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detailed schedule
Tuesday, July 22 Tuesday, July 22
3:15 pm – 4:30 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
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Learning Lab 4
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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