How to ensure accurate charge capture in hospitals
There have been a number of posts on the AHRMM (Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management) listserve recently regarding the challenge of ensuring accurate charge capture. As former consultants…
Read MoreReflections on the 2012 AHRMM Conference
As I’ve written about before, we commissioned a survey of physicians last summer, in collaboration with The Optimé Group – one of our supply chain partners – in order to…
Read MoreGS1 Standards Alone Inadequate for Managing Inventory
There are some in the healthcare field who believe that when hospitals adopt GS1 standards (www.gs1.org) and integrate them into their MMIS (materials management information systems), this is enough to…
Read MoreThe problem of inaccurate clinical supply documentation
At a recent HIMSS conference last month, I co-presented at a Supply Chain Special Interest Group session regarding the problem of poor clinical supply documentation accuracy at the point of…
Read MoreVendor contract management practices: U.S. vs. Australia
On a recent business trip to Australia visiting public and private hospitals, I noticed some major differences from the U.S. in how contracts between hospitals and vendors are managed. Vendor…
Read MoreWorld Congress Supply Chain Leadership Summit
I recently attended the World Congress Supply Chain Leadership Summit in Orlando, FL. Excellent conference! I wanted to talk about three main themes or strategies that emerged during the many…
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