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Monday, July 21 Monday, July 21
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
Warrendale, PA
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
Refreshment Break
Sponsor: AtPar, Inc.
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Using SCMetrix To Drive Performance Improvement
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
4:15 pm – 5:30 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
Director, GS1 Healthcare US, GS1 US
Lawrenceville, NJ
Tim Welch
Manager, Industry Development, GS1 US
Lawrenceville, NJ
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