:00 pm 


3:00 pm – 3:15 pm 

Sponsor: University 


Using SCMetrix To Drive 

Performance Improvement 

3:15 pm – 4:30 pm 


3:15 pm – 4:30 pm 


3:15 pm – 4:30 pm 

Networking Fiesta 

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm 


Cash bar offered & hors 

d’oeuvres served. 

Wednesday, July 23 

Complimentary Coffee 

7:30 am – 8:00 am 


Registration Open 

7:30 am – 10:30 am 

Cyber Station 

7:30 am – 11:00 am 



& Bookstore 

7:30 am – 11:00 am 

Closing Keynote Address 

8:00 am – 9:00 am 


9:00 am – 9:15 am 



9:15 am – 10:30 am 

Break 

10:30 am – 10:45 am 


10:45 am – 12:00 pm 

All conference events 

to be held at the Henry 

B. Gonzalez Convention 

Center unless otherwise 

noted. 

$ Symbol is displayed 

throughout this brochure 

to indicate that the program 

is not included in the Full- 

Conference Registration. 

A separate registration fee 

applies to attend. 

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learning labs agenda 

LEARNING LAB 1 


2:45 pm – 4:00 pm 



4:15 pm – 5:30 pm 



1:45 pm – 3:00 pm 



4:15 pm – 5:30 pm 

Distribution 

Sponsor: 

Medline 

Industries, Inc. 

1.1 Make Improvement 

Processes and Tools 

Work for You! A 

1.2 Early Adopters: 

Putting Data Standards 

to Work A ✫ 

2.1 USAMMCE: 

Implementing Medical 

Materials Acquisition 

I M 

3.1 Robots and the Supply 

Chain B M 

4.1 The Importance of 

a Logistics Supply 

Chain Plan B 

Finance 

1.3 Tracking the Return 

on Supply Chain 

Investments I 

2.2 One vs. 100: 

Implementing SUD 

Reprocessing B 

3.2 Value Analysis You Can 

Count On I 

4.2 Strange Bed Fellows in the 

Revenue Cycle Hotel B 

Technology 

Solutions 

Sponsor: Materials 

Management in 

Health Care 

1.4 Using RFID & Barcode 

Systems for Inventory 

Management B I 

2.3 The Unique 

Device Identification 

Process I ✫ 

3.3 Maximizing Capital 

Investments in Equipment 

3.4 RFID Primer for Materials 

Managers I 

A 

4.3 Standards: Patient Safety 

and Reduced Costs I ✫ 

Purchasing 

Sponsor: 

Healthcare 

Purchasing News 

1.5 Environmental 

Purchasing to Improve 

Performance I 

2.4 Vendor Management: 

Keeping Track of 

Vendor 

Representatives I 

3.5 Hidden Gold, Mining 

Savings from Contract 

Services A 

4.4 Managing Conflicts of Interest 

in the Supply Chain I 

4.5 Customizing a PPI Contract 

Management Strategy I 

Strategic 

Planning 

1.6 Value Analysis: 

Hospital and Clinics 

Case Study I 

2.5 Linking the Supply 

Chain with Organizational 

Goals I 

2.6 An Overview of 

Supply Chain Best 

Practices I 

3.6 Creating a Shared 

Procurement Service 

Organization B 

4.6 In-Sourcing of Sterile 

Packaging in a Five-hospital 

System A 

Clinical 

Resource 

Management * 

1.7 Reforms Open Door 

to Improved Physician 

Relations I 

2.7 Clinical Resource 

Management through 

Antimicrobial 

Stewardship A 

3.7 Patient Care Environment: 

Considerations and 

Sensitivity for the Morbidly 

Obese Patient I 

4.7 Achieving Next Generation 

Cost Savings A 

Professional 

Development 

1.8 Transitioning Medical 

Logistics to Materials 

Management I M 

2.8 When Generations 

Collide I 

3.8 From Proposal to 

Presentation: Point to 

Ponder B 

4.8 Seven or So Habits 

of Highly Effective Value 

Programs B 

B BASIC I INTERMEDIATE A ADVANCED M MILITARY 

The CRM track has been awarded 7.0 nursing credits. 

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In certain instances content may span multiple levels. 

✫ Denotes sessions with a focus on data standards.

learning labs agenda 



9:15 am – 10:30 am 



10:45 am – 12:00 pm 

Distribution 

Sponsor: 

Medline 

Industries, Inc. 

5.1 Closing a Piece 

of History I M 

6.1 In-Sourcing Your 

Courier Services 

Department I 

Finance 

Technology 

Solutions 

Sponsor: 

Materials 

Management in 

Health Care 

Purchasing 

Sponsor: 

Healthcare 

Purchasing News 

Strategic 

Planning 

Clinical 

Resource 

Management * 

5.2 The Value of a Good 

Match Exception 

Process A 

5.3 Streamline Procure-to- 

Pay through 

Automation B 

5.4 A Supply Chain 

Perspective on Implant 

Negotiations I 

5.5 Enterprise 

Management of 

Purchases and 

Standardization I ✫ 

5.6 Supply Chain 

Excellence: What are 

the Key Drivers? I 

5.7 Using the New 

Product Introduction 

Management Tool I 

6.2 PPI Standardization: 

Is this the Right 

Strategy? A 

6.3 Contract Compliance 

and Product 

Consolidation B 

6.4 Knowledge Sharing 

in Complex 

Environments 

B M 

6.5 Hidden Costs of 

Procurement B 

6.6 The Very Best Practices 

in Materials 

Management I 

6.7 Formation of a 

Medical/Surgical 

Product Formulary (or 

12 Steps to Value 

Analysis) I 

Professional 

Development 

5.8 Facing the (Your) 

Future in the Supply 

Chain B 

6.8 Managing Change: 

Your Iceberg is 

Melting I 

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B BASIC I INTERMEDIATE A ADVANCED M MILITARY 

In certain instances content may span multiple levels.

detailed schedule 


All events will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez 

Convention Center unless noted otherwise. 

$ 

B 

I 

A 

M 

Symbol indicates additional fees apply for attending the 

program/event beyond the Full Conference registration rate. 

Please see the Conference Registration Form for applicable 

rates and registration. Attendance for some events is limited 

and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Basic: Program addresses fundamental concepts. For 

professionals with limited experience or knowledge related 

to a specific topic. 

Intermediate: Program addresses concepts and initiatives 

applied within specific healthcare contexts to achieve 

measurable results. For professionals with greater depth of 

experience within a specific topic. 

Advanced: Program addresses complex initiatives or 

concepts that can be difficult to implement or duplicate. 

For experienced professionals to yield “food for thought” 

and insights into “what if” scenarios. 

Military: Program focuses on content that is geared 

towards United States Military personnel. 

Note: For each session, the Annual Conference Education 

Committee has done its best to determine at what levels material 

will be presented. Where noted, content may span multiple levels. 

Sunday, July 20, 2008 

All Sunday events will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention 

Center except the Annual Golf Tournament, the First-Time Attendee & 

New Member Orientation, and the Welcome Reception. 

5:45 am 

12th Annual Golf Tournament $ 

Title Sponsor: McKesson 

Hill Country Golf Club 

Buses will depart from the Marriott Rivercenter at 5:45 am. 

7:00 am Shotgun Start 

Registration includes transportation, golf goody bag, driving range 

access, continental breakfast, lunch, drink tickets, and awards ceremony. 

8:00 am – 8:00 pm 

Cyber Station 


8:00 am – 8:00 pm 

Onsite Conference Registration 

Check in before you attend any events to get the latest information and 

updates about the conference. The name badge you receive is your 

ticket to most conference events. 

8:30 am – 11:30 am 

CMRP Overview $ 

Room: 207 

Attend this three-hour refresher course in the morning and become 

better prepared to take the CMRP Examination. Taught by peers who 

have recently become certified, the CMRP Overview session will cover 

the six core content areas of the examination – Purchasing/Product 

Value Analysis, Inventory Distribution Management, Support Services, 

Information Systems, Finance, and Strategic Planning/Leadership – as 

well as provides helpful test-taking tips. Previous attendees have found it 

to be an invaluable review tool in helping them succeed on the exam. 

The Certified Materials Resource Professional (CMRP) is the premier 

national credential based on a sound assessment that provides you 

distinction in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Eligibility 

requirements include a blend of education and experience in addition 

to taking and passing the 110-question CMRP Examination which will 

test your knowledge on the tasks that are performed regularly in 

practice and are considered important to competent practice in the 

healthcare supply chain field. 

Dave Hinkle, CMRP, MHA, MPA, FACHE 

Senior Director, VHA Supply Chain Custom Services 

Erial, NJ 

Rande Medwed, CMRP 


Middleton, MA 

Annette Pummel, RN, CMRP 


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8:30 am – 4:30 pm 

Leadership Masterminds Workshop $ 

Room: 210B 

(Includes lunch in Room: 209) 

NEW in 2008! With globalization in nearly all aspects of our lives, 

individuals and enterprises of all types are pursuing leadership 

excellence in the transformation to peak levels of organizational and 

personal performance. This session will address the leadership 

challenges of a new global environment, the changing landscape in 

which most healthcare organizations must effectively function, and will 

provide an opportunity to explore leadership skills in the areas of 

perception, attitude development, interpersonal communication, and 

relationship building for leaders at all levels. Participants will explore 

the dynamics of leadership and the interpersonal insights and skills 

necessary to be effective leaders including: the power of leadership 

excellence, the attributes of empowered leaders, successful leadership 

and management skills, effective team development and conflict 

resolution, moving from insight to action, and more. It will also provide 

“lessons learned” from successful individuals and organizations on 

how to achieve new levels of personalized, value-based performance; 

levels that are truly rewarding both personally and professionally. 

Session includes an attendee luncheon. 

James T. Lussier 

Founder & President, The Lussier Center/TLC 

Bend, OR 

8:30 am – 4:30 pm 

Lean Six Sigma for the Healthcare Supply Chain $ 

Room: 206 

(Includes lunch in Room: 209) 

There is a growing concern in the healthcare industry that there is an 

unacceptable level of mistakes and deficiencies in all parts of 

operations. Organized approaches to create continuous improvement 

such as Lean Six Sigma (LSS) are required to achieve large-scale, longlasting, 

breakthrough improvements. This workshop is a practical and 

pragmatic session to help you develop basic skills using the key tools in 

LSS to impact healthcare supply chain operations. Participants will work 

through one of four supply chain projects designed to give them a feel 

for the end-to-end process of solving a real world problem using these 

methodologies. Key takeaways include: understanding core LSS 

principles and tools, how to apply them in supply chain, and tips for 

getting started in your organization. 

The facilitators for this workshop both serve as adjunct faculty for the 

Villanova professional education on-line program in Six Sigma and 

Lean Six Sigma (www.villanovau.com). Together they have 50 years of 

experience in supply chain, LSS, and in the medical industry. 

Ron Crabtree, CIRM, CPIM, CSCP, MLSSBB 

President, MetaOps, Inc. 

Livonia, MI 

Karen Young, MPM, CSSBB(ASQ), MT(ASCP)SC 

President and CEO, Strategic Solutions and Associates, LLC 

Lithonia, GA 

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9:00 am – 11:30 am 

CMRP Certification Special Laptop Examination I $ 

Room: 212 

Get certified and take the CMRP Examination. This is a pre-registered 

event. Walk-ins will not be accepted. 

9:00 am – 12:00 pm 


Room: 210A 

Workshop covers the basics of healthcare supply chain management to 

prepare professionals who are new to the field for educational sessions 

at AHRMM08. This workshop is also great for the experienced 

attendee looking for a quick refresher course. 

Terry Cox, CMRP 

Director, Supply Chain Management, Texas Children’s Hospital 

Houston, TX 

Amanda Llewellyn, CMRP, FAHRMM, CPM 

Assistant Director, Materials Management, The John Hopkins Hospital 

Havre de Grace, MD 

12:30 pm – 4:30 pm 

The Anatomy of Materials Management $ 

Room: 207 

This pre-conference session is designed to take the mystery out of 

physician preference items: those areas of high-end clinical preference 

that are also the most costly and most often the products that Materials 

has little, if any involvement. Taking the mystery out of how products 

are utilized is the first step for supply chain professionals to become 

better informed to assist in financial management and standardization 

of these high-end procedures. The session will focus on cardiac 

catheterization, cardiac stents, and cardiovascular surgery products 

(i.e. pacers, AICDs, valves, graphs, and rings), as well as discuss those 

involved in hip and knee replacement and spine procedures. The 

session will also review the anatomy of the human body and how and 

where the products purchased are utilized. Featuring hands-on 

demonstrations of products, the session will be led by nurses who are 

subject matter experts in supply cost reduction. 

Dee Donatelli, RN, CMRP, FAHRMM 

Vice President, Supply Chain Custom Services, VHA 

Newton, KS 

Zee Robertson 

Senior Director, Clinical Specialty Services, VHA 

Newton, KS 

Patricia Tyson 

Vice President, Clinical Specialty Services, Goodroe Healthcare 

Solutions 

Atlanta, GA 

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm 


Room: 210A 

This session is geared towards supply chain professionals who have 

recently become managers or directors, as well as those seasoned 

professionals seeking career advancement. Receive an in-depth look at 

the six areas of materials management: purchasing, distribution, 

technology solutions, finance, strategic planning, and support services. 

Also learn how to understand and prepare Return on Investment (ROI) 

worksheets, Excel spreadsheets, and realization schedules, as well as 

how to further develop leadership and management skills. 

Robert H. Perry, FAHRMM 

Senior Consultant, MTS, Inc. 

Falls Church, VA 

1:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

CMRP Certification Special Laptop Examination II $ 

Room: 212 

Get certified and take the CMRP Examination. This is a pre-registered 

event. Walk-ins will not be accepted. 

3:00 pm – 4:15 pm 


Room: 217A 

SCMetrix offers a diverse portfolio of metrics and benchmarks for 

improving supply chain performance. This session explores how to 

interpret financial and operational metrics and identify high impact 

performance improvement opportunities. Participants will learn how to 

use SCMetrix to determine their hospital’s comparative performance 

and how to explain why hospitals perform well on some metrics and not 

so well on others. A methodology for identifying ways in which to take 

action to improve supply chain performance will be illustrated through 

case studies. 

Vicki Smith-Daniels, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University 

Tempe, AZ 

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm 

First-Time Attendee & New Member Orientation 

Marriott Rivercenter Salon D 

All new members and first-time attendees are invited to meet the 

AHRMM Board of Directors, volunteer leaders, and AHRMM staff 

members. This is a great opportunity for you to learn how to become 

more involved in AHRMM, map out the AHRMM08 Conference, and 

network with other new members and first-time attendees. Light hors 

d'ouvres will be served. 

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm 

Welcome Reception 

Marriott Rivercenter Salon H & I 

Network with colleagues at the official welcome event for AHRMM08. 

Event includes light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. 

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Monday, July 21, 2008 

All Monday events will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez 

Convention Center. 


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7:00 am – 2:30 pm 


7:30 am – 8:30 am 


7:30 am – 5:30 pm 

Cyber Station 


7:30 am – 5:30 pm 

AHRMM Information Desk & Bookstore 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

Career Center 

Pre-registered program. Walk-ins depend on availability. 

Dust off your resume and give your interview skills a test-drive at the 

Career Center! Meet face-to-face with a professional career 

consultant to assess your leadership skills, strategize your next career 

move, get helpful resume writing tips, fine-tune your interview skills, 

and more. All meetings are strictly confidential and must be made by 

appointment prior to the Conference at (800) 358-1112. Onsite 

appointments will depend on availability. 

8:30 am – 10:15 am 

Opening Keynote Address 

Borrow My Eyes: A Close, Integrated Look into the Future 

of Healthcare 

Ballroom C 1 - 3 

Sponsor: Kimberly-Clark 

Powerful new pharmaceuticals and technologies, shifts in payment 

structures, and the emergence of networked automation as an 

industry-wide theme will re-shape healthcare in the remaining years of 

this decade and beyond. But the most forceful vector of change is the 

growing transparency of the industry, which will combine with datamining 

techniques of unprecedented power. These changes will unite 

with increasing vigor to create a nearly inexorable shift toward a new 

kind of healthcare market, and in the process, force everyone in 

healthcare to re-define, re-envision, and re-engineer their markets, 

their institutions, their processes, and their very jobs. Early movers 

who understand the implications and markers of this shift, will gain 

experience and market advantage over organizations that fail to 

notice and take advantage of the new environment. 

This session will show how healthcare in the United States could cost 

50% less and return a much higher quality, while providing for all 

Americans. In addition, the factors that will force healthcare into this 

drastic and essential change, as well as the radical restructurings and 

bold new management techniques healthcare institutions will need to 

achieve it will also be illustrated. 

Joe Flower 

CEO, Imagine What If, Inc. 

Fort Bragg, CA 

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Monday, July 21 Monday, July 21 

10:15 am – 10:30 am 


Sponsor: University HealthSystem Consortium, Inc. 

10:30 am – 11:30 am 

General Session Panel Discussion 

Healthcare's Cry for Data Accuracy Heard Across the Nation 

to Support Patient Safety and Reduce Costs ✫ 

Ballroom C 1 - 3 

Sponsor: Ethicon, Inc. 

Compared to other industries, healthcare is lagging behind when it 

comes to implementing the tools needed to streamline its supply chain 

– data standards and synchronization. By collaborating with 

manufacturers, distributors, and GPOs, the nation's largest hospital 

systems are advocating the necessary changes today to positively 

impact patient safety and care, as well as save the entire healthcare 

industry billions of dollars. The value of data accuracy and product 

data synchronization to healthcare as it is redefining itself as part of a 

global, multi-industry supply chain, will be shared during the panel 

discussion. Standards are necessary for hospitals to do business in 

today's global marketplace and to support current legislation for a 

Unique Device Identifier (UDI) program, Electronic Health Records 

(EHR), radio frequency identification (RFID), and other emerging 

technologies. Lessons learned from these distinguished IDNs and a 

leading global manufacturer make a compelling case for why data 

synchronization is needed now and why the industry should go beyond 

endorsing GS1 and the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) 

and move to adoption and implementation. This session will set the 

tone for the entire conference as well as AHRMM’s work towards 

global data synchronization in healthcare. 

Dennis Black 

Director e-Business, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 

Franklin Lakes, NJ 

Joe Dudas 

Director of Accounting and Supply Chain Informatics, Mayo Clinic 

Rochester, MN 

Michael A. Hillman, MD, MBA 

Vice President, Patient Safety, Ascension Health 

St. Louis, MO 

Brent T. Johnson, MBA, CPA 

Vice President of Supply Chain, Chief Purchasing Officer 

Intermountain Healthcare 

Salt Lake City, UT 

Vance Moore 

President, Resource Optimization & Innovation/Sisters of Mercy 

Health System 

Chesterfield, MO 

Dom Giordano (Moderator) 

Talk Show Host, CBS Radio Network 

Philadelphia, PA 

11:30 am – 3:00 pm 


Exhibit Hall C 

Lunch served from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm. 

2:45 pm – 4:00 pm 


Room: 217A 

This “how-to” session will help train individuals/hospitals on the 

requirements for converting their facilities’ data into the proper 

SCMetrix format. Developed to assist those who are engaged in the 

data collection process but require direction on how to estimate 

department and service line data requirements; involved in the data 

collection process but need help to streamline/simplify the process; 

and interested in participating but are unsure of how to translate 

hospital data into the AHRMM-HFMA supply expense definitions. 


Associate Professor, W.P. Carey School of Business 

Arizona State University 

Tempe, AZ 

2:45 pm – 4:00 pm 

GS1 Presentation: Are You Ready for the Three G’s? ✫ 

Room: 217B 

GLN (accurate location identification), GTIN (accurate product 

identification), and GDSN (accurate data) can help deliver the right 

product, to the right patient, at the right time. The three “G’s” are the 

foundation of the GS1 system of global supply chain standards that 

have delivered proven results for over 30 years in other industries. The 

healthcare industry movement to GS1 standards has begun – are you 

ready? Learn how these standards can help you and your company 

improve patient safety, and at the same time improve supply chain 

efficiency. Presented by GS1 Healthcare US experts, this how-to session 

provides an overview of the standards, benefits to be gained, and a 

tool kit to help you get started. 

Robert Celeste 

Director, GS1 Healthcare US, GS1 US 

Lawrenceville, NJ 

John Roberts 



Tim Welch 

Manager, Industry Development, GS1 US 


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2:45 pm – 4:00 pm 



1.1 Make Improvement Processes and Tools Work for You! 

Distribution A 

Room: 212 

Too often ''heroic'' efforts characterize the daily routines of care-givers, 

who often succeed despite internal processes not because of them. The 

need to improve the way things get done is clear. Improvement science 

offers us many paths to identify, analyze, and implement changes that 

facilitate the care-giver’s daily efforts rather than hinder them. This 

session will review some of the tools and techniques that have been 

successfully employed at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center 

to improve clinical support services and highlights specific project 

applications that have been incorporated into the daily life of the 

facility. Attend and see where waste is hidden within daily activities and 

understand how processes are performing using lean tools in 

conjunction with rapid cycle tests of change. 

Carl Donisi 

Director of Clinical Operations 

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center 

Cincinnati, OH 

Suresh Nirody, CMRP 

Associate Vice President, Supply Chain 

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center 


1.2 Early Adopters: Putting Data Standards to Work ✫ 

Distribution A 

Room: 209 

Attend this session and learn from the pioneering efforts of the Early 

Adopters GLN Workgroup formed to create and document the early 

adoption of the Global Location Number (GLN) – the GS1 

organization identifier data standard endorsed by the Healthcare 

Supply Chain Standards Coalition (HSCSC). Organized by members of 

the Strategic Marketplace Initiative (SMI), this collaborative workgroup 

of industry leaders and organizations has been supported by the 

HSCSC in their efforts to develop an adoption process, document that 

process, and measure the proper utilization and benefits of the GLN in 

day-to-day transactions. The presentation will cover exactly what a 

GLN is and does, how to obtain your own GLN, and the vital 

information on the workgroup’s progress and lessons learned to date. 

It will also provide “how-to” information to take back and begin 

promoting and adopting these standards in your own organization. 

Darrel Dudeck 

Supply Chain Information Systems Analyst, Geisinger Health Systems 

Danville, PA 

Dennis Orthman, CPHM 

Project Director, Strategic Marketplace Initiative (SMI) 

West Roxbury, MA 

Larry Wolfgang 

Director, Supply Chain Information Systems, Geisinger Health Systems 

Danville, PA 

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on Monday, July 21, 6-8 p.m. 

for an evening of live music, colorful 

Southwestern cuisine and ice-cold 

Cactus ‘Ritas at the Zuni Grill on 

the San Antonio Riverwalk. 

Zuni Grill 

223 Losoya Street 

on the San Antonio Riverwalk 

(210) 227-0864



1.3 Tracking the Return on Supply Chain Investments 

Finance I 

Room: 213 

In 2006, Intermountain Healthcare invested over $2M in new supply 

chain personnel to reach the goal of delivering $20M in yearly supply 

savings for at least four consecutive years. This presentation will 

illustrate how the new supply chain organization at Intermountain 

Healthcare developed processes, definitions, and reports to deliver on 

the expected financial returns. Find out what tools are used to 

automate the savings reporting and how the savings are incorporated 

into budgets. Included will be examples of individualized supply 

savings reports that track clinical and non-clinical savings for several 

centralized departments and major divisions including the 

Intermountain Medical Group clinics. 

