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Monday, July 21 Monday, July 21
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
Salt Lake City, UT
Mato Taufa
Sr. Analyst, Supply Chain Organization, Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT
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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