Tim Goates 

Director, Finance and Information - Supply Chain, Intermountain 

Healthcare 


Mato Taufa 

Sr. Analyst, Supply Chain Organization, Intermountain Healthcare 


1.4 Using RFID & Barcode Systems for Inventory Management 

Technology Solutions B I 

Room: 214 

The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano has taken a unique approach of 

leveraging two point-of-use technologies, radio frequency identification 

(RFID), and barcode scanning to automate the inventory management 

processes within their surgical specialty areas. By aligning business 

needs with technical capabilities, the organization has deployed a 

single, integrated solution that manages inventory with the two 

automated approaches. This presentation will explore the attributes of 

each automation technology and discuss its desired business needs. In 

addition, the key lessons learned in the installation process and in the 

operational experience of using this hybrid technology approach will 

be reviewed. 

Brad Morgan 

Director of Material Management, The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano 

Plano, TX 

1.5 Environmental Purchasing to Improve Performance 

Purchasing I 

Room: 211 

This interactive session will provide information and case studies 

covering how material managers can easily integrate environmental 

purchasing practices into their processes to save money and improve 

their customers’ or facilities’ environmental bottom lines. Topics 

covered will include getting your suppliers to track your environmental 

purchasing progress for you; spotting misleading vendor environmental 

claims; available resources to help you evaluate and specify 

environmentally preferable products (EPPs); building vendor 

partnerships to increase your use of EPPs and decrease your use of 

products containing toxic and untested chemicals; key environmentally 

preferable products available at equivalent price points; and 

successfully working with product users. 

Lara Sutherland 

Director of Environmental Purchasing Consulting, Practice GreenHealth 

Denver, CO 

1.6 Value Analysis: Hospital & Clinics Case Study 

Strategic Planning I 

Room: 207 

Stanford Hospital & Clinics committed to redesign its Value Analysis 

program to achieve higher levels of results in supplies and services 

expense reduction. The objectives were to utilize a more structured and 

disciplined approach for decision-making and to facilitate a culture 

change towards user-department ownership. The savings target was 

$14.2 million. This session will review a case study that includes: the 

design methodology for the Value Analysis program; ROI development 

for additional resources and support; standardized protocols for 

identifying opportunities, analysis, evaluation, selection, sourcing, and 

contracting; end-user and key stakeholder participation (physicians as 

needed); selection of highest-valued supplies and services; 

communications channels; protocols for managing effective 

implementation and contract management; and establishing reporting 

tools and executive dashboards. 

Rex Fieck 

Director, Materials Management, Stanford Hospital & Clinics 

Stanford, CA 

Scott Watkins 

Vice President, Supply Chain Performance, OMSolutions 

Fillmore, CA 

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1.7 Reforms Open Door to Improved Physician Relations 

Clinical Resource Management I 

Room: 206 

Just when you thought OR costs couldn't be reduced, the U.S. 

Government levied financial sanctions on the largest manufacturers of 

hip and knee implants. This has influenced orthopedic surgeons on 

implant selection further opening the door to leverage physician 

relations. It has also paved the way for hospitals to partner with 

physicians to establish protocols for better implant contract pricing as 

well as share in legal and economic incentives. This session will review 

the changing landscape of physician preference item contracting and 

how hospitals can improve physician relations by offering legal 

incentives. It will also cover creating protocols to address direct-toconsumer 

marketing and using key performance indicators to control 

and reduce implant costs with evidence-based data. 

Karen Barrow, RN 

Vice President, Clinical Solutions and Business Development, Amerinet Inc. 

St. Louis, MO 

Don Hofreuter, MD 

CEO, Wheeling Hospital Inc. 

Warrendale, PA 

Mary Beth Lang 

President, Diagnostic- Amerinet 


1.8 Transitioning Medical Logistics to Materials Management 

Professional Development I M 

Room: 210 

All military personnel eventually get out by either retiring or fulfilling 

their service obligations. The skills and knowledge that they gain while 

they are active make them ideal for civilian healthcare materials 

operations. This presentation will focus on translating military skills and 

experiences into the framework of the civilian healthcare market. It will 

look at three aspects: (1) enlisted personnel and their technical skills, 

training, and leadership; (2) officers and their management skills, 

training, and leadership; and (3) how civilian healthcare organizations 

can best recruit and utilize this trained, dedicated, and results-oriented 

pool of innovative and loyal future employees. 

Ric Goodhue, CMRP 

Corporate Director, Equipment Planning, Novant Health, Inc. 

Charlotte, NC 

Marc Sager, CMRP, FACHE, PMP 

Logistics Manager, TEAM Integrated Engineering 

San Antonio, TX 

4:00 pm – 4:15 pm 



4:15 pm – 5:30 pm 


Room: 217A 






and how to explain why hospitals perform well on some metrics and 

not so well on others. A methodology for identifying ways in which to 

take action to improve supply chain performance will be illustrated 

through case studies. 


Associate Professor, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State 

University 

Tempe, AZ 

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm 


Room: 217B 















John Roberts 



Tim Welch 



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4:15 pm – 5:30 pm 


2.1 USAMMCE: Implementing Medical Materials Acquisition 

Distribution I M 

Room: 206 

Implementing Medical Materiel Acquisition Strategies to support the 

War on Terrorism, USAMMCE, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) 

largest medical distribution center, supports the military and other 

agencies engaged in the War on Terrorism throughout the world. The 

USAMMCE center is considered to be a critical component of the endto-end 

supply chain providing medical materials support to clinicians 

treating injured service members, coalition forces, and local nationals. 

Last year, USAMMCE received and processed over 6,600 short tons 

and picked and packed over 479,000 lines of medical materials worth 

$320 million. Materials managers use various sources of supply to 

procure the required medical materials to support these operations, 

including prime vendor programs, an electronic catalog program, 

credit card purchases, and other contractual vehicles. This presentation 

will review USAMMCE’s acquisition strategies, materials cataloging and 

standardization efforts, and detail information on sources of supply. 

Major John Ryan Bailey 

Chief of Materiel Management Division, Medical Materiel Center 

Europe 

United States Army, Pirmasens, Germany, APO AE, NY 

Officer Marla Ferguson 

Chief of Inventory Management, USAMMCE 

United States Army, APO AE 

2.2 One vs. 100: Implementing SUD Reprocessing 

Finance B 

Room: 209 

Clinical resource managers are confronted daily with the need to 

streamline services, meet the needs of surgeons and patients, improve 

efficiency, and reduce expenses. The days of picking simple, "lowhanging-fruit" 

savings opportunities are gone and today’s managers 

are faced with the task of presenting and selling more complex 

initiatives. One of the most discussed opportunities available is the 

reprocessing of single-use devices (SUD). People tend to be passionate 

advocates or die-hard opponents of reprocessing, so achieving a 

consensus can sometimes seem impossible. This presentation will 

provide a detailed roadmap for the implementation of reprocessing 

from initial discussions to facility-wide execution. It can be done, and 

this session will share the secrets of other organizations who have 

saved hundreds of thousands of dollars through reprocessing. 

Michael Neely, CMRP, FAHRMM, CPM 

President and Managing Principal, Perimeter Solutions Group, LLC 

Atlanta, GA 

Laura Wood, RN, MSN, CRCST 

President & CEO, Expense Management Expert 

Louisville, KY 

2.3 The Unique Device Identification Process ✫ 

Technology Solutions I 

Room: 210 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently enacted 

standards and protocols for a Unique Device Identifier (UDI). This 

interactive presentation will outline the identification and recall process 

defined by the FDA, in addition to what hospitals will need to do to 

comply. Looking at successful applications and models, the 

presentation will also look at the need to develop a PDU to house the 

product data needed for a UDI and further explore how session 

attendees are dealing with the new regulations and recall process. 

Jay Crowley 

Senior Advisor for Patient Safety, Center for Devices and Radiological 

Health, Food and Drug Administration 

Rockville, MD 

Robert H. Perry, FAHRMM 



2.4 Vendor Management: Keeping Track of Vendor 

Representatives 

Purchasing I 

Room: 212 

Keeping track of representatives that are in healthcare facilities has 

historically been a decentralized "hit and miss" proposition for most 

organizations. Add to that the need to track immunization records for 

those representatives who have patient contracts or are involved in 

invasive procedures, and the process becomes more inconsistent. This 

program will outline what you should be tracking, who should be 

responsible for tracking, and what solutions there are to ensure that 

you know who’s in your facility at any given moment. In addition, it will 

cover how to ensure that all vendor representatives are exposed to 

your organizational policies and procedures as well as the ongoing 

tracking of immunizations and the various governmental and legal 

sanctions information. 

Michael Nestlebush, MBA 

Corporate Procurement & Contracting Administrator, Wellspan Health 

York, PA 

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2.5 Linking the Supply Chain with Organizational Goals 


Room: 213 

Increasingly, hospitals across the country are using technology to 

automate various supply chain processes to improve efficiencies and 

increase staff productivity. But for Children’s Memorial Hospital in 

Chicago, automation was only the first step. By reducing the time staff 

spends on order processing, the Supply Chain Management Director 

has been able to re-deploy members of his team to other areas of the 

hospital, while expanding and enhancing the role of his current 

purchasing staff. As a result, the status of the purchasing function 

within the hospital has been raised and clinician satisfaction has 

improved. Children’s Memorial Hospital has documented over $2 

million in savings in areas such as product sourcing, contracting, and 

inventory management. 

Mike Schiller 

Director, Supply Chain Management, Children's Memorial Hospital 

Chicago, IL 

2.6 An Overview of Supply Chain Best Practices 


Room: 214 

In 2005, Intermountain Healthcare looked for a supply chain executive 

outside of the industry who could apply rigorous applications in 

managing the over $1 billion non-labor spend of the company. A new 

Vice President was hired and given significant freedom to organize a 

world class supply chain organization, but with it came the mandate to 

save $20 million per year. In this presentation, learn what a worldclass 

healthcare supply chain organization looks like and what their 

major initiatives are. You will come away with the motivation to look 

beyond the normal and will have new industry insights and a list of best 

practices that you can apply in your supply chain strategies when you 

return to your own organization. 

Brent Johnson 

Vice President, Supply Chain, CPO, Intermountain Healthcare 


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Monday, July 21 Tuesday, July 22 

2.7 Clinical Resource Management through Antimicrobial 

Stewardship 

Clinical Resource Management A 

Room: 211 

This presentation will focus on Antimicrobial Stewardship programs in 

the hospital setting. It will cover the following topics: the definition, 

goals, importance, strategies, and resources of Antimicrobial 

Stewardship; how inappropriate antibiotic use leads to resistant 

organisms, increased LOS, increased healthcare costs, and increases 

in adverse patient events and outcomes; how to promote cost-effective 

utilization of antimicrobial drugs and resources to increase regulatory 

compliance with CMS and TJC measures; and how to improve patient 

outcomes. In addition, citing examples from the Fremont-Rideout 

Health Group, the presentation will review multi-disciplinary 

involvement between pharmacists, physicians, infection control, 

microbiologists, and information technology, and will discuss the 

benefits of different clinical decision support tools (Stellara, Theradoc, 

Quantifi, and MedMinded). 

Kathleen Black, Pharm.D. 

Clinical Coordinator, Pharmacy, Fremont-Rideout Health Group 

Marysville, CA 

Blane Schilling 

Vice President, Clinical Pharmacy Services, Aspen Healthcare Metrics 

Englewood, CO 

2.8 When Generations Collide 

Professional Development I 

Room: 207 

There are approximately 80 million Baby Boomers, 40 million 

Generation Xer’s, and 75 million Generation Yer’s. These are 

staggering numbers. The dissimilarity of the personality traits of each of 

these groups is remarkable, and the relationships between each other 

undoubtedly have an affect on the workplace. As the Baby Boomers 

begin to reach retirement age, the Generation Xer’s move upward, 

and the Generation Yer’s enter the workforce. Understanding and 

learning to work with these dynamics will and are becoming a trait of 

successful management. This session will assist the attendees in 

understanding the differences and provide tools to utilize in the day-today 

operations to bridge this gap. 

Jean Sargent, CMRP, FAHRMM 

Director, Materials Management, University of Kentucky Medical Center 

Lexington, KY 

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 

All Tuesday events except the Networking Party will be held at the Henry 

B. Gonzalez Convention Center. 

7:00 am – 8:45 am 

Leadership & Achievement Breakfast 

Room: 207 

By invitation only: AHRMM Committee and Task Force 

Members, Affiliated Chapter Presidents and President-Elects, 

and AHRMM Fellows. 

Affiliated Chapter Presidents and Presidents-Elect, AHRMM committee 

and task force volunteers, and AHRMM Fellows are invited to attend 

the Leadership & Achievement Breakfast. This event honors those 

individuals who work hard to promote AHRMM and the resource and 

materials management profession in their areas. This is the perfect 

opportunity to share information, experiences, and expertise with 

colleagues from across the country. 

7:15 am – 1:30 pm 


7:30 am – 4:30 pm 

Cyber Station 


7:30 am – 4:30 pm 


8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

Career Center 

Pre-registered program. Walk-ins depend on availability. 

8:30 am – 9:00 am 


An assortment of coffee and rolls will be served. 

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Tuesday, July 22 Tuesday, July 22 

9:00 am – 10:30 am 

General Session & Meet the Presidential Candidates 

Supply Chain Issues and Insights: Examining the 2008 National 

C-Suite and Supply Chain Leadership Survey 

Ballroom C 1 & 2 

The 2008 National C-Suite and Supply Chain Leadership Survey, 

sponsored by Owens & Minor, captures the awareness and 

perspectives on the state of the healthcare supply chain and covers the 

satisfaction and priorities of supply chain performance and 

opportunities. With survey questions to CEOs, CFOs, and other supply 

chain leaders on current issues – supply expense becoming the largest 

provider expense category, technology investment ROI, impact of 

supply chain performance on nurse satisfaction and retention, and 

more – this session will compare and contrast key findings from the 

2007 survey presented at the AHRMM’s 45th Annual Conference & 

Exhibition in San Diego, CA with key findings from the 2008 survey. 

The presentation will include an interpretation of the responses plus a 

call-to-action for discussion. Upon review of the survey findings, 

attendees will be able to recognize the top supply chain management 

priorities for the C-Suite and any gaps between the C-Suite and supply 

chain leaders’ thinking; develop a dialog for strategic planning; 

interpret the C-Suite’s perceptions of supply chain performance and 

produce an action plan for dealing with them; and create a 

communications plan to educate the C-Suite about supply chain issues 

and developments, so they can be better prepared to optimize 

performance. 

Jamie C. Kowalski 

Managing Director, Business Development, Owens & Minor 

Milwaukee, WI 

10:00 am – 1:30 pm 


Exhibit Hall C 

Lunch served from 11:30 am − 1:00 pm. 

1:30 pm – 1:45 pm 

Networking Break 

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm 


Room: 217A 

This “how-to” session will help train individuals/hospitals on the 

requirements for converting their facilities’ data into the proper 

SCMetrix format. Developed to assist those who are engaged in the 

data collection process but require direction on how to estimate 

department and service line data requirements; involved in the data 

collection process but need help to streamline/simplify the process; 

and interested in participating but are unsure of how to translate 

hospital data into the AHRMM-HFMA supply expense definitions. 




Tempe, AZ 

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm 


Room: 217B 















John Roberts 



Tim Welch 



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1:45 pm – 3:00 pm 


3.1 Robots and the Supply Chain 

Distribution B M 

Room: 209 

Providence Hospital in Washington, DC is using an autonomous 

mobile robotic system to streamline its supply chain and free up staff 

for patient care. The system removes a major bottleneck in the delivery 

of care by locating and transporting goods and supplies directly to the 

point of care. The robots are also used to deliver equipment, 

medications, lab specimens, and pick up par stock and late food trays. 

The net result is improved clinical productivity and patient care, 

significant cost savings, and elevated employee satisfaction. Learn 

about how the hospital is currently testing the robots to identify 

equipment as it comes through the door, track equipment, identify 

equipment that needs to be serviced or replaced, and enable nurses to 

look at inventory and request necessary equipment. 

Peter Seiff 

Vice President, Customer Solutions, Aethon 

Pittsburgh, PA 

Mark Todd 

Director of Materials Management, Providence Hospital 

Washington, DC 

3.2 Value Analysis You Can Count On 

Finance I 

Room: 213 

Most hospitals agree – value analysis can be an effective tool for 

achieving supply chain savings without sacrificing clinical performance. 

However, considerable debate remains over how to structure a value 

analysis program and whether the effort required is commensurate with 

the results. This presentation will show not only how to develop a 

value analysis program that works, but also how to determine if it is 

truly achieving the results you intended. By assembling the right team 

members, establishing clear, actionable clinical and financial 

objectives, and ensuring access to accurate data for reporting and 

analysis, your value analysis team can effectively model “what if” 

scenarios to calculate the potential benefits BEFORE taking 

action. Once the initiatives are underway, you can monitor whether 

the necessary changes are being implemented as intended and 

measure and report on the actual results. Attend this session, and put 

these proven principles to work to optimize your contract compliance, 

standardization, and new productclinical trials and analysis for savings 

you can count on. 

Christine Creedon 

Director, Customer Value, GHX 

Westminster, CO 

3.3 Maximizing Capital Investments in Equipment 

Technology Solutions A 

Room: 207 

High-tech medical equipment investment decisions are increasingly 

being driven by a variety of factors including financial and clinical 

return on investment (ROI). The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 

recently developed and deployed a Portfolio Management System for 

Capital Equipment that enabled them to accomplish the following: 

forecast capital equipment needs and develop investment strategies 

across a multi-year planning horizon; combine quantitative scoring 

and prioritization with qualitative clinical judgment; utilize multiple 

variables in calculating return on investment; align investment 

decisions with strategic business objectives such as quality, access, 

satisfaction, and value; standardize business processes and hardwire 

stakeholder involvement in investment decision making; align 

investment decisions with the budget cycle; and improved decisionmaking, 

acquisition, and installation cycle times. 

Mark Fontaine-Westhart 

Chief, Logistics Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs 

Albany, NY 

Victor Heinrich, CMRP, FAHRMM 

Victor E. Heinrich & Associates Inc. 

Ellicott City, MD 

3.4 RFID Primer for Materials Managers 


Room: 206 

This presentation will give the audience a basic understanding of RFID 

technology including its limitations, capabilities, and how it can be 

applied in Materials Management. Those who attend will obtain a 

deeper understanding of the technology and how it works through 

examples of where it can be applied to receive a return on investment 

for the software and hardware that is used in the systems. 

Al Cook, CMRP, FAHRMM 

Director of Healthcare Product Development, Integrated Business 

Systems and Services (IBSS) 

Orangeburg, SC 


Director, Materials Management, University of Kentucky Medical Center 

Lexington, KY 

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3.5 Hidden Gold, Mining Savings from Contract Services 

Purchasing A 

Room: 214 

Everyone acknowledges that the supply chain includes purchasing and 

moving supplies. But one part of the supply chain that is often 

fragmented and less controlled is contracted services. Because of this, 

it is an area where savings − often substantial savings − are still 

possible. Is it feasible to reign in this portion of the supply chain? Can 

your organization find the hidden gold? The answer is a clear yes. This 

session will explore ways to find the savings that lay hidden in all 

purchases not classified as supplies. Using one system’s experience as 

a case study, attendees will learn practical ways to improve their own 

contracting systems as well as real opportunities to take dollars off their 

bottom lines. 

Mark Ferraro 

Director, Purchasing, Bon Secours Richmond Health System 

Richmond, VA 

David S. Kaczmarek, CMRP, FAHRMM 

Principal, Healthcare Supply Chain Solutions 

Derry, NH 

3.6 Creating a Shared Procurement Service Organization 

Strategic Planning B 

Room: 212 

Within two years Trinity Health converted 17 hospitals to one ERP 

system, centralized all purchasing activities, and redefined 

standardization. Learn what it took to “sell” a centralized procurement 

organization supporting 45 hospitals and over 400 clinics from coast 

to coast. Trinity Health will share how they successfully converted to a 

new ERP system every two months, were challenged with converting 

data to one standardized Item and Vendor Master, implemented over 

900 contracts, and transferred all procurement transactions to one 

centralized service center. Attend and find out what the lessons learned 

were on such a period of change and hear what Trinity plans to do 

differently during the next phase of their journey. 

Jackie Grudziecki 

Director, Procurement Shared Services, Trinity Health 

Farmington Hills, MI 

3.7 Patient Care Environment: Considerations and Sensitivity 

for the Morbidly Obese Patient 


Room: 211 

This presentation is comprised of an introduction and definition of 

obesity as well as an overview which includes physical and 

psychological differences in the morbidly obese patients, societal 

attitudes, and the impact on care. The presentation will focus on the 

patient care environment and the care management of the morbidly 

obese patient. Modification of patient rooms, transportation 

challenges, and adaptation of ancillary services to provide patient 

sensitive care will all be discussed, as well as patient and staff safety 

concerns and assessment tools. 

Susan D. Knapp, RN 

Value Analysis Nurse, Highland Hospital 

Rochester, NY 

3.8 From Proposal to Presentation – Points to Ponder 

Professional Development B 

Room: 210 

Surveys indicate that more people have a greater fear of public 

speaking than of death. Not only can public speaking be terrifying and 

traumatic, but it can also be exhilarating and rewarding. While it is a 

natural talent for some, most people have to develop skills and 

techniques to feel comfortable taking the stage. This session will provide 

information, tips, and techniques to improve speaker confidence and 

presentation content. Information will focus on the entire presentation 

process from brainstorming to receiving a standing ovation. 

Laura Wood, RN, MSM, CRCST 

President & CEO, Expense Management Experts 


3:00 pm – 3:15 pm 


Sponsor: University HealthSystem Consortium 

3:15 pm – 4:30 pm 


Room: 217A 






and how to explain why hospitals perform well on some metrics and 

not so well on others. A methodology for identifying ways in which to 

take action to improve supply chain performance will be illustrated 

through case studies. 




Tempe, AZ 

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3:15 pm – 4:30 pm 


Room: 217B 















John Roberts 



Tim Welch 



3:15 pm – 4:30 pm 


4.1 The Importance of a Logistics Supply Chain Plan 

Distribution I 

Room: 213 

This session will provide the importance of having a Logistics Supply 

Chain Plan. It will validate the importance using industry data that 

shows having a plan and following it will ensure a low-cost and highly 

efficient Materials Management department. Additionally, the session 

will review the key elements of a Logistics Supply Chain Plan and how 

best to implement it. The bottom line: a solid logistics plan will lead to 

higher customer satisfaction, supplier relations, and patient satisfaction. 

Larry Dooley 

Principal, LKD and Associates, LLC 

Grapevine, TX 

4.2 Strange Bed Fellows in the Revenue Cycle Hotel 

Finance B 

Room:209 

When people think of the revenue cycle, they often think of the obvious 

players – patient financial services, health information management, 

admitting, coding, etc. However, there are two functional areas that 

people seem to forget – clinicians and materials management. Yet 

both of these areas have a tremendous impact on the success of a 

healthy revenue cycle. An enhanced revenue cycle operates on core 

principles of proactive clinical and financial systems, the right care at 

the right level and right price with focus on the outcomes of quality and 

cost. The expected outcomes of a well-operating revenue cycle are 

decreased testing, shorter hospital stays, and emphasis on discharge 

planning, quality, cost, and timeliness of service. These outcomes 

cannot be accomplished without an involved clinical staff. Likewise, the 

link with materials management can also have a significant impact on 

the overall cost of the revenue cycle. This course will provide the 

knowledge to identify the interface between materials management 

and the revenue cycle, as well as how to modify roles and functions to 

position Materials as “revenue cycle extenders” resulting in a 

quantifiable impact. 

Devika Kumar 

Associate Vice President, Revenue Cycle Solutions, QHR 

Brentwood, TN 

Bev Slate 

Assistant Vice President, Supply Chain Services 

QHR Material Resource Group 

Brentwood, TN 

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4.3 Standards: Patient Safety and Reduced Costs ✫ 


Room: 206 

While healthcare supply expenses account for approximately 30%– 

40% of a hospital’s budget, the supply chain is more than just an 

expense line on the budget. It impacts and links directly to patient 

safety, quality, and cost reduction. Because hospitals have the most to 

gain from an efficient supply chain, they are taking the lead by 

adopting and implementing standards that will allow for synchronized 

accurate product and packaging information. This session will explore 

the efforts underway by providers to drive adoption of standards and 

create a global data synchronization network – Product Data Utility 

(PDU) – for healthcare. The PDU will impact patient safety and quality 

of care and will result in millions of dollars of annual savings for 

hospitals and billions of dollars for the healthcare industry. 

Kathleen Garvin 

Program Manager, DOD/VA Data Sync and DMLSS-W 

Defense Supply Center 


Jane R. Pleasants 

Assistant Vice President, Duke University Health System 

Durham, NC 

Joe Pleasant 

Chief Information Officer, Premier, Inc. 

Charlotte, NC 

4.4 Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Supply Chain 

Purchasing I 

Room: 212 

Managing real or perceived conflicts of interest are of increasing 

importance to healthcare organizations. While conflicts of interest can 

take many forms, a supply chain is particularly susceptible to 

inappropriate influence. Supply chain professionals must ensure 

contracting and purchasing processes and decisions are not 

compromised by financial interests or the pursuit of personal gain. 

Failure to appropriately manage conflicts of interest can damage the 

integrity and the reputation of the supply chain professional and their 

healthcare organization. 

James Francis 

Chair, Supply Chain Management, Mayo Clinic 

Rochester, MN 

Bruce Mairose 

Director, Procure-to-Pay, Mayo Clinic 

Rochester, MN 

4.5 Customizing a PPI Contract Management Strategy 

Purchasing I 

Room: 210 

Contract management strategies are wide and varied including percent 

off list, capitated contracts, and margin-based pricing. This program 

will define these contract management strategies and outline key 

factors for applying them in the high expense contract areas such as 

orthopedics, spine, trauma, and cardiovascular. This session will also 

share benchmark analysis to compare price saving outcomes and 

relative performance of these strategies in various contract specialty 

areas. A case study where these strategies were applied in academic 

medical center settings will be included as well. 

Jayne Resek 

Senior Director, Physician Preference Items 

University HealthSystem Consortium 

Oak Brook, IL 

Knitasha Washington 

Director, Supply Chain, University HealthSystem Consortium 

Oak Brook, IL 

4.6 In-Sourcing of Sterile Packaging in a Five-hospital System 

Strategic Planning [A] 

Room: 211 

This program shows how Covenant Health, a five-hospital system in 

eastern Tennessee that spends more than $4 million per year on custom 

sterilization, is bringing the production of customized procedural packs 

in house. At one time, they put together the bulk of their procedural kits 

while outsourcing some of the basic components, and then migrated to 

a largely out-sourced procedural module. This project will allow 

Covenant to assemble these modules and many other sterile packaged 

items increasing quality and reducing expenses by 25%. The session will 

cover the business plan, building requirements, hiring of employees, 

and purchasing bulk non-sterile products. 

Candie M. Clarke 

Manager, CH Sterile Solutions 

Covenant Health 

Knoxville, TN 

Paul George 

Director of Material Management, Methodist Medical Center 

Oak Ridge, TN 

Gaye Jolly 

Vice President, Corporate Materials Management 


Knoxville, TN 

4.7 Achieving Next Generation Cost Savings 

Clinical Resource Management A 

Room: 214 

New clinical innovations are dramatically improving patient care and 

boosting service line growth. Unfortunately, these very technical 

innovations are hindering margin performance as most hospitals and 

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health systems struggle with supply cost growth and declining 

reimbursements. In a joint presentation, The Advisory Board Company 

and executive leadership from Evanston Northwestern Healthcare will 

define best practice strategies for leveraging business intelligence to 

develop strategic cost reduction plans that address declining margins. 

Topics include: Elevating the role of materials management, 

developing and maintaining a formal cost reduction plan, leveraging 

the power of benchmarks, and strategies to implement and track 

savings through departmental collaboration. 

Marena Gohmann 

Senior Director Corporate Purchasing 

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare 

Evanston, IL 

Colleen Mahoney 

Principle, H*Works Consulting, The Advisory Board 

Washington D.C. 

4.8 Seven or So Habits of Highly Effective Value Programs 


Room: 207 

Enloe Medical Center (EMC) is a 391-bed acute care facility that 

provides a full continuum of healthcare services to over 400,000 

residents in a six-county region of northern California. Struck with 

inherent organizational change and the need to achieve sustainable 

financial and operational improvements, EMC revitalized its “Value in 

Action” program. Built upon “Seven or So Habits of Highly Effective 

Spend Management Programs,” EMC has established a successful 

program that can adapt to ongoing organization changes. Presenting 

EMC as a case study, this session will share effective habits and tools 

that can be adapted to other facilities. The presentation will 

encourage participant interaction and allow for an exchange of ideas 

or other successes. 

Chad Sandefur 

Associate Director, Navigant Consulting 

Chicago, IL 

Alan Weintraub 

Director, Materials Management, Enloe Medical Center 

Chico, CA 

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm 

Networking Fiesta 

Marriott Rivercenter Salon C- E 

Ole! Come and enjoy Mexican food, music, and dancing as AHRMM 

parties “South-of-the-Border” style. The Annual Networking Party is 

always the biggest event of the Annual Conference. Here you will meet 

with old friends and make new ones as we celebrate the different 

cultures of the Southwest. A cash bar will be offered and heavy hors 

d’oeuvres will be served at the event. 

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 

All Wednesday events will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez 

Convention Center. 

7:30 am – 8:00 am 

Complimentary Coffee 

7:30 am – 10:30 am 


7:30 am – 11:00 am 

Cyber Station 


7:30 am – 11:00 am 


8:00 am – 9:00 am 

Closing Keynote Address 

Dedication, Pride, and Commitment: The Story of Black 

Hawk Down 

Ballroom C 1 & 2 

The 2001 Oscar-winning epic film, Black Hawk Down, details the 

heroic account of a group of 123 elite United States soldiers sent into 

Mogadishu, Somalia in 1993 as part of a United Nations 

peacekeeping operation to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade 

warlord. Young Rangers and veteran Delta Force soldiers fought sideby-side, 

were outnumbered, and surrounded for 18 hours in the most 

hostile district of Mogadishu, until a rescue convoy could be mounted 

to retrieve them. As a part of that near-disastrous mission, both as a 

survivor and a hero, Sergeant Eversmann, portrayed by Josh Harnett in 

the film, will bring to life his experience, what he took from it, and 

humanize the creed by which he lived, “Never shall I fail my 

comrades…Rangers lead the way!” Both inspiring and patriotic, this 

presentation will focus on the three attributes that brought him home 

alive: leadership, courage, and selfless service. 

By looking at the military, this session will show all that is great with 

America. Service to others, communities, and the nation is important, 

and great leadership is only 30% of the solution. To be successful in 

combat, the order of precedence must always be the mission first, the 

good of the unit, and lastly, the individual. Leaders must have 

outstanding followers who like and believe in what they are doing, and 

that only happens if and when leaders invest in their subordinates. By 

tracing his successes, Sergeant Eversmann will show that failure is 

yours alone; your achievements are due to those who took the time to 

invest in you. 

Book Signing: A special book signing will be held at the 

AHRMM bookstore immediately following Sergeant 

Eversmann’s Closing Keynote Address. Books are available 

for purchase at the AHRMM Bookstore during the duration of 

the conference. 

Sergeant Matt Eversmann 

Senior Instructor, ROTC Department, The John Hopkins University 

Baltimore, MD 

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9:00 am – 9:15 am 



9:15 am – 10:30 am 


5.1 Closing a Piece of History 

Distribution I M 

Room: 211 

Beginning in 2006, the United States Army began realigning forces 

throughout Germany. One of the changes was the closure of the 

Wurzburg Army Hospital, which will eventually become the USA 

MEDDAC Bavaria in Vilseck, Germany by September of 2008. The 

author orchestrated the reduction in footprint and relocation of 

healthcare assets throughout the region by devising a detailed 

movement plan through the facilitation of a synchronization team. This 

presentation will walk the audience through the processes and steps 

concerning how this event occurred and share some of the lessons 

learned through the experience. 

Jerry D. VanVactor, CMRP, MHM 

Chief of Logistics, USA MEDDAC 

Bavaria, APO AE, NY 

5.2 The Value of a Good Match Exception Process 

Finance A 

Room: 209 

Finance charges at The Ohio State University Medical Center 

(OSUMC) due to payment delays were growing. In 2006, on a $350M 

spend, finance charges resulted in more than $240,000 payable to 

vendors. A multi-functional team comprised of managers in Receiving, 

Accounts Payable, Purchasing, and Information Systems developed a 

plan and operations strategy, monitored weekly through a data 

tracking mechanism. The result was a program that reduced finance 

charges to $7,000 in 2007 on a $380M spend. 

Carl Story, CMRP 

Director, Distribution Services, The Ohio State University Medical Center 

Columbus, OH 

Becky Walkinshaw 

Program Manager, The Ohio State University Medical Center 

Columbus, OH 

5.3 Streamline Procure-to-Pay through Automation 

Technology Solutions B 

Room: 212 

Today’s healthcare supply chain departments are challenged to 

provide higher levels of service while also containing the costs of the 

supply chain and accounts payable operations. New technologies such 

as EDI, purchasing cards, workflow, document imaging, and e- 

requisitions promise to create efficiencies, but which technologies will 

deliver results for your hospital? This session will review the different 

options available and how other hospitals have streamlined invoice 

matching, reduced manual processing time, and delivered higher 

levels of service. Attendees will share experiences and learn from each 

other in an interactive question and answer period. 

Brian Rosenberg 

Senior Partner, RPI Consultants 

Baltimore, MD 

Amanda Valcik 

Senior Consultant, RPI Consultants 

Baltimore, MD 

5.4 A Supply Chain Perspective on Implant Negotiations 

Purchasing I 

Room: 206 

This session will focus on the issues surrounding negotiation of costs 

related to orthopedic and cardiology implants/devices. Real world 

examples of factors that influence device cost negotiation will be 

discussed. Strategies for an effective approach to implant negotiation 

methodology will also be a key component of this session. Participants 

will be encouraged to share their experiences, successes, and failures 

related to implant and device negotiations in their institutions. In 

addition, they will take away a better understanding of the "ultimate 

shell game" played by many of these vendors and how to minimize the 

potentially significant cost impact to their facilities’ bottom line. 

William Stitt, CMRP, FAHRMM 

Corporate Director, Materials Management, University Community Health 

Tampa, FL 

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5.5 Enterprise Management of Purchases and Standardization ✫ 


Room: 213 

Once enterprise data in a multi-hospital system is being synchronized in 

a database, purchase data can be analyzed to support contract 

negotiations, support the standardization decision process, and pursue 

price parity across the enterprise. In other words, when you can see 

what and how much every site is buying, and what they are paying, 

opportunities abound for data analysis and management action. This 

workshop will outline what the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 

Department of Defense are doing with data synchronization as well as 

how they are using it to more effectively manage medical/surgical 

supply spending. Topics include the creation of new item masters, 

contract compliance, identification of new contracting opportunities, 

spend analysis, item standardization, and data cleanup. 

John G. Charalabidis 

Deputy Program Manager, Data Synchronization, and Supervisory 

Business Systems Analyst Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support – 

Defense Logistics Agency (DMLSS-DLA), Defense Supply Center 


Michelle M. Whitehead 

Director of Logistics Operations, VHA Logistics Intern Program Manager 

Prosthetics and Clinical Logistics Office, Veterans Health Administration 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

Washington, D.C. 

5.6 Supply Chain Excellence: What are the Key Drivers? 


Room: 214 

This session will outline a “Supply Chain Performance Excellence” 

collaborative study conducted by University HealthSystem Consortium 

(UHC). The study aimed to identify the characteristics of top performing 

organizations and the proven strategies and tactics that would be 

beneficial for all organizations in improving organizational supply 

expenditures. It also focused on supply chain management as it relates to 

organizational success, including quality and financial performance. A 

unique supply chain performance metric was devised to rank all UHC 

organizations, and interviews were completed to identify the key 

differentiators in supply chain performance. The project was overseen by 

a task force composed of academic medical center leaders to provide 

critical input and review the methodology, performance measures, 

interview guides, final report, and other key aspects of the study. 

William Brewer 

Senior Consultant, Supply Chain Informatics 

University HealthSystem Consortium 

Chicago, IL 

5.7 Using the New Product Introduction Management Tool 

Clinical Resource Management [I] 

Room: 210 

The Johns Hopkins Health System (JHHS) utilizes the New Product 

Introduction Management Tool from SMI to support the intense efforts 

required to manage a large pipeline of potential new products through 

the decision processes. Attendees of this session will learn how JHHS 

has utilized this new industry tool to streamline the new product request 

process, manage and document the multiple steps in the decision 

process, and increase communication among the many stakeholders. 

This session will highlight real-life examples of the day-to-day use and 

benefits of the New Product Introduction Management Tool, while also 

providing attendees with a demonstration of actual tool and insight 

into the new product decision process. 

Colleen Cusick 

Clinical Products Specialist, Johns Hopkins Health System 

Baldwin, MD 

Dennis Orthman, CPHM 

Project Director, Strategic Marketplace Initiative (SMI) 


5.8 Facing the (Your) Future in the Supply Chain 


Room: 207 

New forces and new options cause a continual swirl in the healthcare 

supply chain profession that will pull under those who do not 

proactively address them and prepare to deal with them. These 

include: how to revolutionize your career by making one simple 

change of how you deal with supply chain transformation and the eight 

strategic steps to your future success. This presentation will review the 

developments in the supply chain that may affect you, including the 

increasing importance of data, the inclusion of the Pharmacy, the 

evolution of the GPO, the changing world of distribution, the 

management of technology, and facilities planning. 

Michael Bohon, CMRP, CPM 

Managing Director, HealthCare Solutions Bureau 

Show Low, AZ 

Michael Rudomin, MHA 

President , Michael Rudomin & Associates 

Bolton, MA 

10:30 am – 10:45 am 

Break 

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10:45 am – 12:00 am 


6.1 In-Sourcing Your Courier Services Department 

Distribution I 

Room: 206 

Courier services for a health system are a vital linking component – 

activity occurs in some fashion, either formally or informally, with 

internal resources or it is outsourced. Getting a grasp on the total costs 

of courier services is important and most often will be the responsibility 

of the materials manager. This session, geared towards persons or 

groups desiring to set up or improve a courier service’s function within 

their own organization, will review Courier Services as they refer to 

vehicles transporting lab specimens, supplies, paperwork, and people 

throughout a health system. The presenter will use MidMichigan Health 

as a case study. 

Jeff Wagner, CMRP 

Vice President, MidMichigan Health 

Midland, MI 

6.2 PPI Standardization: Is this the Right Strategy? 

Finance A 

Room: 210 

It is a well known fact that if you buy anything in volume or you commit 

a percentage of your purchases to a vendor, pricing of a product 

typically goes down. This methodology works well for most industries, 

but not for the hospital setting. The materials manager must not only 

satisfy the administrative leadership team by controlling costs, but also 

an eclectic group of physicians who typically gravitate to the latest and 

greatest trend or technology. This session will help attendees 

understand the physician temperament, determine which way the wind 

is blowing, comprehend the pros and cons of standardization 

especially from a physician perspective, and shape a contracting 

strategy for their own climates. 

Nick Sears, MD 

Chief Medical Officer, MedAssets 

Tampa, FL 

6.3 Contract Compliance and Product Consolidation (Beyond 

Value Analysis – The ROi Model) 

Finance B 

Room: 213 

ROi (Resource Optimization and Innovation), an operating division of 

Sisters of Mercy Health System, is a highly creative, collaborative, and 

compliant healthcare supply chain organization whose success is 

driven by three guiding principles: always involve stakeholders, always 

create value (clinical, financial, or operational), and always keep your 

word. ROiAligned is the contracting arm that connects all three guiding 

principles. The key enablers that ensure the success of ROiAligned are 

GPO contracting ownership, disintermediation through enterprise-wide 

self distribution, and logistics as well as Performance Consulting who 

oversees up-front stakeholder input to ensure ROi is meeting the needs 

of its customer base and providing the best overall value for its 

members. In this session, you will learn how Sisters of Mercy, an 18 

acute care and two heart hospital system has leveraged their unique 

model to take value analysis to a new level. Through the collaborative 

efforts of their multi-disciplinary team, they drive the highest levels of 

product standardization and contract compliance. 

John Black 

Vice President, Supply Chain 

ROi, a division of Sisters of Mercy 

Springfield, MO 

Ruth Tallman 

Clinical Resource Manager, ROi, an Operating Division of Sisters of 

Mercy Health 


Cherise White 

Director, ROiAligned Program 



6.4 Knowledge Sharing in Complex Environments 

Technology Solutions B M 

Room: 211 

Inter-organizational collaboration and knowledge sharing underpins 

today’s knowledge-intensive organizational environment. While 

collaboration initiatives are traditionally the domain of the CIO and/or 

CTO, research endeavors have been conducted to take a more holistic 

organizational/enterprise approach. This research traces the evolution 

of organizations from hierarchical to network to multi-minded systems 

and proposes that successful inter-organizational collaboration is a 

function of formal structures, informal social networks, and supporting 

information technology architectures. It further suggests that linking 

mechanisms (both technical and social) affect the overall success of 

collaboration initiatives. This session will use a case study approach to 

illustrate the typical pitfalls in knowledge-sharing programs. 

Sean O’Neil 

Army Officer, US Army Medical Department 

Burke, VA 

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6.5 Hidden Costs of Procurement 

Purchasing B 

Room: 207 

The fragmented procurement cycle most healthcare providers depend 

upon is costly and inefficient. Inaccurate or poorly synchronized data, 

rogue buying, and fragmented purchasing systems can add up to 

substantial losses. These problems are greatly amplified for integrated 

healthcare systems, where multiple facilities and purchasing centers 

compound issues of inaccuracy and disparity. While group purchasing 

contracts can help to lower costs, they are not the only tool providers 

can use to achieve meaningful savings. For most healthcare 

organizations, contract compliance is not measurable, and purchasing 

is uncontrolled and difficult to track. In order to reach the next level of 

financial performance, hospitals must streamline purchasing and 

greatly increase contract compliance. Centralized procurement, using 

pre-defined business rules, accomplishes this objective. 

John Kott 

Director, Materials Management, MedCath Inc. 

Dallas, TX 

Les Popiolek 

Senior Vice President, Purchasing Services, Broadlane 

Dallas, TX 

6.6 The Very Best Practices in Materials Management 


Room: 214 

There is probably no better way to improve and learn than to seek out 

the programs and ideas that have been successful for others. This 

program contains the “very best of best practices” that have been 

proven to help reduce costs, improve operations, and increase 

customer satisfaction in hospitals. The session will provide attendees 

with a listing of best practices based on the presenters’ combined 

experiences at hundreds of hospitals across the United States. While 

not all best practices will work at every hospital, the presenters will 

provide the tools and keys to success that will allow attendees to 

implement ones that are appropriate for their own facilities. 

David S. Kaczmarek, CMRP, FAHRMM 

Principal, Healthcare Supply Chain Solutions 

Derry, NH 

Michael Neely, CMRP, CPM, FAHRMM 

President and Managing Principal, Perimeter Solutions Group, LLC 

Buford, GA 

Robert Poore 

Corporate Director, Materials Management, Lourdes Health System 

Cherry Hill, NJ 

6.7 Formation of a Medical/Surgical Product Formulary 

(or 12 Steps to Value Analysis Bliss) 


Room: 212 

After all the work of identifying the clinical practice, finding the product, 

evaluating, developing a contract, and converting, how do you assure 

product use compliance? One method is the formation of a 

Medical/Surgical Product Formulary. The purpose of a formulary is to 

promote product standardization, contract utilization, promote staff 

compliance with product use and provide a tool for product selection and 

review. This presentation will provide information on the development and 

implementation of a Medical/Surgical Product Formulary. 

Terri Nelson, RN, MA, BSN 

Director of Value Analysis, Mayo Clinic 

Rochester, MN 

Edith Young, RN, MBA, BS 

Value Analysis Coordinator, Mayo Clinic 

Jacksonville, FL 

6.8 Managing Change: Your Iceberg is Melting 

Professional Development I 

Room: 209 

Using the eight-step process outlined in the best selling book, Our 

Iceberg is Melting, as well as other tried and true methodologies for 

managing redesign, this session will present an easily implemented 

plan of action for involving employees in redesigning the supply chain 

process. Starting with building stellar teams, the methodology for 

building a redesign plan – developing ideas for redesign, gaining 

executive support, implementation, and measuring sustained success – 

will be discussed. Supply chain departments don’t need consulting 

firms to do this for them. When employees are involved, organizations 

will gain their support. A redesign will result in improved quality, 

productivity, and customer service as well as a changed environment. 

Dave Hinkle, CMRP, MHA, MPA, FACHE 


Erial, NJ 



Middleton, MA 

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faculty 

Information Desk & AHRMM Bookstore 

Have questions? Stop by the AHRMM Information Desk for 

answers. Also, take advantage of the exclusive opportunity to 

purchase AHRMM publications, products, and 2008 National 

Healthcare Resource & Materials Management Week gift items. 

Many products will be discounted for Conference attendees. 

Cyber Stations 


Computer stations are open everyday during the conference for 

checking and sending email, surfing the Internet, or visiting the 

AHRMM website. 

Conversation Corner 

Stop by the Conversation Corner to share new insights and 

ideas from a Learning Lab session, rest your tired feet after 

walking the AHRMM Exhibit Hall, or simply relax while you plan 

out the rest of your day. Corners will be open everyday during the 

Conference and are a great way to collaborate and cultivate new 

ideas with your colleagues. 

Career Center 

Dust off your resume and give your interview skills a test-drive at 

the complimentary Career Center ! AHRMM is please to offer 

attendees the opportunity to meet face-to-face with a professional 

career consultant to assess your leadership skills, strategize your 

next career move, get helpful resume writing tips, fine-tune your 

interview skills, and more, all for free! All meetings are strictly 

confidential and must be made by appointment prior to the 

conference by calling (800) 358-1112. Onsite Appointments will 


Conference Proceedings 

Sponsor: GS1 Healthcare US 

All of this year’s Learning Lab educational sessions will be 

professionally recorded and synched with the appropriate 

PowerPoint presentations on CD-ROM. Conference attendees 

may purchase this CD on-site or online at www.ahrmm.org. 

Call for 2009 Presentations 

It is not too early to start thinking about presenting at AHRMM09, 

the 47th Annual Conference & Exhibition in Tampa, Florida. 

Similar to this year, next year’s Conference will consist of several 

interrelated educational activities, standard educational tracks, 

general sessions that feature keynote speakers, and panel 

discussions. Visit www.ahrmm.org to submit abstract proposals to 

be considered for AHRMM09. 

Reusable Conference Water Bottles 

Sponsor: PAR Excellence Systems 

To compliment AHRMM’s Going Green initiative, PAR Excellence 

Systems has sponsored a reusable water bottle to be used during 

the refreshment breaks. Please help AHRMM reduce the amount 

of waste produced at AHRMM08 by refilling these bottles (found 

in your conference tote bag) throughout the conference. 

Major John Ryan Bailey 

2.1 USAMMCE: Implementing 

Medical Materials Acquisition 

Chief of Materiel Management 

Division, United States Army 

Medical Material Center 

Pirmasens, Germany 

john.ryan.bailey@us.army.mil 

Karen Barrow, RN 

1.7 Reforms Open Door to 

Improved Physician Relations 

Vice President, Clinical Solutions 

and Business Development 

Amerinet, Inc. 

St. Louis, MO 

(724) 778-3423 

harold.aughton@amerinetgpo.com 

Dennis Black 

General Session Panel 

Discussion: Healthcare’s Cry for 

Data Accuracy Heard Across 

the Nation to Support Patient 

Safety and Reduce Costs ✫ 

Director e-Business 

BD (Becton, Dickinson and 

Company) 

Franklin Lakes, NJ 

(201) 847-5731 

dennis_black@bd.com 

John Black 


and Product Consolidation 

(Beyond Value Analysis – 

The ROi Model) 

VP, Supply Chain, ROi 

a division of Sisters of Mercy 


(417) 820-6172 

john.black@mercy.net 

Kathleen Black, PharmD 



Antimicrobial Stewardship 

Clinical Coordinator, Pharmacy 

Fremont-Rideout Health Group 

Marysville, CA 

(530) 751-4270 

kblack@frhg.org 

Michael Bohon, CPM, CMRP 

5.8 Facing the (Your) Future in 

the Supply Chain 

Managing Director 

HealthCare Solutions Bureau 

Show Low, AZ 

(520) 904-1192 

William Brewer 

5.6 Supply Chain Excellence: 

What are the Key Drivers? 

Senior Consultant, Supply Chain 

Informatics, University 


Oak Brook, IL 

(630) 247-7479 

brewer@uhc.edu 


GS1 Presentation: Are You 

Ready for the Three “G’s”? ✫ 

Director, GS1 Healthcare US 

GS1 US 


(609) 620-4512 

rceleste@gs1us.org 

John G. Charalabidis 

5.5 Enterprise Management 

of Purchases and 

Standardization ✫ 

Deputy Program Manager, 

Data Synchronization, and 

Supervisory Business Systems 

Analyst Defense Medical Logistics 

Standard Support – Defense 

Logistics Agency (DMLSS-DLA) 



(215) 737-4043 

John.Charalabidis@dla.mil 

Candie M. Clarke 



System 

Manager, CH Sterile Solutions 


Knoxville, TN 

(865) 675-1344, ext. 1008 

cclarke@covhlth.com 

Al Cook, CMRP, FAHRMM 


Managers 

Director of Healthcare Product 

Development, Integrated Business 

Systems and Services (IBSS) 

Orangeburg, SC 

(803) 536-1995 

acook@ibss.net 

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Terry Cox, CMRP 

Pre-conference Session: 

Materials Management 101 

Director, 

Supply Chain Management 

Texas Children's Hospital 

Houston, TX 

(832) 824-2555 

tkcox@texaschildrenshospital.org 

Ron Crabtree, CPIM, CIRM, 

CSCP, MLSSBB 



Healthcare Supply Chain 

President, MetaOps, Inc. 

Livonia, MI 

(734) 425-1455 

rcrabtree@metaops.com 

Christine Creedon 

3.2 Value Analysis You Can 

Count On 

Director, Customer Value, GHX 

Westminster, CO 

(720) 887-7222 

ccreedon@ghx.com 

Jay Crowley 

2.3 The Unique Device 

Identification Process ✫ 

Senior Advisor for Patient Safety 

Center for Devices and 

Radiological Health, Food and 

Drug Administration 

Rockville, MD 

(240) 276-2389 

jay.crowley@fda.hhs.gov 

Colleen Cusick, RN, BSN 

5.7 Using the New Product 

Introduction Management Tool 

Clinical Products Specialist 

Johns Hopkins Health System 

Baltimore, MD 

(410) 502-1900 

ccusick@jhmi.edu 

Dee Donatelli, RN, CMRP, 

FAHRMM 


The Anatomy of Materials 

Management 


Custom Services, VHA 

Newton, KS 

(316) 377-4226 

ddonatel@vha.com 

Carl Donisi, MBA 

1.1 Making Improevment 

Processes and Tools Work 

for You 

Director of Clinical Operations 

Cincinnati Children's Hospital 

Medical Center 


(513) 636-8326 

carl.donisi@cchmc.org 

Larry Dooley 

4.1 The Importance of a 

Logistics Supply Chain Plan 

Principal, LKD and Associates, LLC 

Grapevine, TX 

(817) 307-5059 

larry_K_dooley@msn.com 

Joe Dudas 

General Session Discussion 

Panel: Healthcare’s Cry for 



Safety and Reduced Costs 

Director of Accounting and 

Supply Chain Informatics, 

Mayo Clinic 

Rochester, MN 

(507) 266-6648 

Dudas.Joseph@mayo.edu 

Darrel Dudeck 

1.2 Early Adopters: Putting 

Data Standards to Work ✫ 

Supply Chain Information Systems 

Analyst, Geisinger Health System 

Danville, PA 

(570) 271-5846 

ddudeck@geisinger.edu 

Sergeant Matt Eversmann 

Closing Keynote Address: 

Dedication, Pride, and 

Commitment: The Story of 

Black Hawk Down 

Senior Instructor 

ROTC Department 

The John Hopkins University 

Baltimore, MD 

(703) 515-4000 

jcallahan@KepplerSpeakers.com 

Marla Ferguson 

2.1 USAMMCE: Implementing 

Medical Materials Acquisition 

Chief of Inventory Management 

USAMMCE, United States Army 

marla.ferguson@us.army.mil 

Mark Ferraro 


Savings from Contract Services 

Director, Purchasing, Bon Secours 

Richmond Health System 

Richmond, VA 

(804) 627-5164 

mark_ferraro@bshsi.com 

Rex Fieck 

1.6 Value Analysis: Hospital & 

Clinics Case Study 

Director, Materials Management 

Stanford Hospital & Clinics 

Palo Alto, CA 

(650) 725-5037 

rfieck@stanfordmed.org 

Joe Flower 

Opening Keynote Address: 

Borrow My Eyes: A Close, 

Integrated Look int the Future 

of Healthcare 

CEO, Imagine What If, Inc. 

Fort Bragg, CA 

(415) 601-5036 

bbear@well.com 

Mark Fontaine-Westhart 



Chief, Logistics Officer 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

Albany, NY 

(518) 626-7316 

Mark.Fontaine-Westhart@va.org 

James Francis 

4.4 Managing Conflicts of 

Interest in the Supply Chain 

Chair, Supply Chain 

Management, Mayo Clinic 

Rochester, MN 

(507) 538-1310 

francis.james@mayo.edu 

Kathleen Garvin 


and Reduced Costs ✫ 

Program Manager, DOD/VA 

Data Sync and DMLSS-W 



(215) 737-9092 

kathleen.garvin@dla.mil 

Paul George, MBA 


Packaging in a Five Hospital 

System 

Director of Material Management 

Methodist Medical Center 

Oak Ridge, TN 

(865) 835-3345 

pgeorge@covhlth.com 

Dom Giordano (Moderator) 





Safety and Reduced Costs ✫ 

Talk Show Host, 

CBS Radio Network 


(215) 906-0438 

domshow@aol.com 

Tim Goates, MBA 

1.3 Tracking the Return on 

Supply Chain Investments 

Director, Finance and 

Information – Supply Chain 

Intermountain Healthcare 


(801) 442-3010 

tim.goates@intermountainmail.org 

Marena Gohmann 

4.7 Achieving Next 

Generation Cost Savings 

Senior Director Corporate 

Purchasing, Evanston 

Northwestern Healthcare 

Evanston, IL 

(202) 266-6237 

mgohmann@enh.org 

Ric Goodhue, CMRP 



Management 

Corporate Director, Equipment 

Planning, Novant Health, Inc. 

Charlotte, NC 

(704) 384-7442 

rxgoodhue@novanthealth.org 

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Jackie Grudziecki 

3.6 Creating a Shared 

Procurement Service 

Organization 

Director, Procurement Shared 

Services, Trinity Health 

Farmington Hills, MI 

(248) 324-8114 

grudziej@trinity-health.org 

Victor Heinrich, CMRP, 

FAHRMM 



Victor E. Heinrich & 

Associates Inc. 

Ellicott City, MD 

(410) 465-9177 

victor.heinrich@comcast.net 

Michael A. Hillman, MD, MBA 





Safety and Reduced Costs ✫ 

Vice President, Patient Safety 

Ascension Health 

St. Louis, MO 

(314) 733-8000 

mhillman@ascensionhealth.org 

David Hinkle, FACHE, CMRP, 

MHA, MPA 

Preconference Session: 

CMRP Overview 

6.8 Managing Change: 

Your Iceberg is Melting 

Senior Director, VHA Supply 

Chain Custom Services 

Erial, NJ 

(856) 816-7150 

dhinkle@vha.com 

Donald Hofreuter, MD 



Retired CEO, Wheeling Hospital 

Inc. 

Wheeling, PA 

(304) 242-7506 

jhofreuter@comcast.net 

Brent Johnson, MBA, CPA 

2.6 An Overview of Supply 

Chain Best Practices 







CPO, Intermountain Healthcare 


(801) 442-3535 

brent.johnson@imail.org 

Gaye Jolly 



System 

Vice President, Corporate 

Materials Management 


Knoxville, TN 

(865) 374-3143 

gjolly@covhlth.com 

David S. Kaczmarek, CMRP, 

FAHRMM 


Savings from Contract Services 

6.6 The Very Best Practices in 


Principal, Healthcare Supply 

Chain Solutions 

Derry, NH 

(603) 401-0298 

mmexec@verizon.net 

Susan Knapp 

3.7 Patient Care Environment: 

Considerations and Sensitivity 

for the Morbidly Obese Patient 

Value Analysis Nurse 

Highland Hospital 

Rochester, NY 

(585) 341-0035 

sue_knapp@urmc.rochester.edu 

John Kott 


Procurement 


MedCath Inc. 

Dallas, TX 

(214) 662-8122 

john.kott@medcath.com 

Jamie C. Kowalski 

General Session: Supply Chain 

Issues & Insights: Examining the 

2008 National C-Suite & Supply 

Chain Leadership Survey 

Managing Director, Business 

Development, Owens & Minor 

Milwaukee, WI 

(414) 218 0552 

Jamie.Kowalski@owens-minor.com 

Devika Kumar 

4.2 Strange Bed Fellows in 

the Revenue Cycle Hotel 

Associate Vice President 

Revenue Cycle Solutions, QHR 

Brentwood, TN 

(615) 371-7979 

Devika_Kumar@qhr.com 

Mary Beth Lang 



President, Diagnostic 

Amerinet Inc. 


(724) 772-8364 

marybeth.lang@amerinet-gpo.com 

Amanda Llewellyn, CMRP, 

FAHRMM, CPM 



Assistant Director 


The Johns Hopkins Hospital 

Havre De Grace, MD 

(443) 866-1755 

aj7841@aol.com 

James T. Lussier 


Leadership Masterminds 

Workshop 

Founder & President 

The Lussier Center/TLC 

Bend, OR 

(541) 550-7764 

jlussier@bendcable.com 

Colleen Mahoney, RPh, MBA 

4.7 Achieving Next 

Generation Cost Savings 

Principle, H*Works Consulting 

The Advisory Board 


(202) 266-6185 

mahoneyc@advisory.com 

Bruce Mairose 

4.4 Managing Conflicts of 

Interest in the Supply Chain 

Director, Procure-to-Pay 

Mayo Clinic 

Rochester, MN 

(507) 266-0986 

mairose.bruce@mayo.edu 



CMRP Overview 

6.8 Managing Change: Your 

Iceberg is Melting 


Chain Custom Service 

Middleton, MA 

(407) 230-8076 

rmedwed@vha.com 

Vance Moore 






President, Resource Optimization 

& Innovation/Sisters of Mercy 

Health System 


vmoore@corp.mercy.net 

(314) 628-3446 

Brad Morgan, MBA 

1.4 Using RFID & Barcode 

Systems for Inventory 

Management 

Director of Material Management 

The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano 

Plano, TX 

(469) 814-4120 

BradM@BaylorHealth.edu 

Michael Neely, CMRP, 

FAHRMM, CPM 

2.2 One vs. 100: Implementing 

SUD Reprocessing 



President and Managing Principal 

Perimeter Solutions Group, LLC 

Buford, GA 

(678) 481-4985 

mbneely@perimetersolutions.com 

56 57

faculty 

Terri Nelson, RN, MA, BSN 


Medical/Surgical Product 

Formulary (or 12 Steps to 

Value Analysis Bliss) 

Director of Value Analysis 

Mayo Clinic 

Rochester, MN 

(507) 284-9393 

nelson.terri@mayo.edu 

Michael Nestlebush, MBA 

2.4 Vendor Management: 

Keeping Track of Vendor 

Representatives 

Corporate Procurement & 

Contracting Administrator 

Wellspan Health 

York, PA 

(717) 851-2310 

mnestle@aol.com 

Suresh Nirody, CMRP, MBA 

1.1 Make Improvement 

Processes and Tools Work 

for You! 

Associate Vice President, Supply 

Chain, Cincinnati Children's 

Hospital Medical Center 


(513) 636-2240 

Suresh.Nirody@cchmc.org 

Sean O'Neil 

6.4 Knowledge Sharing in 

Complex Environments 

Army Officer 

US Army Medical Department 

Burke, VA 

(703) 250-5642 

soneil@gmu.edu 

Dennis Orthman, MBA 



5.7 Using the New Product 

Introduction Management Tool 

Project Director, Strategic 

Marketplace Initiative (SMI) 


(617) 721-9017 

dorthman@smisupplychain.com 

Robert Perry, FAHRMM 



2.3 The Unique Device 

Identification Process ✫ 



(703) 575-2387 

rperry16@aol.com 

Joe Pleasant 



Chief Information Officer 

Premier, Inc. 

Charlotte, NC 

(704) 733-5415 

Joe_pleasant@premierinc.com 

Jane R. Pleasants 



Assistant Vice President 

Duke University Health System 

Durham, NC 

(919)668-2565 

jane.pleasants@duke.edu 

Robert Poore 



Corporate Director, Materials 

Management 

Lourdes Health System 

Cherry Hill, NJ 

(901) 209-8886 

rpoore1@comcast.net 

Les Popiolek 


Procurement 

Senior Vice President, 

Purchasing Services, Broadlane 

Dallas, TX 

(972) 813-7733 

les.popiolek@broadlane.com 

Annette Pummel, RN, CMRP 


CMRP Overview 


Chain Custom Services 

Atchison, KS 

(913) 426-0141 

apummel@vha.com 

Jayne Resek, RN, MS 


Management Strategy 

Senior Director, Physician 

Preference Items, University 


Oak Brook, IL 

(630) 954-1701 

resek@uhc.edu 

John Roberts 

GS1 Presentation: 

Are You Ready for the 

Three “G’s”? ✫ 

Director, GS1 Healthcare US 

GS1 US 


(609)620-4563 

jroberts@gs1us.org 

Zee Robertson, MBA 



Management 

Senior Director 

Clinical Specialty Services, VHA 

Newton, KS 

(214) 938-1401 

zroberts@vha.com 

Brian Rosenberg 

5.3 Streamline Procure-to-Pay 

through Automation 

Senior Partner, RPI Consultants 

Baltimore, MD 

(410) 276-6090 

brosenberg@rpic.com 

Michael Rudomin, MHA 

5.8 Facing the (Your) Future in 

the Supply Chain 

President, Michael Rudomin 

& Associates 

Bolton, MA 

(978) 779-5028 

mlrudomin@comcast.net 

Marc Sager, CMRP, FACHE, 

PMP 



Management 

Logistics Manager 

TEAM Integrated Engineering 

San Antonio, TX 

(210) 269-7145 

marcsager@gmail.com 

Chad Sandefur 

4.8 Seven or So Habits of 

Highly Effective Value 

Programs 

Associate Director 

Navigant Consulting 

Chicago, IL 

(312) 485-7966 

csandefur@navigantconsulting.com 


2.8 When Generations Collide 


Managers 


University of Kentucky 


Lexington, KY 

(859) 257-7700 

jsarg3@email.uky.edu 

Mike Schiller 

2.5 Linking the Supply Chain 

with Organizational Goals 

Director, Supply Chain 

Management, Children's 

Memorial Hospital 

Chicago, IL 

(773) 880-4944 

mschiller@childrensmemorial.org 

Blane Schilling, MD 



Antimicrobial Stewardship 

Vice President, Clinical Pharmacy 

Services, Aspen Healthcare Metrics 

Englewood, CO 

(720) 407-1730 

bschilling@aspenhealthcare.com 

Nick Sears, MD 

6.2 PPI Standardization: Is this 

the Right Strategy 

Chief Medical Officer 

MedAssets, Inc. 

Tampa, FL 

(720) 407-1740 

nsears@medassets.com 

Peter Seiff 


Chain 

Vice President 

Customer Solutions, Aethon 

Pittsburgh, PA 

(412) 322-2975, x. 220 

pseiff@aethon.com 

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faculty 

Bev Slate 

4.2 Strange Bed Fellows in the 

Revenue Cycle Hotel 

Associate Vice President, Supply 

Chain Services 

QHR 

Brentwood, TN 

(615) 371-4900 

bev_slate@qhr.com 


SCMetrix Presentations 

Associate Professor 


Tempe, AZ 

(480) 965-6473 

vicki.smith-daniels@asu.edu 

William Stitt, CMRP, FAHRMM 

5.4 A Supply Chain 

Perspective on Implant 

Negotations 

Corporate Director 


University Community Health 

Tampa, FL 

(813) 615-7288 

wstitt@mail.uch.org 

Carl Story, CMRP 


Match Exception Process 

Director, Distribution Services 

The Ohio State University 


Columbus, OH 

(614) 293-2226 

carl.story@osumc.edu 

Lara Sutherland 

1.5 Environmental Purchasing 

to Improve Performance 

Director of Environmental 

Purchasing Consulting 

Practice GreenHealth 

Denver, CO 

(303) 377-7048 

LSutherland@PracticeGreenHealth.org 

Ruth Tallman, RN 


and Product Consolidation 

(Beyond Value Analysis – 

The ROi Model) 

Clinical Resource Manager 

ROi, an Operating Division 

of Sisters of Mercy Health 


(314) 628-3837 

Ruth.Tallman@mercy.net 

Mato Taufa 

1.3 Tracking the Return on 

Supply Chain Investments 

Sr. Analyst, Supply Chain 

Organization, Intermountain 

Healthcare 


(801) 442-3767 

mato.taufa@intermountainmail.org 

Mark Todd 


Chain 

Director of Materials Management 

Providence Hospital 


(202) 269-7336 

mtodd@provhosp.org 

Patricia Tyson 



Management 

Vice President, Clinical Specialty 

Services 

Goodroe Healthcare Solutions 

Norcross, GA 

(770) 938-9686 

ptyson@vha.com 

Amanda Valcik 

5.3 Streamline Procure-to-Pay 

through Automation 

Senior Consultant 

RPI Consultants 

Baltimore, MD 

(410) 276-6090 

avalcik@rpic.com 

Jerry D. VanVactor, MHM, 

CMRP 

5.1 Closing a Piece of History 

Chief of Logistics, USA MEDDAC 

Bavaria, AE 

(+49) 9662-83-2132 

jerry.d.vanvactor@gmail.com 

Jeff Wagner, CMRP 

6.1 In-Sourcing Your Courier 

Services Department 


MidMichigan Health 

Midland, MI 

(989) 839-3821 

jeff.wagner@midmichigan.org 

Becky Walkinshaw 


Match Exception Process 

Program Manager, The Ohio 

State University Medical Center 

Columbus, OH 

(614) 293-2361 

Becky.Walkinshaw@osumc.edu 

Knitasha Washington 


Management Strategy 

Director, Supply Chain, University 


Oak Brook, IL 

(630) 954-5811 

washington@uhc.edu 

S. Scott Watkins 

1.6 Value Analysis: Hospital 

& Clinics Case Study 


Performance, OMSolutions 

Fillmore, CA 

(805) 358-7335 

scott.watkins@omsolutions.com 

Alan Weintraub 

4.8 Seven or So Habits of 

Highly Effective Value Programs 


Enloe Medical Center 

Chico, CA 

(530) 332-6713 

alan.weintraub@enloe.org 

Tim Welch 

GS1 Presentation: Are You 

Ready for the Three “G’s”? ✫ 

Manager, Industry Development 

GS1 US 


(609) 620-4614 

twelch@gs1us.org 

Cherise White 

6.3 Contract Compliance and 

Product Consolidation (Beyond 

Value Analysis – The ROi 

Model) 

Director, ROiAligned Program 



(417) 820-2559 

cherise.white@mercy.net 

Michelle Whitehead 

5.5 Enterprise Management 

of Purchases and 

Standardization ✫ 

Director of Logistics Operations 

VHA Logistics Intern Program 

Manager Prosthetics and Clinical 

Logistics Office, Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of 

Veterans Affairs 


(202) 254-0456 

Michelle.Whitehead@va.gov 

Larry Wolfgang 



Director, Supply Chain 

Information Systems 

Geisinger Health Systems 

Danville, PA 

(570)271-5555 x53234 

lwolfgang@geisinger.edu 

Laura Wood, RN, MSN, 

CRCST 

2.2 One vs. 100: Implementing 

SUD Reprocessing 

3.8 From Proposal to 

Presentation – Points to Ponder 

President & CEO 

Expense Management Experts 


(502) 297-8507 

lwood1023@earthlink.net 

Edith Young, RN, MBA 


Medical/Surgical Product 

Formulary (or 12 Steps to 

Value Analysis Bliss) 

Value Analysis Coordinator 

Mayo Clinic 

Jacksonville, FL 

(904) 953-1688 

young.edith@mayo.edu 

Karen Young, MPM, 

CSSBB(ASQ), MT(ASCP)SC 



Healthcare Supply Chain 

President and CEO, Strategic 

Solutions and Associates, LLC 

Lithonia, GA 

(678) 612-8348 

kyoung@strategicsolutionsthatwork.com 

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oard of directors 

President 

Mary Ann Michalski, CMRP, FAHRMM 

National Account Manager 

Surgical Care Affiliates 

P. O. Box 382497 

Birmingham, AL 35238-2497 

(586) 291-6333 

maryann.michalski@scasurgery.com 

President-Elect 

Jay M. Kirkpatrick, CMRP 

CEO, HCA Nashville Supply Chain Services 

245B Great Circle Road 

Nashville, TN 37228 

(615) 744-2507 

Jay.Kirkpatrick@HCAHealthcare.com 

Immediate Past President 


Director Materials Management 

University of Kentucky Medical Center 

800 Rose Street, Room H28C 

Lexington, KY 40536 

(859) 257-7700 

jsarg3@email.uky.edu 

Region 1 

James Gallagher 

Vice President, Contract Administration 

Yankee Alliance 

138 River Road 

Andover, MA 01810-1083 

(978) 470-2000 

jgallagher@yankeealliance.com 

Region 2 

James Smoker, CMRP 

Director, Materials Resource Services 

Wellspan Health System 

45 Monument Road, Suite 200 

York, PA 17403 

(717) 851-3078 

jsmoker@wellspan.org 

Region 3 

Victor Heinrich, CMRP, FARHMM 

2550 Kensington Gardens, Unit 207 

Ellicott City, MD 21043-3635 

(410) 465-6063 

Victor.heinrich@comcast.net 

Region 4 

Beverly Slate, FAHRMM 

Associate Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions 

QHR 

105 Continental Place 

Brentwood, TN 37027 

(615) 371-4900 

bev_slate@qhr.com 

Region 5 

Jeffrey Wagner, CMRP 


MidMichigan Health 

4005 Orchard Drive 

Midland, MI 48670-6102 

(989) 839-3821 

jeff.wagner@midmichigan.org 

Region 6 

Paul Hagan, CMRP 

Director of Materials Management 

Golden Valley Memorial Hospital 

1600 North Second Street 

Clinton, MO 64735 

(660) 890-7090 

phagan@gvmh.org 

Region 7 

Becky Daniel 

Regional Director Supply Chain Management 

Texas Health Resources 

611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1100 

Arlington, TX 76011 

(817) 462-6312 

beckydaniel@texashealth.org 

Region 8 

B. E. 'Liz' Veazey, CMRP, RN, MBA 

Business Manager, Perioperative Services 

Scottsdale Healthcare 

9377 East Bell Road, Suite 155 

Scottsdale, Az 85260 

(480) 323-4756 

bveazey@shc.org 

Region 9 

Ray Moore, CMRP 

System Contract Manager – Pharmacy 

PeaceHealth 

14432 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 300 

Bellevue, WA 98007-6412 

(425) 649-3884 

rmoore@peacehealth.org 

Military Region 

Colonel Debra D. Franco 

Director, Tricare Area Office 

Latin America & Canada 

Bldg. 38716, 38th Alley 

Fort Gordon, GA 30907 

(706) 787-2852 

Debra.Franco@us.army.mil 

Executive Director 

Deborah Sprindzunas 

Executive Director, AHRMM 

American Hospital Association 

One North Franklin 

Chicago, IL 60606 

(312) 422-3842 

dsprindzunas@aha.org 

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annual conference 

education committee 

staff 

AHRMM thanks the following dedicated individuals who gave their time, 

talent, and creativity to make this event a reality. 

Donna Bean, CMRP 

Director of Materials Research 

Management 

CHI/Holy Rosary Medical Center 

Ontario, OR 

Richard Blackburn, CMRP 

Director 

CaroMont Health 

Gastonia, NC 

Becky Daniel, CPHM 

(Vice Chair) 

Regional Director, Supply Chain 

Management 

Texas Health Resources 

Arlington, TX 

Mary Jo Felix, CMRP 

Director of Materials 

NCH Healthcare System 

Naples, FL 

Michael Lortie, CMRP 

(Past Chair) 

Corporate Director, Materials 

Management 

Carondelet Health Network 

Tucson, Arizona 

Ray Moore, CMRP 

(Chair) 

System Contracts Manager, 

Pharmacy 

PeaceHealth 

Bellevue, Washington 

Larry Murphy, CMRP 


East Tennessee Children’s 

Hospital 

Knoxville, TN 

Denise Purpura 

Purchasing Manager 

ViaHealth 

Rochester, NY 

Michael Rosenblatt 

Corporate Vice President, 


SSM Health Care 

St. Louis, MO 

Kim Sandstorm, CMRP 

Director, Purchasing 

University of Wisconsin 

Hospital & Clinics 

Madison, WI 

Mary Starr 

Director 

Consorta, Inc. 

Schaumburg, IL 

Nita Stith, CMRP 

Assistant Vice President, 

Operations/Logistics 


Centura Health 

Denver, CO 

Liz Veazey, RN, MBA, CMRP 

Clinical Supply Chain Analyst, 


Scottsdale Healthcare 

Phoenix, AZ 

Deborah Sprindzunas 

Executive Director 

(312) 422-3842 

dsprindzunas@aha.org 

Sarah Oaks 

Associate Executive Director 

(312) 422-3848 

soaks@aha.org 

Kathy Ryan 

Director of Development 

(312) 422-3844 

kryan@aha.org 

Cathy Futrell 

Director of Education 

(312) 422-3847 

cfutrell@aha.org 

TaNisha Williams 

Meeting Planner 

(312) 422-3845 

twilliams@aha.org 

Catherine Carruth 

Membership & Marketing Communications Specialist 

(312) 422-3846 

ccarruth@aha.org 

Agatha Wharff 

Administrative Coordinator 

(312) 422-3843 

awharff@aha.org 

Beth McCoy 

Administrative Coordinator 

(312) 422-3849 

bmccoy@aha.org 

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2008exhibitors 

BOOTH COMPANY 

927 Access 

601 Advisory Board Company 

523 AeroScout 

1315 Agility Healthcare Solutions 

1331 Amerinet 

1527 AmeriWater, inc. 

1430 AmFab Company, LLC 

937 Amico Accessories 

1029 Amico Corporation 

1027 Amvex Corporation 

608 Andover Healthcare, Inc. 

622 Angelica Corporation 

233 Ansell Healthcare Products, LLC 

409 Applied Medical Solutions, a Division of Spectrum Industries 

1526 Aragon Surgical, Inc. 

402 Ardus Medical, Inc. 

626 Arizant Healthcare, inc. 

808 Armstrong Medical Industries Inc. 

1429 Ascent Healthcare Solutions 

500 AtPar, Inc. 

1036 Attainia 

836 The Austin Group Healthcare 

1037 Avid Medical 

514 Barrier Products LLC 

513 Bausch & Lomb, Inc. 

227 Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

623 Billian's HealthDATA Group 

420 BlackTie Medical 

331 Breg, Inc. 

1119 Broadlane, Inc. 

418 BSN Medical 

1327 C.R. Bard, Inc. 

501 Caduceus Systems 

1003 Cardinal Health 

711 Censis Technologies, Inc. 

218 ChemDaq 

826 Cintas Corporation 

509 Coalition for Healthcare eStandards (CHeS) 

1236 CombineMed 

319 Compression Therapy Concepts 

221 Corporate Express 

719 Coverall Cleaning Concepts 

1127 Covidien 

405 Crothall Clinical Equipment Services 

528 Dane Technologies, Inc. 

519 Data Systems Company, Inc. 

1136 DataPros For Healthcare 

820 Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support (DMLSS) 

715 DeRoyal 

403 Diamond Phoenix 

1523 Dornier MedTech 

736 DOTmed.com, Inc. 

1226 DSI, Inc. 

BOOTH COMPANY 

1530 ECRI Institute 

1420 Ekahau Inc. 

408 Encompass Group, LLC 

1519 ENSERV 

830 ERGOtug, Division of NuStar, Inc. 

301 Ethicon-Endo Surgery, Inc. 

427 Eyak Technology, LLC 

701 EZ Way, Inc. 

1239 FDSI Logistics 

1023 Federation of American Hospitals 

618 Ferris Manufacturing Corporation 

627 First Biomedical, Inc. 

812 FMC Technologies 

1432 Follett Corporation 

1115 Fujinon, Inc. 

809 Global Healthcare Exchange 

1525 Globus Relief 

511 GS1 Healthcare US 

1323 Guaranteed Returns 

730 Guldmann Inc. 

1428 H&H System Inc. 

1513 HD Supply 

926 Health Care Logistics 

1521 Healthcare Purchasing News 

800 Healthline Solutions, Inc. 

531 HealthTrust Purchasing Group 

1131 Heritage Bag Company 

1511 Hill-Rom 

713 HLS MedFreight 

610 Honeywell, formerly Hand Held Products 

530 Hospital Inventories Specialists 

721 Hospital Systems, Inc. 

305 Hot Dog 

1002 Huntleigh Healthcare 

1338 IBSS, Inc. 

318 ICU Medical, Inc. 

1126 InnerSpace Corp. 

413 Instrument Specialists, Inc. 

1214 Integra Jarit 

1114 Integrated Medical Systems, Inc. 

322 International Vending Management, Inc 

337 Interpreters Unlimited 

609 IRSG 

327 IV Technologies, Inc. 

1413 KCI 

1000 Kimberly-Clark Corporation 

919 Lawson 

222 Logi D Inc. 

637 LogiQuip 

Symbol denotes companies whose products, services, and/or 

operations are environmentally sound and help create a healthy, 

sustainable environment through the Exhibitor Green Products Program. 

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2008 exhibitors 

BOOTH COMPANY 

1529 Management Health Solutions, Inc. 

1026 Market Access Partners 

1133 MASIMO Corporation 

814 Masterplan, Inc. 

1015 Materials Management in Health Care 

600 McAuley Medical, Inc. 

801 McKesson 

1209 MedAssets 

903 Med-E-Quip Locators, Inc. 

1340 Medical Action Industries 

532 Medical Design Systems 

1019 Mediclick, Inc. 

320 Mediserve, Inc. 

1319 Medline Industries, Inc. 

602 Medtrica 

1414 MEGADYNE Medical Products, Inc. 

309 Mobile Instrument Service 

433 Molnlycke Health Care 

620 Monarch Robe & Towel 

837 Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation 

932 National City Healthcare Finance 

1336 National Medical Logistics 

1240 Nev’s Ink, Inc. 

737 Noblis 

833 Novatek Medical 

731 Office Depot, Inc. 

1431 OfficeMax 

1411 Olympus America 

303 OMG, LLC – Outsource Management Group 

1309 Omnicell 

510 On & Qor 

219 Osteotech, Inc. 

1419 Owens & Minor 

1219 PAR Excellence Systems Inc. 

1342 PHG Technologies 

422 PHS West, Inc. 

827 Praxair Healthcare Services 

1510 Precept Medical Products 

720 PreCheck, Inc. 

909 Premier, Inc. 

629 Print Media, Inc. 

321 Priority One 

1418 Procter & Gamble Company 

1232 Professional Disposables International, Inc. 

1426 Professional Hospital Supply 

831 Propper Manufacturing Co., Inc. 

709 Provista 

426 Purchase Commander 

521 RecoverCare 

1030 Remedy, Inc. 

1531 Repertoire/The MAX 

401 REPtrax 

722 RF Technologies 

1227 Rosebud Solutions – now McKesson 

332 RPI Consultants 

BOOTH COMPANY 

515 RR Donnelley 

1409 Ruhof Corporation, The 

901 S&W Healthcare Corp. 

718 Sage Products Inc 

1033 Sandel Medical Industries 

822 Scanlan International, Inc. 

733 SciQuest, Inc. 

619 scrubEx, a product of IPA 

631 Sigma Management Group 

1237 Sizewise 

526 Skytron 

705 Sodexho Health Care Services 

1138 Soule Medical 

1514 Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. 

1508 SSI Surgical Services, Inc. 

512 SSI Ultra/Ultra Containers 

412 Standard Register 

411 Staples Business Advantage 

1137 Status Blue 

1241 STAXI Corporation Ltd. 

1130 Stericycle, Inc. 

614 SterilMed, Inc. 

818 Suburban Surgical Co Inc 

400 Summit Doppler Systems, Inc. 

723 Swisslog 

726 SYMX Corporation 

905 The Systems House, Inc. 

1039 Tech Optics, inc. 

502 Technicuff 

1238 Terminix Commercial 

232 TRE 

1433 Tri Medx 

1427 Trimline Medical Products Corp. 

929 TSO3 Inc. 

728 Universal Hospital Services, Inc. 

419 University HealthSystem Consortium & Novation 

1031 VA Office of Aquisitions & Material Management 

339 VA SDC Asset Management Service 

527 Vendor Credentialing Service 

727 Vendor Credentials 

404 VendroClear 

428 Vendormate, Inc. 

612 Versus Technology, Inc. 

819 VHA 

1512 Vuemed, Inc. 

939 Windstone Medical Packaging 

1230 Winn Solutions LLC 

729 WorkflowOne 

508 Zebra Technologies 




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exhibitor guide 




Access – #927 

906 Hillcrest, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 

PH: (903) 439-1337 FX: (903) 439-1330 

● 

heather.cromer@accesseforms.com 

www.accesseforms.com 

Access designs and markets computer software and hardware that 

enables paperless workflow systems throughout an enterprise. Access 

provides electronic document management and an online forms 

solution. 

The Advisory Board Company – #601 

2445 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037 

PH: (202) 266-5600 FX: (202) 266-5700 

● 

slempj@advisory.com 

www.advisory.com 

The Advisory Board Company serves the nation's leading healthcare 

providers and provides solutions for the industry's most critical issues. 

Our offerings include research, executive education, business 

intelligence, and consulting. 

AeroScout – #523 

1300 Island Dr #202, Redwood City, CA 94065 

PH: (650) 596-2994 FX: (650) 596-2969 

● 

lee.bautista@aeroscout.com 

www.aeroscout.com 

AeroScout is the market leader in unified asset visibility solutions and 

is AHA endorsed with products that accurately locate and monitor 

assets over standard Wi-Fi. 

Agility Healthcare Solutions – #1315 

4441 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060 

PH: (804) 523-4000 FX: (804) 523-4001 

● 

smeredith@agilityhealthcare.com 

www.agilityhealthcare.com 

Agility delivers turnkey, facility wide solutions to providers for 

capacity, bed, equipment, staff, and patient flow management 

through seamless integration to real-time locating technologies such 

as RFID and Agility’s robust AgileTrac software applications. 

Amerinet – #1331 

2060 Craigshire Road, St. Louis, MO 63146 

PH: (800) 388-2638 FX: (314) 542-1999 

● 

al.leasure@amerinet-gpo.com 

www.amerinet-gpo.com 

Amerinet Inc. is a leading healthcare purchasing organization that 

improves operating margins for healthcare providers nationwide 

through an innovative suite of total spend management solutions. 

AmeriWater, Inc. – #1527 

1303 Stanley Ave, Dayton, OH 45404 

PH: (937) 461-8833 FX: (937) 461-1988 

● 

watertech@ameriwater.com 

www.ameriwater.com 

Ultra pure water treatment equipment for a variety of applications in 

the hospital and laboratory markets. Reverse osmosis, softeners, 

deionizers, filters, disinfection supplies, and equipment. 

AmFab Company, LLC – #1430 

1446 South 35th Street, Galesburg, MI 49053 

PH: (269) 665-6703 FX: (269) 665-6717 

● 

Larry.lamping@amfab.com 

www.amfab.com 

AmFab Company LLC is the leading domestic manufacturer of 

overbed tables and bed accessories, providing products to three 

specific markets: acute, long term, and homecare. 

Amico Accessories – #1118 

85 Fulton Way, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 2N4 Canada 

PH: (905) 763-7778 FX: (905) 763-8587 

● 

mguo@amico-accessories.com 

www.amico-accessories.com 

Amico Accessories strives to provide caregivers with reliable and 

attractive work flow solutions. We manufacture a complete line 

of accessories, including equipment rails, wall mounts, carts, and 

pole clamps. 

Amico Corporation – #937 

85 Fulton Way, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 2N4 Canada 

PH: (877) 462-6426 FX: (866) 440-4986 

● 

csabau@amico.com 

www.amico.com 

Amico is a leading manufacturer of the most advanced medical 

equipment for the global healthcare industry. We offer our customers 

the best value while providing the highest quality products, industry 

leading 5 year warranty, prompt delivery, excellent customer service, 

and expertise in the medical gas industry. 

Amvex Corporation – #1027 

25B East Pearce Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 2M9 Canada 

PH: (905) 764-7736 FX: (905) 764-7743 

● 

marketing@amvex.com 

www.amvex.com 

Amvex Corporation manufactures the most technologically advanced 

secondary medical equipment in the industry including digital suction 

regulators, flowmeters, gas regulators, hose assemblies, adapters, 

couplers, and fittings. 

Andover Healthcare, Inc. – #608 

9 Fanaras Drive, Salisbury, MA 01952 

PH: (978) 465-0044 FX: (978) 463-0728 

● 

sdangora@andoverhealthcare.com 

www.andover-healthcare.com 

Andover Healthcare manufacturers CoFlex AFD – absorbent foam 

dressing; CoFlex® LF2 – latex-free foam bandage; and CoFlex NL – 

latex-free, self-adhering bandage. 

Angelica Corporation – #622 

1105 Lakewood Parkway, Suite 210, Alpharetta, GA 30004 

PH: (678) 823-4116 FX: (678) 823-4165 

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dahler@angelica.com 

www.angelica.com 

Angelica Corporation provides textile rental, full garment, dust 

control, and linen management services primarily to the healthcare 

industry in the United States. 

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Ansell Healthcare Products, LLC – #233 

200 Schulz Drive, Red Bank, NJ 07701 

PH: 800-232-1309 FX: 704-841-0750 

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jjeffords@ansell.com 

www.ansellhealthcare.com 

Ansell Healthcare Products, LLC is a global manufacturer and 

marketer of a full line of latex-free and latex surgical and medical 

examination gloves. 

Applied Medical Solutions, a Division of Spectrum 

Industries – #409 

PO Box 400, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 

PH: (800) 843-7826 FX: (715) 379-4646 

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ams@appliedmedicalsolutions.com 

www.appliedmedicalsolutions.com 

Applied Medical Solutions is a new stand alone division of Spectrum 

Industries, Inc. devoted to the manufacture of devices that support 

stationary and mobile technology used within the healthcare industry. 

Aragon Surgical, Inc. – #1526 

1810 Embarcadero, Suite B, Palo Alto, CA 94303 

PH: (650) 543-3118 FX: (650) 813-1857 

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msanchez@aragonsurgical.com 

www.aragonsurgical.com 

The Aragon Surgical LapCap is the first PCAD (pneumoperitoneum 

creating assist device), a new category of laparoscopic enabling 

products. With LapCap, blind veress needle passage is safe, simple, 

rapid, and predictable. 

Ardus Medical, Inc. – #402 

11297 Grooms Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242 

PH: (513) 469-7867 FX: (513) 469-2329 

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jmeelia@ardusmedical.com 

www.ardusmedical.com 

Ardus Medical, Inc. provides high quality new and pre-owned capital 

equipment to healthcare institutions worldwide. We provide 

outstanding biomedical services, wide product variety, and represent 

well-known OEM manufacturers. 

Arizant Healthcare, Inc. – #626 

10393 W. 70th Street, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 

PH: (952) 947-1296 FX: (952) 918-5296 

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aophaug@arizant.com 

www.arizanthealthcare.com 

Arizant Healthcare Inc. develops and manufactures temperature 

management products including Bair Hugger therapy, the Ranger 

blood/fluid warming system and the Bair Paws patient adjustable 

warming system. 

Armstrong Medical Industries Inc. – #808 

575 Knightsbridge Parkway, Lincolnshire, IL 60069 

PH: (800) 323-4220 FX: (847) 913-0138 

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shansen@armstrongmedical.com 

www.armstrongmedical.com 

Armstrong Medical is a manufacturer and distributor with a 50 year 

commitment to bringing the finest medical equipment to the hospital, 

EMS, and medical education communities. 

Ascent Healthcare Solutions – #1429 

10232 S. 51st Street, Phoenix, AZ 85044 

PH: (480)763-5300 FX: (480) 763-5320 

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dcontreras@ascenths.com 

www.ascenths.com 

Ascent saves leading hospitals millions of dollars and eliminates tons 

of unnecessary waste each year with FDA-compliant reprocessing 

services for single-use medical devices. 

AtPar, Inc. – #500 

115 Etna Road, Building 2, Ste 2, Lebanon, NH 03784 

PH: (603) 448-6458 FX: (866) 714-2857 

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kbala@atparinc.com 

www.atparinc.com 

AtPar, Inc is a leader in providing mobile supply chain execution 

software solutions to the healthcare industry. AtPar's feature rich 

applications, integrated with hospital MMIS delivers business benefits 

in a short duration while maintaining low costs. 

Attainia – #1036 

650 Castro St, Suite 200, Mountain View, CA 34041 

PH: (866) 288-2464 FX: (650) 745-4554 

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nicole.toms@attainia.com 

www.attainia.com 

Attainia, Inc. is dedicated to improving the management of the 

capital equipment lifecycle in healthcare. Drawing upon the diverse 

skill set of its founders and employees, Attainia products meet the 

challenge of effectively managing healthcare projects and budgets. 

The Austin Group Healthcare – #836 

15810 Park Ten Place Suite 225, Houston, TX 77494 

PH: (281) 600-8132 FX: (281) 600-8092 

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jbellew@austingrp.com 

www.taghc.com 

Executive healthcare supply chain recruitment for providers, GPD's, 

and consulting firms. 

Avid Medical – #1037 

9000 Westmont Drive, Toano, VA 23168 

PH: (757) 566-3510 FX: (757) 566-4287 

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vhulbert@avidmedical.com 

www.avidmedical.com 

Avid Medical, the TruCustom procedure tray company 

distinguishes itself as a brand neutral CPT supplier that delivers 

exactly what the customer requests, on time, every time. 

Barrier Products LLC – #514 

8195 Ronson Road, Unit D, San Diego, CA 92111 

PH: (858) 569-9868 FX: (858) 569-9867 

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bioseal@earthlink.net 

www.bioseal.com 

Bioseal systems are human remains pouches that are manufactured 

for disaster response infection control. 

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Bausch & Lomb, Inc. – #513 

180 Via Verde Drive, San Dimas, CA 91773 

PH: (909) 971-5257 ● FX: (909) 971-5110 

Jennifer_Hearn@bausch.com 

www.bausch.com 

Bausch & Lomb is the eye health company dedicated to perfecting 

vision and enhancing a life for consumers all over the world for 

ophthamic surgical, visioncare, and pharmaceutical products. 

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – #227 

6 West Belt, Wayne, NJ 07470 

PH: (973) 305-5000 ● FX: (973)487-5707 

julia.noonan@bayer.com 

www.imaging.bayerhealthcare.com 

We aim to discover and manufacture products that improve human 

health worldwide by diagnosing, preventing, and treating diseases in 

women's healthcare, diagnostic imaging, specialized therapeutics, 

hematology, cardiology, and oncology. 

Billian's HealthDATA Group – #623 

2100 Powers Ferry Road, #300, Atlanta, GA 30339 

PH: (678) 569-4820 FX: (678) 569-4821 

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jmetzer@billian.com 

www.billianshealthdata.com 

Billian's HealthDATA produces market intelligence about healthcare 

organizations. From the hospital blue book to healthcare IT data, 

Billian's provides intelligence about multiple markets in multiple 

formats. 

BlackTie Medical – #420 

400 Lakeland, Gross Pointe City, MI 48230 

PH: (313) 580-6597 ● FX: (313) 886-1544 

tmackrell@blacktiemedical.com 

www.blacktiemedical.com 

An internet service that compliments your MMIS (Lawson, PMM, 

Meditech, etc.) to enable real-time analysis of capitated (e.g., 

orthopedic) P.O.s, ROI tracking and implant management. 

Breg, Inc. – #331 

2611 Commerce Way, Vista, CA 92081 

PH: (760) 599-3000 FX: (760) 599-3027 

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ntyson@breg.com 

www.breg.com 

Breg is a premium orthopedic, reconstructive, post-operative 

company with a solid commitment to customer driven innovation. 

Breg continually delivers world class solutions to address critical 

needs of our customers. 

Broadlane, Inc. – #1119 

13727 Noel Road, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX 75240 

PH: (866) 276-2356 FX: (972) 813-8682 

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solutions@broadlane.com 

www.broadlane.com 

Broadlane improves the financial and operating performance of 

healthcare providers through innovative services that combine best 

practice processes, advanced technology and economies of scale. 

BSNmedical – #418 

5825 Carnegie Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28209 

PH: (704) 731-1030 ● FX: (704) 551-7176 

stephanie.stewart@bsnmedical.com 

www.bsnmedical.com 

C.R. Bard, Inc. – #1327 

730 Central Avenue, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 

PH: (908) 277-8301 ● FX: (908) 277-8073 

carol.stone@crbard.com 

www.crbard.com 

C.R. Bard, Inc. is a worldwide leader in developing, manufacturing, 

and supplying products and services that have broad applications in 

urology, oncology, vascular, and surgical specialties. 

Caduceus Systems – #501 

12357 Riata Vista Circle, Suite A-110, Austin, TX 78727 

PH: (512) 346-4164 FX: (512) 346-7698 

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ed.lane@caduceussystems.com 

www.caduceussystems.com 

Advanced materials management software for contract management, 

requisitions, purchasing, receiving, inventory management, invoice 

matching, vendor and product management, automated 

replenishment surgery, and specialty clinical supply processes. 

Cardinal Health – #1003 

3750 Torrey View Court, San Diego, CA 92130 

PH: (858) 480-7988 FX: (858) 480-6179 

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jennifer.sipple@cardinal.com 

www.cardinalhealth.com 

Cardinal Health, the leading provider of products and services 

supporting the healthcare industry, is focused on offering solutions 

that increase operational efficiencies and lower costs. With Pyxis 

supply technologies products, Cardinal Health delivers 

comprehensive solutions that reduce harm and improve safety and 

workflow efficiency in hospitals. 

Censis Technologies, Inc. – #711 

117 Seaboard Lane, Suite F-205, Franklin, TN 37067 

PH: (615) 468-8009 FX: (615) 468-8003 

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creasonj@censis.net 

www.censis.net 

Censis Technologies, Inc. provides an affordable and scalable 

choice in instrument management solutions. From count sheets, to 

full trays, to individual instruments, choose what is best for your CS 

department. 

ChemDaq – #218 

135 Industry Dr., Pittsbugh, PA 15275 

PH: (412) 787-0202 FX: (412) 788-2526 

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lbrown@chemdaq.com 

www.chemdaq.com 

ChemDAQ designs toxic gas monitoring systems. Our mission is to 

protect personnel and critical processes from over-exposure to toxic 

gases with products that define the best-in-class in the industry. 

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Cintas Corporation – #826 

6800 Cintas Boulevard, Cincinnati, OH 45262 

PH: (513) 701-2234 ● FX: (513) 573-4232 

morine@cintas.com 

www.cintas.com 

More than uniforms, Cintas provides solutions for all your outsourcing 

needs including document management dust control, restroom and 

hygiene service, first aid and safety programs, and fire protection. 

Coalition for Healthcare eStandards (CHeS) – #509 

3300 Washtenaw Avenue, Suite 222, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 

PH: (734) 677-3300 ● FX: (734) 677-6622 

peggy@chestandards.org 

www.chestandards.org 

CHeS promotes the acceleration of industry-wide adoption of healthcare 

supply chain standards for improving supply chain efficiencies. 

CombineMed – #1236 

15 27th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 

PH: (412) 535-8200 FX: (412) 471-8787 

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lward@combinemed.com 

www.combinemed.com 

CombineMed extends traditional face-to-face negotiations through 

their on-line Advanced Sourcing Application Platform (ASAP) which 

allows suppliers and buyers to come together in a richer, more 

collaborative marketplace. 

Compression Therapy Concepts – #319 

35 James Way, Eatontown, NJ 07724 

PH: (800) 993-9013 FX: (732) 695-9442 

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mcrocker@ctcdvt.com 

www.ctcdvt.com 

Compression Therapy Concepts provides its brand name VasoPress 

system that consists of a pump and full range of compression 

garments for the prevention of DVT. 

Corporate Express – #221 

1 Environmental Way, Broomfield, CO 80021 

PH: (303) 664-3262 ● FX: (303) 664-3336 

rebecca.reichenbach@cexp.com 

www.corporateexpress.com 

Corporate Express product offerings include office and computer 

supplies, imaging and computer graphic supplies, document and print 

management, office furniture, facility supplies, and desktop software. 

Coverall Cleaning Concepts – #719 

5201 Congress Avenue, Suite 275, Boca Raton, FL 33487 

PH: (561) 922-2660 FX: (561) 922-2460 

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ira.altman@coverall.com 

www.coverall.com 

Coverall Healthcare Environmental Services is a revolutionary EVS 

contracting program launched in 2007. The program utilizes EPA 

registered hospital-grade disinfectant chemistry, microfiber, and flat 

mop technology. 

Covidien – #1127 

15 Hampshire Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 

PH: (508) 261-8000 FX: (508) 261-6077 

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debbie.mcdermott@covidien.com 

www.covidien.com 

Covidien, formerly Tyco Healthcare, is a global $10 billion 

manufacturer of leading medical devices and supplies, imaging 

products and pharmaceuticals. The portfolio of leading brands 

includes Autosuture, Kendall, Mallinckrodt, Nellcor, Puritan Bennett, 

Syneture and Valleylab. 

Crothall Clinical Equipment Services – #405 

955 Chesterbrook Blvd, Suite 300, Wayne, PA 19087 

PH: (800) 447-4476 

nhooper@crothall.com 

www.crothall.com 

Crothall Services Group has more than 1,400 clients, an 

unblemished joint commission inspection rating and offers solutions 

in five major areas: environmental services, laundry and linen 

services, patient transportation, facilities management, and clinical 

equipment services. 

Dane Technologies, Inc. – #528 

7105 Northland Terrace, Brooklyn Pk, MN 55428 

PH: (763) 544-7779 FX: (763) 544-4234 

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nikkih@danetechnologies.com 

www.danetechnologies.com 

Dane Technologies designs, develops, and manufactures innovative 

power assist solutions used throughout healthcare, industrial, and 

retail markets. 

Data Systems Company, Inc. – #519 

612 Johnnie Doddgs Blvd, Unit B-6, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 

PH: (843) 856-1025 FX: (843) 856-1024 

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sales@datasystemscompany.com 

www.datasystemscompany.com 

Data Systems provides data recording plastic card imprints to 

leading healthcare facilities. Our model 585 electric imprinter is 

recognized as best-in-class for this application. 

DataPros For Healthcare – #1136 

3001 West Bay Court Avenue, Tampa, FL 33611 

PH: (813) 514-4409 FX: (813) 514-4420 

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bsteinhardt@dphinc.com 

www.dphinc.com 

DataPros for Healthcare provides supply chain management tools 

through information solutions and consulting services, turning your 

data into an unmatched, powerful management tool. 

Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support 

(DMLSS) – #820 

5109 Leesburg Pike, Suite 908, Falls Church, VA 22041 

PH: (703) 575-2389 FX: (703) 575-9840 

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brian.lagas@tma.osd.mil 

DMLSS implements a suite of systems and applications standardizing 

medical logistics among the Army, Navy, and Air Force in peacetime 

while promoting wartime readiness and sustainability. 

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DeRoyal – #715 

200 DeBusk Lane, Powell, TN 37849 

PH: (888) 938-7828 FX: (865) 362-6280 

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sgettelfinger@deroyal.com 

www.deroyal.com 

DeRoyal is an international provider of over 25,000 innovative 

products. DeRoyal manufactures, markets, and sells surgical supplies, 

orthopedic goods, rehabilitation devices, and wound care products. 

Diamond Phoenix – #403 

PO Box 1608, Lewiston, ME 04241 

PH: (207) 784-1381 FX: (207) 786-0271 

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sspaulding@diamondphoenix.com 

www. diamondphoenix.com 

Diamond Phoenix is a full service material handling provider, offering 

system design and integration, advanced software solutions, and a 

full service suite of material handling technologies. 

Dornier MedTech – #1523 

1155 Roberts Blvd., Kennesaw, GA 30144 

PH: (770) 514-6167 FX: (770) 426-6115 

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info@dornier.com 

www.dornier.com 

Dornier MedTech develops, manufactures, markets, and services 

medical lasers, orthopedic shockwave devices, lithotrupters, and 

urotables worldwide. 

DOTmed.com, Inc. – #736 

29 Broadway Suite 2500, New York, NY 10006 

PH: (212) 742-1200 FX: (212) 742-1202 

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krowe@dotmed.com 

www.dotmed.com 

DOTmed.com is the world's leading, public marketplace for buying, 

selling, and auctioning medical equipment and parts online. All 

listings are posted by our users, for our users. 

DSI, Inc – #1226 

236 Calle Pintoresco, San Clemente, CA 92672 

PH: (949) 218-0100 FX: (949) 218-0101 

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pvlane@dsidirect.com 

www.dsidirect.com 

DSI is a manufacturer selling materials handling, storage, 

distribution and supply chain management products direct to the 

healthcare market. 

ECRI Institute – #1530 

5200 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 

PH: (610) 825-6000 FX: (610) 834-1275 

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info@ecri.org 

www.ecri.org 

ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit that researches the best 

approaches to improving patient care, provides services to assist in 

capital equipment and medical supply procurement. 

Ekahau Inc. – #1420 

1851 Alexander Bell Drive #150, Reston, VA 20191 

PH: (703) 860-2854 FX: (703) 860-2028 

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judson.vaughn@ekahau.com 

www.ekahau.com 

Ekahau RTLS (Real-Time Location System) automatically tracks assets 

and people via wi-fi networks. Control costs and improve asset 

management with Ekahau. 

Encompass Group, LLC – #408 

615 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253 

PH: (800) 284-4540 FX: (770) 957-8728 

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tom.sweatt@encompassgroup.net 

www.bgnorthamerica.net 

Encompass Group is one of the leading manufacturers and 

marketers of reusable textiles, professional apparel, therapeutic 

support surfaces, and disposable single use medical products. 

ENSERV – #1519 

6565 West Loop South, Suite 400, Bellaire, TX 77401 

PH: (713) 580-4000 FX: (713) 580-4005 

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sfields@medserve.com 

www.medserve.com 

ENSERV is the company for healthcare providers in meeting 

requirements for medical waste, sharps, hazardous waste, and RCRA 

expired pharma. 

ERGOtug, Division of NuStar, Inc. – #830 

1425 Stagecoach Road, Shakopee, MN 55379 

PH: (952) 445-8295 FX: (952) 445-0231 

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rick@ergotug.com 

www.ergotug.com 

ERGOtug strives to make healthcare employee's jobs safer and 

more productive by designing and manufacturing portable, 

power-assist, material handling, equipment movement, and 

patient transport products. 

Ethicon-Endo Surgery, Inc. – #301 

4545 Creek Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242 

PH: (513) 337-7000 FX: (513) 337-4764 

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awillis4@eesus.jnj.com 

www.ethiconendo.com 

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. develops and markets advanced medical 

devices for minimally invasive and open surgical procedures. 

Eyak Technology, LLC – # 427 

22980 Indian Creek Dr., Ste 400 , Dulles, VA 20166 

PH: (703) 481-0050 FX: (703) 481-0703 

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sam.franco@eyaktek.com 

www.eyaktek.com 

EZ Way, Inc. – #701 

P.O. Box 89, Clarinda, IA 51632 

PH: (800) 627-8940 FX: (712) 542-1899 

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tradeshow@ezlifts.com 

www.ezlifts.com 

EZ Way Inc. manufactures and distributes patient lifting equipment. 

Reduce injury costs freeing up funds for other capital outlays. 

FDSI Logistics – #1239 

28001 Dorothy Drive,3rd Floor, Agoura Hills, CA 91301 

PH: (818) 971-3300 FX: (818) 338-8025 

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denese@fdsi.com 

www.fdsi.com 

FDSI Logistics is a third party logistics company. Our turnkey solution 

reduces inbound supplier freight costs at no cost to healthcare 

systems and hospitals and provides numerous benefits. 

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Federation of American Hospitals – #1023 

1405 N. Pierce Street,Suite 311, Little Rock, AR 72207 

PH: (501) 661-9555 FX: (501) 663-4903 

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bmoneypenny@fah.org 

www.fah.org 

Federation of American Hospitals is the national representative of 

investor-owned and managed community hospitals and health systems. 

Ferris Manufacturing Corporation – #618 

16W300 83rd St, Burr Ridge, IL 60527 

PH: (630) 887-9797 FX: (630) 887-1008 

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carolk@ferrispolymem.com 

www.polymem.com 

Ferris Manufacturing Corporation produces PolyMem and Shapes 

by PolyMem wound dressings, available with and without silver. 

These dressings help relieve wound pain while continuously 

cleansing, filling, absorbing, and moistening wounds throughout the 

healing continuum. 

First Biomedical, Inc. – #627 

878 N. Jan-Mar Court, Olathe, KS 66061 

PH: (800) 658-5582 FX: (913) 764-5282 

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sales@firstbiomed.com 

www.firstbiomed.com 

First Biomedical, Inc. rents, leases, sells, buys, and repairs infusion 

pumps and other medical equipment. We warranty all our sales 

and repairs. 

FMC Technologies – #812 

400 Highpoint Drive, Chalfont, PA 18914 

PH: (215) 822-4300 FX: (215) 822-4553 

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sgv.sales@fmcti.com 

www.fmcsgvs.com 

FMC Technologies automated transport systems (ATS) provide safe, 

reliable, and cost effective movement of dietary, linens, surgical 

supplies, trash/waste, and other medical materials. 

Follett Corporation – #1432 

801 Church Lane, Easton, PA 18040 

PH: (800) 523-9361 FX: (610) 250-0696 

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marketing@follettice.com 

www.follettice.com 

Manufacturer of high-quality, space-saving, ice and water dispensers 

and medical grade under counter refrigerators and freezers. There 

are more than 35 models, including ADA compatible configurations 

to meet the space and capacity requirements of virtually any facility. 

Fujinon, Inc. – #1115 

10 High Point Drive, Wayne, NJ 07470 

PH: (973) 633-5600 FX: (973) 633-8818 

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g5info@fujinon.com 

www.fujinonendoscopy.com 

Fujinon Inc. caters to the needs of every type of endoscopy facility, 

from teaching hospitals to ASC's. Fujinon is dedicated to providing 

cutting-edge technology, improving productivity, and offering 

certified local service. 

Global Healthcare Exchange – #809 

11000 Westmoor Drive, Suite 400, Westminster, CO 80021 

PH: (720) 887-7168 FX: (720) 887-7099 

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sford@ghx.com 

www.ghx.com 

GHX supply chain services help hospitals and healthcare suppliers 

save time and reduce costs by automating business processes and 

allowing more business to take place electronically. 

Globus Relief – #1525 

1775 W. 1500 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84104 

PH: (801) 977-0444 FX: (801) 977-3999 

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info@globusrelief.org 

www.globusrelief.org 

Globus Relief brings hope and improved health to the world's poor 

by gathering, preparing for shipment, and distributing corporate 

surplus medical supplies and equipment. 

GS1 Healthcare US – #511 

1009 Lenox Dr, Ste 202, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 

PH: (609) 620-0200 FX: (609) 620-1200 

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gs1healthcareus@gs1us.org 

www.gs1us.org 

GS1 Healthcare US works with the U.S. healthcare industry to 

improve patient safety and supply chain efficiency through the 

adoption and implementation of GS1 standards -- the most widely 

used supply chain standards in the world. 

Guaranteed Returns – #1323 

100 Colin Drive, Holbrook, NY 11778 

PH: (800) 473-2138 FX: (631) 870-2188 

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rkasper@guaranteedreturns.com 

www.guaranteedreturns.com 

Guaranteed Returns is the leading pharmaceutical reverse distributor, 

efficiently handling our clients pharmaceutical returns while 

complying with our greener earth initiative policy. 

Guldmann Inc. – #730 

5525 Johns Rd., Suite 905, Tampa, FL 33634 

PH: (800) 664-8834 FX: (813) 880-9558 

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lb@guldmann.net 

www.guldmann.com 

We are setting the industry standard with quality patient ceiling 

mounted lifts, clinical training and service for safe patient handling 

for more than 27 years. 

H&H System Inc. – #1428 

5530 Aiken Road, McKees Rocks, PA 15136 

PH: (412) 788-4437 FX: (412) 788-4364 

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ddavies@hhsysteminc.com 

www.hhsysteminc.com 

Customized trays with clear, flexible, plastic dividers for all types of 

carts used in the hospital. Shelving organization is also available with 

plastic dividers for compact storage and inventory accuracy for 

medications. Other options include briefcases, tackle boxes, 

distribution carts, and storage racks. 

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HD Supply – #1513 

10641 Scripps Summit Court, San Diego, CA 92131 

PH: (800) 431-3000 FX: (800) 859-8889 

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melinda.jacobs@hdsupply.com 

www.hdsupplysolutions.com 

Save time and money with your single source for healthcare facility, 

maintenance, and housekeeping products. HD Supply facilities 

maintenance is the only stocking distributor of all three categories. 

Health Care Logistics – #926 

P.O. Box 25 - 450 Town St., Circleville, OH 43113-0025 

PH: (800) 848-1633 FX: (740) 474-9262 

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help@healthcarelogistics.com 

www.healthcarelogistics.com 

Health Care Logistics supplies more than 7,000 hard to find 

products to hospitals, pharmacies, and other healthcare providers. 

Healthcare Purchasing News – #1521 

7650 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 10, Sarasota, FL 34231 

PH: (941) 927-9345 FX: (941) 927-9588 

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krussell@hpnonline.com 

www.hpnonline.com 

Healthcare Purchasing News provides news, analyses, and product 

information to material managers, operating room managers, 

central service personnel, infection control practitioners, and others 

who make purchasing and supply-chain management decisions for 

hospitals and outpatient facilities. 

HealthLine Solutions, Inc. – #800 

625 Digital Drive, Suite 100, Plano, TX 75075 

PH: (972) 964-6700 FX: (972) 964-8900 

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jstiles@hlsolutions.com 

www.hlsolutions.com 

HealthLine’s Visual Cart Inventory Management System’s (“VisCIMS”) 

offers a suite of bar code based systems, including VisCIMS 

Handheld, TouchStation, wired or wireless environment, and 

CathLink, Cath Lab-based, Point-of-Need Systems. 

HealthTrust Purchasing Group – #531 

155 Franklin Road, Suite 400, Brentwood, TN 37027 

PH: (615) 344-3000 FX: (615) 344-3161 

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info@healthtrustpg.com 

www.healthtrustpg.com 

HealthTrust Purchasing Group is a group purchasing organization 

that supports over 850 acute care hospitals and 1200 ambulatory 

surgery centers, alternate care sites and physician practices. With an 

annual purchasing volume of more than $8 billion, HealthTrust is 

committed to obtaining the best price for clinically-recommended 

products and continuously improving its services to the patients, 

physicians and clinicians it serves. 

Heritage Bag Company – #1131 

1648 Diplomat Drive, Carrollton, TX 75006 

PH: (214) 432-3617 FX: (972) 247-3843 

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jdavis@heritage-bag.com 

www.heritage-bag.com 

Heritage manufactures customer focused plastic bag products in 

response to market demands. From linear low density and high 

density trash bags to low density food bags, we offer a full-range 

product line to meet all customer requirements. Flexible 

manufacturing coupled with our national presence allows us to 

adapt to our customer needs creating customer loyalty through 

quality and support. 

Hill-Rom – #1511 

1069 State Route 46 East, Batesville, IN 47006 

PH: (812) 931-2455 FX: (812) 934-8894 

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teri.nobbe@hill-rom.com 

www.hill-rom.com 

Hill-Rom provides sales, rental, services, and support to the patient 

room environment. From beds and furniture, to architectural 

headwalls and communication, Hill-Rom offers innovative solutions 

to healthcare challenges worldwide. 

HLS MedFreight – #713 

4079 Executive Parkway, Suite 300, Westerville, OH 43081 

PH: (614) 794-0792 ● FX: (614) 794-0960 

vjustice@hlsmedfreight.com 

www.hlsmedfreight.com 

HLS MedFreight is an inbound/outbound freight management 

company dedicated to giving the healthcare facility control over their 

freight spend, saving 35% – 40% over current freight costs. 

Honeywell, formerly Hand Held Products – #610 

700 Visions Drive, Skaneateles Falls, NY 13153 

PH: (800) 782-4263 FX: (315) 685-0049 

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napresales@handheld.com 

honeywell.com/aidc 

Honeywell Imaging and Mobility is a leading manufacturer of 

reliable, high-performance data collection and communication 

solutions including mobile computers and handheld scanners 

designed specifically for mobile, in-premise, and transaction 

processing applications. 

Hospital Inventories Specialists – #530 

3615 W. Waters Ave., Tampa, FL 33614 

PH: (800) 284-7690 FX: (813) 931-0590 

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stoddard@hisi.com 

www.hisi.com 

Hospital Inventories Specialists is a national inventory service 

company. We are a cost effective alternative to using hospital staff 

to count medical and surgical supplies, pharmaceuticals, capital 

assets, surgical instruments, and more. 

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Hospital Systems, Inc. – #721 

750 Garcia Avenue, Pittsburg, CA 94515 

PH: (925) 427-7800 FX: (925) 427-0800 

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kcampbell@hospitalsystems.com 

www.hospitalsystems.com 

Hospital Systems has been a leader in the development, design, and 

manufacture of patient care headualls, consoles, bed head units, 

neonatal care systems, and many of the accessories that go with them. 

Hot Dog – # 305 

6581 City West Parkway, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 

PH: (952) 465-3500 FX: (952) 465-3501 

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sschaefer@augbiomed.com 

www.hotdogwarming.com 

The Hot Dog ® [air-free] patient warming system is a quiet, safe, and 

contamination-free alternative to other warming modalities. 

Huntleigh Healthcare – #1002 

40 Christopher Way, Eatontown, NJ 07724 

PH: (800) 223-1218 FX: (732) 676-7907 

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ellenk@huntleighhealth.com 

www.huntleigh-healthcare.com 

Huntleigh Healthcare offers the Flowtron ® Excel and Flowtron ® 

Universal, which perform compression therapy from a single pump 

providing a non-invasive and safe means of preventing Deep Vein 

Thrombosis (DVT). 

IBSS, Inc. – #1338 

1601 Shop Road, Colombia, SC 29206 

PH: (803) 736-5595 FX: (803) 736-5639 

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ldunston@ibss.net 

www.ibss.net 

IBSS provides SynTrack for Healthcare which uses Radio Frequency 

Identification (RFID) technology to efficiently track and manage 

hospital staff, patients, and equipment. SynTrack lets healthcare 

organizations benefit from improved asset management, which helps 

to reduce costs and improve patient care. SynTrack uses a variety of 

RFID tags or barcodes to track the location of assets, personnel, and 

patients in real time throughout your facilities. 

ICU Medical, Inc. – #318 

951 Calle Amanecer, San Clemente, CA 92673 

PH: (800) 824-7890 FX: (949) 366-8368 

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jscialpi@icumed.com 

www.icumed.com 

ICU Medical is a worldwide leader in proprietary disposable medical 

products for vascular therapies. 

InnerSpace Corp. – #1126 

P.O. Box 2186, Grand Rapids, MI 49501-2186 

PH: (800) 467-7224 FX: (616) 224-2829 

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sbennett@innerspacecorp.com 

www.innerspacecorp.com 

InnerSpace’s newest product offering System 100 seamlessly 

secures, tracks, and accounts for your high-dollar clinical supplies 

through the use of RFID technology and biometric controls. 

Instrument Specialists, Inc. – #413 

32390 IH-10 West, Boerne, TX 78006 

PH: (800) 537-1945 FX: (830) 249-9433 

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lisa@isisurgery.com 

www.isisurgery.com 

ISI offers extremity tables, hand immobilizers, traction systems, 

surgical instrument cleaners, as well as endoscopic repair services. 

Integra Jarit – #1214 

311 Enterprise Drive, Plainsboro, NJ 08536 

PH: (609) 275-0500 FX: (609) 799-3297 

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jtrout@integra-ls.com 

www.integra-ls.com 

Integra Life Sciences JARIT Instruments offers comprehensive lines of 

high quality, reusable, innovative surgical instruments. JARIT is a leader 

in laparoscopic surgical instruments and general instrumentation. 

Integrated Medical Systems, Inc. – #1114 

1823 27th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35209 

PH: (205) 414-3478 FX: (205) 414-2788 

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sharrierobinson@imsready.com 

www.imsready.com 

IMS, the instrument ready company, addressed the readiness and flow 

of surgical instruments from the central sterile department through the 

operation room suite, helping to build a bridge between the two. 

International Vending Management, Inc – #322 

9901 East 30th Street , Indianapolis, IN 46229 

PH: (317) 899-6787 FX: (317) 899-6785 

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boverman@internationalvending.com 

www.internationalvending.com 

We enhance and manage vending operations on a contingency 

basis, with a nationwide and Canadian scope. 

Interpreters Unlimited – #337 

11305 Rancho Bernardo Rd #101, San Diego, CA 92127 

PH: (858) 376-0128 FX: (800) 726-9822 

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info@iugroup.com 

www.interpretersunlimited.com 

Established in 1970, Interpreters Unlimited offers in-person and 

telephone interpretation, as well as document translation in over 

130 languages. 

IRSG – #609 

12230 NE Woodinville, Suite A, Woodinville, WA 98072 

PH: (425) 398-1875 FX: (425) 398-1675 

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cheryl@irsg.com 

www.irsg.com 

IRSG manufactures and distributes ergonomically correct productivity 

tables and cart movers, as well as quality wire and solid stainless steel 

carts, wire shelving, and high-density storage systems. We focus on 

reducing capital equipment expenses while retaining the highest 

quality and providing top value along with excellent customer service. 

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IV Technologies, Inc. – #327 

21088 Trappe Rd, Upperville, VA 20184 

PH: (540) 592-3880 FX: (540) 592-3683 

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lessandlin@sbcglobal.net 

www.ivtechnologies.com 

Specializing in IV pumps and their replacement parts. We also offer 

free trade-in appraisals, and buy your old IV pumps. 

KCI – #1413 

8023 Vantage Drive, San Antonio, TX 78230 

PH: (888) 275-4524 FX: (210) 255-6319 

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info@kci1.com 

www.kci1.com 

KCI offers over 40 healing systems and therapy options that provide 

risk and disease management solutions for wound, pulmonary, 

bariatric, vascular, and diabetic patients. 

Kimberly-Clark Corporation – #1000 

1400 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA 30076 

PH: (678) 352-6201 ● FX: (678) 352-6985 

maxine.rosen@kcc.com 

www.kchealthcare.com 

Around the world, medical professionals turn to Kimberly-Clark for a 

wide portfolio of solutions that improve the health, hygiene and wellbeing 

of their patients and staff. As part of their healing mission, 

caregivers rely on Kimberly-Clark to deliver clinical solutions and 

educational resources that they can depend on to prevent, diagnose, 

and manage a wide variety of healthcare-associated infections. 

Lawson – #919 

380 St Peter Street, St. Paul, MN 55102 

PH: (651) 767-7000 FX: (651) 767-4920 

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infous@us.lawson.com 

www.lawson.com 

Lawson serves over 500 healthcare organizations representing over 

4,500 facilities nationwide. Our solutions improve healthcare 

delivery with optimized supply chain management. 

Logi D Inc. – #222 

5559 des Rossignols Blvd., Laval, Quebec H7L5W6 Canada 

PH: (450) 628-8800 FX: (450) 688-3288 

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Sonya.Rousseau@logid.ca 

www.logid.ca 

Our company was created to offer healthcare facilities logistics 

solutions based on leading international practices. We distribute and 

integrate unique solutions from around the world that add 

considerable value to our clients’ logistics processes. 

LogiQuip – #637 

P.O. Box 278, Galesburg, MI 49053 

PH: (800) 665-3760 FX: (888) 965-3984 

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customerservice@logiquip.net 

www.logiquip.com 

LogiQuip, the single source for wire storage and carts, stainless case 

carts, sinks, warmers and cabinets, crash carts, and close, modular, 

task specific specialty storage. 

Management Health Solutions, Inc. – #1529 

1217 Montauk Highway, Oakdale, NY 11769 

PH: (631) 256-6338 FX: (631) 256-6400 

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lberg@mhsinc.com 

www.mhsinc.com 

Management Health Solutions is the leading provider of inventory 

measurement and supply chain management solutions. Our services 

"close the loop" in healthcare by linking what is in inventory with what 

is tracked by the purchasing system. 

Market Access Partners – #1026 

3236 Meadowview Road, Evergreen, CO 80439 

PH: (303) 526-1900 FX: (303) 526-7920 

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marketaxcs@aol.com 

www.marketaccesspartners.com 

Market Access Partners provides market research consulting 

to the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. We offer 

a management-oriented approach to product development 

and marketing. 

Masimo Corporation – #1133 

40 Parker, Irvine, CA 92618 

PH: (949) 297-7928 ● FX: (949) 297-7399 

cmahr@masimo.com 

www.masimo.com 

Masimo develops innovative monitoring technologies that 

significantly improve patient care. More than 100 independent 

clinical studies demonstrate the superior performance of Masimo SET 

read-through motion and low perfusion pulse oximetry. 

Masterplan, Inc. – #814 

21540 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, CA 91340 

PH: (818) 773-2647 FX: (818) 341-9895 

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mguzman@masterplan-inc.com 

www.masterplan-inc.com 

Masterplan's services and programs provide significant cost 

reduction while delivering quality service for healthcare providers 

with the need to reduce operational costs. Unlike OEMs, Masterplan 

provides an objective analysis of your needs, resulting in lower 

equipment ownership costs. 

Materials Management in Health Care – #1015 

One N. Franklin, 28th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606 

PH: (312) 893-6803 FX: (312) 422-4600 

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kbrown@healthforum.com 

www.matmanmag.com 

Materials Management in Health Care is an American Hospital 

Association publication. It is the leading management magazine for 

supply chain and materials management, central services, operating 

room, and infection control professionals. 

McAuley Medical, Inc. – #600 

27 Industrial Park Drive Unit 6, Concord, NH 03301-8523 

PH: (603) 227-7287 FX: (603) 227-7286 

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john@mcauleymedical.com 

www.mcauleymedical.com 

McAuley Medical, Inc. specializes in safe patient handling solutions 

that reduce caregiver injury while keeping the patient safe and 

comfortable. We offer a full range of lateral transfer technologies. 

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McKesson – #801 

500 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066 

PH: (800) 594-9145 ● FX: (724) 741-6952 

kathleen.theiss@mckesson.com 

www.mckesson.com 

With McKesson’s surgery and supply chain solutions you can streamline 

processes, optimize inventory, and improve charge capture. And with 

the addition of Rosebud Solutions, McKesson provides solutions to 

track and manage instruments, trays, scopes and tissue implants for 

surgical services, as well as medical carts and mobile equipment. 

MedAssets – #1209 

100 North Point Center East, Suite 200, Alpharetta, GA 30022 

PH: (800) 950-4722 ● FX: (678) 323-2501 

info@medassets.com 

www.medassets.com 

MedAssets partners with providers to improve their financial strength 

by implementing integrated spend management and revenue cycle 

solutions that improve margins and cash flow. 

Med-E-Quip – #903 

11748 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63122 

PH: (314) 994-9820 FX: (314) 994-0185 

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pmp@meql.com 

www.meql.com 

MEQL purchases and sells pre-owned medical equipment to and from 

hospitals and their dealers. We have a large inventory of IV pumps, 

ventilators, vitals signs monitors, SCD's, and replacement parts. 

Medical Action Industries – #1340 

800 Prime Place, Hauppauge, NY 11788 

PH: (631) 231-4600 FX: (631) 231-4634 

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danielle.moreno@medical-action.com 

www.medical-action.com 

Medical Action Industries supplies healthcare providers with a broad 

array of high quality, category-leading disposable medical products. 

Medical Design Systems – #532 

10035 Lakeview Avenue , Lenexa, KS 66219 

PH: (913) 438.8835 (913) 438-2275 

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plist@masscabinets.com 

www.masscabinets.com 

Medical Design Systems manufactures MASS Storage Systems – 

products that can be found in healthcare institutions both large and 

small all over the world. As a leading innovator in its field, MDS 

constantly reinvents designs in order to provide clinicians with the 

most efficient storage units on the market. 

Mediclick, Inc. – #1019 

3200 Atlantic Avenue, Ste 200, Raleigh, NC 27604 

PH: (919) 790-4465 FX: (919) 850-9607 

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Christine.Mefferd@mediclick.com 

www.mediclick.com 

Why work with a jack of all trades when you can work with a master 

of yours? MediClick provides materials management and financial 

software designed exclusively for hospitals. 

Mediserve, Inc. – #320 

9655 South 20th Street, Oak Creek, WI 53154 

PH: (414) 281-9880 ● FX: (414) 216-1050 

mschlicht@su-group.com 

www.su-group.com 

As the premier provider of equipment maintenance management 

services for hospitals, Mediservce provides the tools and information 

to effectively manage equipment with a significant cost savings. 

Medline Industries, Inc. – #1319 

One Medline Place, Mundelein, IL 60060 

PH: (847) 949-2653 ● FX: (847) 949-2497 

kkrieghbaum@medline.com 

www.medline.com 

Medline Industries, Inc. is the largest privately held manufacturer 

and distributor in the healthcare industry with sales in excess of 

$3 billion annually. 

Medtrica – #602 

14017 Ocean Gate Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250 

PH: (877) 703-1079 FX: (310) 263-9098 

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sales@medtrica.com 

www.medtrica.com 

Medtrica manufactures the finest quality standard and custom sized 

durable and disposable medical products for everyday healthcare 

needs. For both direct and OEM private label use, the durable 

products manufactured include O.R. table pads, and stretcher mat. 

MEGADYNE Medical Products, Inc. – #1414 

11506 South State Street, Draper, UT 84020 

PH: (801) 576-9669 ● FX: (801) 576-9698 

tdehart@megadyne.com 

www.megadyne.com 

MEGADYNE first introduced the market leading E-Z clean non-stick 

electrodes, then revolutionized patient return electrodes with the 

reusable MEGA 2000 soft. 

Mobile Instrument Service & Repair – #309 

333 Water Avenue, Bellefontaine, OH 43311 

PH: (800) 722-3675 FX: (937) 592-7004 

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beverly.young@mobileinstrument.com 

www.mobileinstrument.com 

Mobile Instrument provides nationwide on-location instrument repair 

and sharpening and is a complete source for surgical equipment 

repair including flexible and rigid scopes, power equipment, video 

equipment, endo/lap instruments, and more. 

Molnlycke Health Care – #433 

5550 Peachtree Pkwy, Suite 500 , Norcross, GA 30092 

PH: (678) 250-7943 (678) 250-7985 

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sandra.bryant@molnlycke.com 

www.molnlycke.com 

Molnlycke Health Care offers Biogel Skinsense non-latex surgical 

gloves, and Hibiclens and Hibistat skin antiseptics to meet the 

changing needs of healthcare practitioners. 

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Monarch Robe & Towel – #620 

737 Cortland St, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 

PH: (732) 442-0442 FX: (732) 442-0419 

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ashley@monarchrobe.com 

www.monarchrobe.com 

Monarch Robe & Towel has been providing robes, towels, and 

slippers specifically designed for industrial laundry conditions for 

over 25 years. 

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation – #837 

125 May Street, Edison, NJ 08837 

PH: (800) 433-6576 ● FX: (732) 661-2298 

info@mtf.org 

www.mtf.org 

The Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, the allograft leader, is a 

full-service tissue organization dedicated to providing quality tissue 

through a commitment to excellence in education, research recovery 

and care for recipients, donors and their families. 

National City Healthcare Finance – #932 

995 Dalton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203 

PH: (877) 265-3912 FX: (513) 763-3658 

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David.Sook@nationalcity.com 

www.nc-4healthcare.com 

National City Healthcare Finance is a vendor independent 

equipment finance specialist providing lease and loan structures 

specifically designed to meet the needs of healthcare providers. 

National Medical Logistics – #1336 

12213 Walborough Lane, Glen Allen, VA 23059 

PH: (804) 360-2173 FX: (804) 360-7423 

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tom.s@natmedlog.com 

www.natmedlog.com 

We offer supply chain consulting, outsourced warehousing, selfdistribution 

center design, start up and implementation, ERP and 

WMS requirements development and overall project management. 

Nev's Ink, Inc. – #1240 

2500 W. Sunset Drive, Waukesha, WI 53189 

PH: (262) 548-0345 FX: (262) 548-0655 

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nevsink@nevsink.com 

www.nevsink.com 

Nev's Ink, Inc. manufactures pressure sensitive labels and tables for 

the healthcare industry. 

Noblis – #737 

3150 Fairview Park Drive South, Falls Church, VA 22042 

PH: (703) 610-2490 FX: (703) 610-2453 

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ann.magee@noblis.org 

www.rasmas.noblis.org 

The Noblis 'Recall and Safety Management Alert Service' (RASMAS) 

provides comprehensive web-based notification, distribution, and 

management of product alerts for healthcare organizations. 

Novatek Medical – #833 

1609 W. Wernsing Ave, Effingham, IL 62401 

PH: (888) 756-3047 FX: (217) 347-1033 

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sales@novatekmedical.com 

www.novatekmedical.com 

Novatek Medical specializes in the rental, sales, and service of 

medical equipment. We take pride in supplying quality products at 

Office Depot, Inc. – #731 

2200 Old Germantown Road, Delray Beach, FL 33445 

PH: (561) 438-0621 FX: (561) 438-6001 

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laura.simon@officedepot.com 

www.officedepot.com/bsd 

The Business Solutions Division of Office Depot provides solutions to 

help businesses meet their needs for everyday office essentials, 

technology, exclusive brands, coffee and breakroom, furniture, 

design, as well as environmental and diversity requirements. 

OfficeMax – #1431 

263 Shuman Blvd, Naperville, IL 60563 

PH: (913) 745-5274 FX: (913) 667-5392 

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nancyhead@officemax.com 

www.officemax.com 

OfficeMax is a leader in both business-to-business office product 

solutions and retail office products. Providing office supplies, paper, 

technology products and furniture. 

Olympus America – #1411 

3500 Corporate Parkway, Center Valley, PA 18104 

PH: (484) 896-5000 FX: (484) 896-7153 

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stephanie.fabrizio@olympus.com 

www.olympusamerica.com 

Olympus America is a precision technology leader dedicated to 

providing knowledge and solutions that enable professionals to 

achieve excellent clinical and financial outcomes. 

OMG, LLC – Outsource Management Group – #303 

PO Box 37389, Louisville, KY 40233 

PH: (502) 583-1664 FX: (502) 515-7670 

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deronj@omgservices.com 

www.omgservices.com 

OMG is a facilities management company specializing in the 

management of mailroom, copy center, document imaging, 

switchboard, receiving, courier, and fleet management. 

Omnicell – #1309 

1201 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043 

PH: (800) 850-6664 FX: (650) 251-6266 

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info@omnicell.com 

www.omnicell.com 

Omnicell provides solutions that enhance the effectiveness of the 

medication-use process and the medical-surgical supply chain, 

improving patient care and ultimately clinical and financial outcomes. 

On & Qor – #510 

1195 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017 

PH: (412) 257-3000 FX: (412) 257-3001 

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info@onqor.com 

www.onqor.com 

On+Qor's solutions include asset management technology, protective 

apparel, and much more. Our A*STAR asset tracking software places 

valuable information about your assets at your fingertips. With its 

intuitive user interface and powerful reporting capabilities, you know 

exactly what you have, where it is, and who has it. 

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Osteotech, Inc. – #219 

51 James Way, Eatontown, NJ 07724 

PH: (732) 542-2800 FX: (732) 578-6688 

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auerbach@osteotech.com 

www.osteotech.com 

Osteotech, global leader in Osteo-biologics, focuses on spinal, 

trauma, and total joint revision by providing innovative regeneration 

technologies such as Grafton DBM, Xpanse, and Plexur biocomposites. 

Owens & Minor – #1419 

9120 Lockwood Boulevard, Mechanicsville, VA 23116 

PH: (804) 723-7851 FX: (804) 723-7124 

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kathy.scott@owens-minor.com 

www.owens-minor.com 

Owens & Minor is a healthcare supply chain management company 

and the leading distributor of national name brand medical and 

surgical supplies. 

PAR Excellence Systems Inc. – #1219 

11500 Northlake Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45255 

PH: (800) 888-7279 FX: (513) 936-9206 

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dfelger@parexcellencesystems.com 

www.parexcellencesystems.com 

PAR Excellence Systems provides a complete, easy-to-use suite of 

products that utiilizes iButton or barcode technology to automate a 

hospital's supply chain. These solutions provide affordable, point-ofuse 

options within the healthcare environment. 

PHG Technologies – #1342 

5203 Maryland Way, Suite 200, Brentwood, TN 37027 

PH: (615) 369-2237 FX: (615) 370-8613 

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kacia.kitley@phgt.net 

www.easyasphg.com 

EasyID is a patient ID and electronic document solution. EasyID 

employs state-of-the-art technologies including barcodes, electronic 

signature and photo capture. EasyID can automatically rout patient 

documents via printer, fax, or email. EasyID provides print-ondemand, 

document management capabilities through a browserbased 

interface. 

PHS West, Inc. – #422 

11283 River Road NE P.O. Box 246, Hanover, MN 55341 

PH: (888) 639-5438 FX: (763) 498-8128 

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info@phswest.com 

www.phswest.com 

PHS West, Inc. manufactures the Ergo-Express line of motorized carts 

and tugs. Our unparalleled sales support and customer service 

guarantees you piece of mind before and after the sale. 

Praxair Healthcare Services – #827 

39 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury, CT 06810 

PH: (800) praxair FX: (800) 722-9985 

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info@praxair.com 

www.praxair.com 

High grade medical gases. Our grab 'n go vantage advanced 

respiratory system is a fast, easy way to dispense portable oxygen. 

Precept Medical Products – #1510 

370 Airport Road, Arden, NC 28704 

PH: (800) 851-4431 FX: (828) 687-1922 

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vcareccia@preceptmed.com 

www.preceptmed.com 

Precept manufactures a complete line of protective apparel 

consisting of face masks, protective gowns, scrubs, headwear, shoe 

and boot covers, warm-up jackets, labcoats, and coveralls. 

PreCheck, Inc. – #720 

1283 North Post Oak Road, Houston, TX 77055 

PH: (800) 999-9861 FX: (800) 207-2778 

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info@precheck.com 

www.precheck.com 

VendorCheck, a vendor credentialing and compliance network ensures 

patient safety, facility security, and confidence in supply chain integrity 

for healthcare organizations, and is powered by PreCheck, Inc. 

Premier, Inc. – #909 

2320 Cascade Pointe Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28208 

PH: (704) 733-5605 FX: (704) 357-5605 

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lauren_solis@premierinc.com 

www.premierinc.com 

Serving 1,700 U.S. hospitals and more than 49,000 other 

healthcare sites, the Premier healthcare alliance and its members are 

transforming healthcare together. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals, 

Premier operates one of the leading healthcare purchasing networks 

and the nation's most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical 

and financial information. 

Print Media, Inc. – #629 

9002 NW 105th Way, Miami, FL 33178 

PH: (305) 884-0700 FX: (305) 884-0702 

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info@printmedia-inc.com 

www.printmedia-inc.com 

Print Media is your single-source partner for medical recording, 

imaging, and barcode identification products (chartpaper, ultrasound 

media, labels, patient wristbands). 

Priority One – #321 

204 N. Front Steet, Roanoke, TX 76262 

PH: (817) 919-3647 FX: (817) 491-4908 

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priorityone3911@sbcglobal.net 

www.p1repairs.com 

We specialize in flexible and rigid scope repair, battery and pneumatic 

equipment repair, camera repair, and surgical instrument repairs. 

Procter & Gamble Company – #1418 

1 Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, OH 45201 

PH: (800) 534-3331 

www.pg.com 

Procter & Gamble, makers of a wide range of healthcare products, 

offers the following products to hospitals: Pampers ® infant diapers, 

Pampers disposable Baby Wipes ® , Pampers Bibsters ® (disposable 

bibs), Always ® feminine care products, Thermacare ® heat wraps 

and pharmaceuticals. 

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Professional Disposables, International, Inc. – #1232 

2 Nice-Pak Park, Orangeburg, NY 10962 

PH: (845) 365-1700 FX: (845) 365-1729 

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info@pdipdi.com 

www.pdipdi.com 

PDI serves the healthcare market with trusted brands including sanicloth, 

sani-dex, sani-hands for kids, hygea, and chlorascrub. 

Professional Hospital Supply – #1426 

41980 Winchester Road, Temecula, CA 92590 

PH: (951) 296-2600 FX: (951) 296-2626 

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hrowland@phsyes.com 

www.phsyes.com 

PHS is the leading independent regional medical and surgical 

distribution provider on the west coast and a provider of custom 

packs and integrated delivery systems on a nationwide basis. 

Propper Manufacturing Co., Inc. – #831 

36-04 Skillman Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101 

PH: (718) 392-6650 FX: (718) 482-8909 

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dchong@proppermfg.com 

www.proppermfg.com 

Propper Manufacturing Company, Inc. manufacturers 

sterilization/infection control products, medical/surgical supplies, 

laboratory and diagnostic instruments. 

Provista – #709 

125 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, TX 75062 

PH: (972) 910-6617 ● FX: (972) 910-6601 

lschrop@provistaco.com 

www.provistaco.com 

Provista’s group purchasing and business solutions have proven 

successful in meeting the needs of healthcare facilities nationwide. 

Through Novation, Provista’s contracting services company, Provista 

provides over $33 billion in annual purchasing power. 

Purchase Commander – #426 

8845 Red Oak Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28217 

PH: (866) 787-9992 FX: (866) 864-5730 

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kbroome@purchasecommander.com 

www.purchasecommander.com 

Purchase Commander is a web-based purchasing management 

system for physician practices. Now operational in over 700 facilities 

nationwide, this sytem has resulted in 10%-23% savings for clients. 

RecoverCare – #521 

Five Radnor Corporate Center, 100 Matsonford Rd Suite 500, 

Radnor, PA 19087 

PH: (813) 352-9767 ● FX: (501) 621-8060 

mnieves@recovercare.com 

www.recovercare.com 

RecoverCare is a national provider of specialty beds and mattresses, 

bariatric equipment, safe patient handling equipment and clinical 

support to the long term care, home care and acute care market. 

We provide this equipment for rental, lease, or purchase. 

Remedy, Inc. – #1030 

P.O. Box 208051, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06520-8051 

PH: (203) 737-5356 FX: (203) 785-6750 

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remedy2@yale.edu 

www.remedyinc.org 

Remedy Inc.'s mission is to teach and promote the nationwide 

practice of the recovery of opened or exposed, but unused medical 

supplies for the purpose of international medical relief while 

reducing medical waste from U.S. hospitals. 

Repertoire/The MAX – #1531 

5445 Triangle Parkway, Suite 170, Norcross, GA 30092 

PH: (770) 263-5252 FX: (770) 416-7722 

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tmiddleton@mdsi.org 

www.mdsi.org 

Medical Distribution Solutions, Inc. (MDSI) is a leading publishing 

and content company providing information, communication, and 

educational services to providers, manufacturers, and distributors 

involved in the business of healthcare. Our products include 

Repertoire, Journal of Healthcare Contracting, The MAX, and 

Education Online. 

REPtrax – #401 

708 Valley Ridge Circle, Lewisville, TX 75057 

PH: (214) 222-3332 FX: (214) 222-3339 

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petersheehan@reptrax.com 

www.reptrax.com 

REPtrax is the emerging national standard in healthcare vendor 

credentialing. REPtrax is no charge to the hospital while providing a 

national, universal membership to the vendor. REPtrax is unique in 

that not all vendors must pay to be a part the platform, so REPtrax is 

considered to be the platform with lowest overall cost to healthcare. 

RF Technologies – #722 

3125 N. 126th Street, Brookfield, WI 53005 

PH: (800) 669-9946 ● FX: (262) 790-1784 

kvick@rft.com 

www.rft.com 

PinPoint is a wi-fi based real time locating system (RTLS) that locates, 

tracks, and secures movable assets. PinPoint's access control 

technology provides added security. 

Rosebud Solutions – now McKesson – #1227 

350 S. Main Street, Suite 220, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 

PH: (888) 980-8255 FX: (734) 996-2069 

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info@rosebudsolutions.com 

www.mckesson.com/erp 

With McKesson’s surgery and supply chain solutions you can streamline 

processes, optimize inventory, and improve charge capture. And with 

the addition of Rosebud Solutions, McKesson provides solutions to 

track and manage instruments, trays, scopes and tissue implants for 

surgical services, as well as medical carts and mobile equipment. 

RPI Consultants – #332 

2400 Boston St., Suite 407, Baltimore, MD 21224 

PH: (410) 276-6090 FX: (800) 375-6872 

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gpollard@rpic.com 

www.rpic.com 

RPI Consultants (RPI) is a Baltimore-based consulting firm that 

specializes in Procure-to-Pay optimization services. We leverage 

software and best practices to help companies maximize the 

efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness of the processes by which they 

procure and pay for goods, while minimizing the costs associated 

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RR Donnelley – #515 

5343 Joshual Ct, Gurnee, IL 60031 

PH: (847) 623-3037 FX: (413) 778-7324 

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tom.wozniak.@rrd.com 

www.rrd.com 

RR Donnelley provides a complete range of print and print related 

products and services covering clinical documentation, 

administrative forms, and community communications through 

forms, label, direct mail, and commercial print. 

The Ruhof Corporation – #1409 

393 Sagamore Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501 

PH: (516) 294-5888 FX: (516) 248-6456 

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ruhof@ruhof.com 

www.ruhof.com 

Ruhof is an innovator and leading manufacturer world renowned 

for offering reliable solutions and individualized service to help 

you meet and exceed your decontamination and materials 

management challenges. 

S&W Healthcare Corp. – #901 

15251 Flight Path Drive, Brooksville, FL 34604 

PH: (352) 799-7477 FX: (352) 799-7637 

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dcooper@swhealthcare.com 

www.swhealthcare.com 

S&W Healthcare is the fourth largest ECG electrode manufacturer in 

the world, and one of the largest ESU grounding plates, defibrillator 

pads and recording chart paper manufacturers in the world. 

Sage Products – #718 

3909 Three Oaks Road, Cary, IL 60013 

PH: (815) 455-4700 FX: (815) 455-2263 

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nstricker@sageproducts.com 

www.sageproducts.com 

Sage Products is the interventional patient hygiene company. We focus 

on measurable outcomes through products, process, and education. 

Sandel Medical Industries – #1033 

19736 Dearborn St., Chatsworth, CA 91311 

PH: (818) 534-2500 FX: (818) 534-2510 

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rmooney@sandelmedical.com 

www.sandelmedical.com 

Just say no to lifts, cuts, slips, trips and back pain. Sandel Medical 

Industries prevents sharps injuries, ergonomic solutions, and sterile 

medication labeling system products. 

Scanlan International, Inc. – #822 

One Scanlan Plaza, St Paul, MN 55107 

PH: (651) 298-0997 FX: (651) 298-0018 

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info@scanlangroup.com 

www.scanlaninternational.com 

The highest quality surgical products designed and manufactured 

by the Scanlan family since 1921 are Surg-I-Band color coding, 

Tip-Guard instrument protectors, sterilization trays, full-service 

instrument repair/modification. 

SciQuest, Inc. – #733 

6501 Weston Parkway, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27513 

PH: (919) 659-2165 FX: (919) 659-6165 

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aturner@sciquest.com 

www.sciquest.com 

SciQuest is the global leader empowering academic and researchcentric 

organizations to realize the potential of strategic procurement, 

drive bottom-line results, and advance their critical missions. 

scrubEx, a product of IPA – #619 

2775 Premiere Parkway, Suite 100, Duluth, GA 30097 

PH: (888) 200-4797 FX: (770) 814-9699 

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pbrown@thinkipa.com 

www.thinkipa.com 

IPA's automated linen distribution systems ScrubEx and alEx are 

healthcare's only patented technology for distribution of scrub suits 

and linen in the hospital environment. 

Sigma Management Group – #631 

2833 Executive Park Drive, Suite 100, Weston, FL 33331 

PH: (888) 362-5695 FX: (954) 337-0377 

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darren_brittain@sigmamg.com 

www.sigmamg.com 

We are a purchasing and accounts payable contingency based 

recovery auditing firm, providing full scope audits of contract 

compliance, pricing, freight, rebates, duplicate payments, duplicate 

billings, and taxes. 

Sizewise – #1237 

1600 Genessee Street, Suite 950, Kansas City, MO 64102 

PH: (800) 814-9389 FX: (816) 474-3282 

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losterhaus@sizewise.net 

www.sizewise.net 

Sizewise Rentals, LLC is dedicated to providing quality bariatric 

medical equipment and pressure-relief mattresses that exceed the 

clinical and safety needs of patients and caregivers. Our clinical 

education programs and publications help drive informed decisions 

to improve patient care outcomes. 

Skytron – #526 

5085 Corporate Exchange Boulevard, Grand Rapids, MI 49512 

PH: (616) 656-2900 FX: (616) 656-2906 

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sales@skytron.us 

www.skytron.us 

Skytron provides leadership in medical equipment solutions 

throughout North America incorporating surgical lights, booms, 

tables, accessories, communications, and integration, patented RFID 

asset management, washer-disinfectors, and stainless products. 

Sodexho Health Care Services – #705 

1850 Parkway Place, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30067 

PH: (678) 324-2885 FX: (678) 290-6943 

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healthcare@sodexhousa.com 

www.sodexhousa.com 

Sodexho Health Care Services is the leading provider of professional 

management services, including laundry, environmental services, 

food and nutrition services, engineering, asset management, clinical 

technology management, and transport services. 

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Soule Medical – #1138 

4322 Pet Lane, Lutz, FL 33559 

PH: (813) 907-6000 ● FX: (813) 907-6092 

scott.flatt@soulecompany.com 

www.soulecompany.com 

Soule Medical is committed to providing positioning products to the 

surgery anesthesia community. Our company prides itself on being 

reliable, flexible, innovative, and most importantly, savings-driven. 

Certified woman-owned manufacturer, small business. 

Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. – #1514 

4575 Hudson Drive, Stow, OH 44224 

PH: (330) 686-4550 FX: (330) 686-4555 

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mattr@spectrumsurgical.com 

www.spectrumsurgical.com 

Spectrum Surgical Instruments offers a full line of surgical 

instruments, surgical instrument care products, surgical instrument 

repair service, surgical instrument cleaning brushes, and surgical 

instrument accessories. 

SSI Surgical Services, Inc. – #1508 

5776 Hoffner Ave., Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32822 

PH: (407) 658-3318 ● FX: (407) 275-9192 

mclouse@surgicalservices.com 

www.surgicalservices.com 

Surgical Services provides comprehensive services focusing on the 

operating room. Services include fee-per-use endoscopy 

management, CSPD management and staffing, and consulting. 

SSI Ultra/Ultra Containers – #512 

200 River Hills Drive, Nashville, TX 37210 

PH: (615) 883-9090 FX: (407) 275-9192 

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l.long@specialty-surgical.com 

www.specialty-surgical.com 

SSI Ultra featuring the finest German handcrafted specialty surgical 

instruments and ultra containers of America system for sterilization of 

all surgical instruments. 

Standard Register – #412 

600 Albany St., Dayton, OH 45408 

PH: (937) 221-3495 FX: (931) 221-1949 

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Jami.Madewell@standardregister.com 

www.standardregister.com 

Standard Register provides a full spectrum of solutions from print to 

digital that help organizations effectively capture, manage, and use 

information to achieve their desired business outcomes. 

Staples Business Advantage – #411 

8945 Guilford Rd, Ste. 145, Columbia, MD 21046 

PH: (800) 450-3541 FX: (410) 381-9648 

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nikki.chambers@staples.com 

www.staplesbusinessadvantage.com 

We provide office furniture, technology, print, and promotions. 

Status Blue – #1137 

732 Kennesaw Ave., Suite 250, Marietta, GA 30060 

PH: (404) 254-6194 FX: (866) 636-4399 

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info@status-blue.com 

www.status-blue.com 

Vendor access and credential management, and web based visitor 

log and badge solution. 

STAXI Corporation Ltd. – #1241 

7534 Bath Rd, Mississauga, Ontario L4T-112 Canada 

PH: (905) 678-0111 

elizabeths@ajhart.org 

www.staxi.com 

The world's leading nestable patient transport chair system. Hard to 

steal, built to last, simple to use, and easy to find. 

Stericycle, Inc. – #1130 

28161 N. Keith Drive, Lake Forest, IL 60045 

PH: (866) 783-7422 FX: (866) 783-7432 

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bthompson@stericycle.com 

www.stericycle.com 

Stericycle services focus on protecting people and reducing risk. 

Hospital services include: medical-waste disposal, on-site dock 

management, sharps management, pharmaceutical waste 

disposal/returns, and healthcare compliance consulting/training. 

SterilMed, Inc. – #614 

11400 73rd Avenue North, Maple Grove, MN 55369 

PH: (888) 541-0078 ● FX: (763) 488-3350 

info@sterilmed.com 

www.sterilmed.com 

SterilMed provides reprocessing and repair of medical devices and 

equipment to healthcare facilities. Our expertise yields maximized 

device usage, reduced costs, and decreased medical waste. 

Suburban Surgical Co. Inc. – #818 

275 Twelfth Street, Wheeling, IL 60090 

PH: (847) 537-9320 FX: (847) 537-9061 

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naelliott@suburbansurgical.com 

www.suburbansurgical.com 

Suburban Surgical has benefited from three generations of expertise 

in manufacturing the highest quality stainless steel equipment. Our 

product line features open/closed case carts, supply/exchange carts, 

IV/mayo stands, instrument/work tables, bassinets, and more. 

Summit Doppler Systems, Inc. – #400 

4620 Technology Drive, #100, Golden, CO 80403 

PH: (303) 423-7572 FX: (800) 554-5090 

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sales@summitdoppler.com 

www.summitdoppler.com 

Summit Doppler Systems is a leading manufacturer of obstetrical and 

vascular Dopplers, including reimbursable ultrasound doppler 

systems used to diagnose P.A.D. 

Swisslog – #723 

10825 East 47th Avenue, Denver, CO 80239 

PH: (303) 373-7980 FX: (303) 307-3877 

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healthcare@swisslog.com 

www.swisslog.com 

Swisslog designs integrated logistics solutions to meet the storage, 

movement, and distribution needs of the healthcare industry, 

resulting in faster turnaround time, increased productivity and greater 

safety at a lower cost of operation. 

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SYMX Corporation – #726 

6320 NW 84th Ave., Miami, FL 33166 

PH: (305) 470-9994 FX: (305) 470-9962 

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tim.callahan@symxcorp.com 

www.symxcorp.com 

SYMX Technologies provides an innovative solution offering the most 

advanced system for the management and tracking of resources and 

patients leveraging RFID. ATLAS supports efforts by providing realtime 

information giving visibility and greater control. 

The Systems House, Inc. – #905 

1033 Route 46 East, Clifton, NJ 07013 

PH: (973) 777-8050 FX: (973) 777-3063 

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sf@tshinc.com 

www.tshinc.com 

The Systems House provides software solutions for the healthcare 

industry designed to lower supply chain costs. Modules address every 

supply chain requirement from warehouse management to purchasing. 

Tech Optics, Inc. – #1039 

2829 Bird Ave, Ste 112, Miami, FL 33133 

PH: (888) 257-6092 FX: (305) 256-9901 

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richard@techopticsinc.com 

www.techopticsinc.com 

Tech Optics is a leading North American manufacturer and 

marketer of premium re-manufactured ink and toner cartridges, 

printer repair products and services for medical hospitality, 

institutional and F1000 markets. 

Technicuff – #502 

2525 Industrial St., Leesburg, FL 34748 

PH: (352) 326-2833 ● FX: (352) 326-2027 

julie@technicuff.com 

www.technicuff.com 

New line of disposable Technicuff Lite BP Cuff – same great qualities 

as our reusable purple cuff at an inexpensive price. 

Terminix Commercial – #1238 

860 Ridge Lake Boulevard, Memphis, TN 38120 

PH: (901) 577-3660 FX: (901) 577-1991 

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jfinch@terminix.com 

www.terminix.com 

Terminix has managed the pest control needs of businesses across 

America. Over 150,000 commercial customers nationwide place 

their trust in Terminix Commercial We understand the unique 

requirements of the healthcare industry and combine the latest 

technology with the industry's strongest guarantees. 

TRE – #232 

10-1 Ilene Court, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 

PH: (908) 904-0821 FX: (908)904-0030 

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cbowen@tre-llc.com 

www.totalrepairexpress.com 

TRE is a leading provider of surgical instrument repair services. 

TRE is positioned as a balanced enterprise offering a complete 

management package of products and services to the healthcare 

market including endoscopic, stainless and powered equipment 

services, surgery center construction and staffing, refurbished/new 

capital equipment sales, and equipment consultation. 

Tri Medx – #1433 

6325 Digital Way, Suite 400, Indianapolis, IN 46278 

PH: (877) 874-6339 FX: (317) 275-5547 

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kristy.kainrath@trimedx.com 

www.trimedx.com 

Tri Medx is the nation's premier provider of healthcare equipment 

services. Tri Medx's innovative clinical engineering initiatives result in 

increased patient safety, staff satisfaction, and cost efficiencies. 

Trimline Medical Products Corp. – #1427 

34 Columbia Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876 

PH: (908) 927-0026 FX: (908) 429-0536 

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info@trimline.us 

www.trimlinemed.com 

Complete line of latex-free blood pressure cuffs, 

sphygmomanometers, and stethoscopes. Standardize your 

cuffing systems with our universal connectivity program and 

save 10%-25% on costs. 

TSO3 Inc. – #929 

2505 Avenue Dalton, Quebec City, Quebec GIP 3S5 Canada 

PH: (418) 651-0003 FX: (866) 651-8763 

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sduchesne@tso3.com 

www.tso3.com 

The TSO3 125L ozone sterilizer is a low-temperature general 

purpose sterilizer. Our fast, economical, and environmentally friendly 

technology can help you control your costs. 

Universal Hospital Services, Inc. – #728 

7700 France Avenue South, Edina, MN 55435 

PH: (952) 893-3283 ● FX: (952) 893-0704 

skgardner@uhs.com 

www.uhs.com 

Universal Hospital Services is a leading, nationwide provider of 

medical technology outsourcing and services to more than 5,800 

acute care hospitals and alternate site providers through its 

equipment outsourcing programs. 

University HealthSystem Consortium & Novation – #419 

2001 Spring Road, Suite 700, Oak Brook, IL 60523 

PH: (630) 954-1700 FX: (630) 954-4730 

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uhcpublications@uhc.edu 

www.uhc.edu 

UHC helps AMC's optimize efficiency and value throughout their 

supply chains delivering results in areas from product selection, 

acquisition, and distribution, to utilization and reimbursement. 

VA Office of Aquisitions & Material Management – #1031 

72 Village Hill Drive, Conroe, TX 77304 

PH: (936) 494-1890 FX: (936) 494-1890 

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dene.nichols@va.gov 

www1.va.gov/oamm 

The Veterans Affairs Office of Acquisition and Logistics vision is to be 

the federal provider of choice for all medical requirements by 

creating/strengthening valued partnerships with customers/suppliers; 

leveraging extensive buying power/financial resources, and applying 

innovative business practices/leading edge technology. 

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VA SDC Asset Management Service – # 339 

30 Greenbriar Lane, Annandale, NJ 08801 

PH: (908) 730-0438 FX: (908) 730-0481 

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emily.levithan@va.gov 

Provides comprehensive inspection services for radiology equipment 

and textile care/laundry equipment, as well as biomedical equipment 

repairs and X-Ray tube replacement to all government agencies. 

Vendor Credentialing Service – #527 

25227 Grogan's Mill Road Suite 125, The Woodlands, TX 77380 

PH: (281) 296-1651 FX: (866) 839-1647 

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troykyle@vcsdatabase.com 

www.vcsdatabase.com 

Vendor Credentialing Service (VCS) offers all healthcare facilities a 

no cost vendor management program that manages all of your 

vendor companies and vendor representatives. 

Vendor Credentials – #727 

14519 Jasmine Springs, Tomball, TX 77377 

PH: (281) 435-4698 ● FX: (866) 845-2186 

sales@vendorcredentials.com 

www.vendorcredentials.com 

Credentialing of medical reps entering hospitals. 

VendorClear – #404 

7700 Equitable Drive #103, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 

PH: (952) 843-5310 FX: (952) 843-5345 

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mikeschreiber@vendorclear.com 

www.vendorclear.com 

VendorClear is a web-enabled vendor access service. Our service 

helps hospitals manage vendor credentials, manage vendor access 

and provides a communication portal between the hospital and its 

vendor representatives. 

Vendormate, Inc. – #428 

75 Fifth Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30308 

PH: (800) 272-0766 FX: (404) 795-0458 

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john.harper@vendormate.com 

www.vendormate.com 

The unmatched vendor information management solution for greater 

control over vendor credentialing and compliance monitoring 

simplicity, integrated badging controls access and onsite influence. 

Versus Technology, Inc. – #612 

2600 Miller Creek Road, Traverse City, MI 49684 

PH: (877) 983-7787 FX: (231) 946-6775 

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lizl@versustech.com 

www.versustech.com 

Versus active RFID-IR enterprise-wide solutions integrate to hospital 

information systems via HL7, enhancing them with locating, 

automation, and reporting, resulting in tangible ROI. 

VHA – #819 

220 E. Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039 

PH: (972) 830-0187 FX: (972) 830-0659 

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mjackson@vha.com 

www.vha.com 

VHA offers such services as networking and education for health 

care workers, clinical performance improvement programs, cost 

analytics, and supply chain management. 

Vuemed, Inc. – #1512 

2621 East Ward St., Seattle, WA 98112 

PH: (888) 948-0999 FX: (206) 260-2714 

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info@vuemed.com 

www.vuemed.com 

Easy to use, non-intrusive and inexpensive inventory tracking and 

data management solution for implantable and disposable medical 

supplies in the specialty procedure labs (cath, IR, OR, Endoscopy). 

Windstone Medical Packaging – #939 

1602 4th Ave N, Billings, MT 59101 

PH: (406) 259-6387 FX: (888) 271-2410 

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eleas@windstonemedical.com 

www.windstonemedical.com 

We are a custom pack manufacturer that focuses on getting you the 

exact components you request, every time, through world-class 

quality and service. Your pack, your way. 

Winn Solutions LLC – #1230 

121 Broadway, Suite 541, San Diego, CA 92101 

PH: (619) 515-0760 FX: (619) 515-0764 

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jneville@witstracking.com 

www.winnsolutions.com 

WITS is a web-based system for tracking accountable mail and other 

assets. WITS allows you to verify deliveries, create and scan 

barcodes, and capture electronic signatures. It eliminates inefficient, 

costly, and time-consuming hand-logging. 

WorkflowOne – #729 

220 E. Monument Avenue, Dayton, OH 45402 

PH: (877) 735-4966 FX: (937) 630-8968 

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robin.williams@workflowone.com 

www.workflowone.com 

WorkflowOne is the fastest growing name in healthcare document 

management and promotional products. From design to delivery and 

everything in between, if it has your name on it, we'll take care of it, 

so you can take care of your patients. 

Zebra Technologies – #508 

333 Corporate Woods Pkwy, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 

PH: (847) 793-2600 FX: (847) 913-8766 

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ldivagno@zebra.com 

www.zebra.com 

Zebra Technologies provides bar code printing solutions to help 

identify and manage hospital inventory. Our solutions are easy to 

use and easy on budgets. 

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sponsors 

AHRMM gratefully acknowledges the following organizations 

for their sponsorship support of AHRMM08, the 46th Annual 

Conference & Exhibition: 

Presenting Sponsors 

Conference Sponsors 

Amerinet – Booth 1331 

Conference Brochure 

Golf Contest 

Ansell Healthcare – Booth 233 

Golf Photographs 

Broadlane, Inc. – Booth 1119 

Conference Name Badge 

Conference Mouse Pad 

Golf Balls 

AtPar, Inc. – Booth 500 

Two Refreshment Breaks 

C.R. Bard, Inc. – Booth 1327 

Golf Hole-in-One 

Cintas – Booth 826 

Conference Onsite Guide 

Kimberly-Clark – Booth 1000 

Opening Keynote Speaker 

Conference Tote Bag 

DeRoyal – Booth 715 

Bronze Level Golf 

DSI, Inc. – Booth 1226 

Golf Hole 

Premier, Inc. – Booth 909 

Conference Hotel Room Key 

Conference Lanyard 

Encompass Group LLC – Booth 

408 

Golf Hole 

Ethicon, Inc. – Booth 301 

Monday General Session 

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sponsors 

GS1 Healthcare US – Booth 511 

Conference Proceedings 

Medline Industries, Inc. – 

Booth 1319 

Bronze Level Golf 

Distribution Educational Track 

Healthcare Purchasing News – 

Booth 1521 

Purchasing Educational Track 

Omnicell – Booth 1309 

Cyber Stations 

Huntleigh Healthcare – 

Booth 1002 

Gold Level Golf 

Owens & Minor – Booth 1419 

Silver Level Golf 

Kansas Association for 

Healthcare Resource & Materials 

Management 

Golf Refreshment Cart 

PAR Excellence – Booth 1219 

Water Bottle 

Trimline – Booth 1427 

Golf Hole 

Materials Management in 

Health Care Magazine – Booth 

1015 

Technology Solutions Educational 

Track 

University HealthSystem 

Consortium – Booth 419 

Two Refreshment Breaks 

Minnesota Chapter of AHRMM 

Golf Hole 

VHA – Booth 819 

Conference Pen 

McKesson – Booth 801 

Title Sponsor of Golf Tournament 

MedAssets – Booth 1209 

Conference Portfolio 

Golf Towel 

AHRMM accepts sponsorships on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Acceptance of any sponsorship does not, in any way, imply 

endorsement by AHRMM of that organization’s products and services. 

Sponsors noted are as of May 1, 2008. 

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SAVE THE DATE 

AHRMM gratefully acknowledges the following organizations for 

advertising at the 45th Annual Conference & Exhibition: 

Broadlane 

Healthcare Purchasing News 

Infection Control Today 

Kimberly-Clark 

Materials Management in Health Care 

Modern Healthcare 

Premier 

Olympus 

REPTRAX 

SciQuest 

Gather. Align. Connect. 

AHRMM accepts advertisements on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Acceptance of any advertisement does not, in any way, imply 

endorsement by AHRMM of that organization’s products and services. 

Advertisers noted are as May 1, 2008. 

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