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| January - 2009 | .....GPO, Provider & Supplier | ||
We hope you find this issue of the NCI - GPO, Provider, Supplier - Newsletter a valuable resource. IN THIS ISSUE:
• GPO Perspective |
has become a hot topic through 2008. The January 2009 GPS Newsletter is Part 1 of 2 that will provide Distributor and GPO perspectives. Part 2 (Feb 15th) will provide both IDN and Industry perspectives. DISTRIBUTOR PERSPECTIVE
Anyone approaching the vendor credentialing issue immediately asks "How does this affect my business?" "What are my alternatives." "How can I make my voice heard?" These are the questions that will be addressed here from a distributor perspective. Dee Ann Cross - Director, Operations - Novation LLC Vendor credentialing is a complex issue within the healthcare industry. Hospitals want vendor credentialing to help ensure the safety of their patients and the quality of patient care elated to vendors who provide training or guidance in the direct presence of a patient. A statement in an article from the November issue of AORN Connections states that "today hospitals and healthcare companies are at a tipping point. Each is working to manage high costs, increasing time requirements and lack of standards available for credentialing the healthcare industry representatives (HCIRs) that enter hospitals across the country on a daily basis".
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March 31-April 2, 2009 The Spring IDN Summit and Expo brings together all players within the IDN community to improve healthcare delivery. The 2009 Spring IDN Summit focuses on Collaboration within your system and within your network of trusted partners. In three business-intensive days, participants at the IDN Spring Summit will discuss the latest IDN strategies, learn the latest solutions unique to IDNs, engage your peers in the Summit's new Vision Sessions and be part of high-end networking opportunities. The IDN Summit and Expo remains the premier event for IDNs and their supplier partners, GPOs and other players improving today's healthcare network. |
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Due to the high volume of email responses from our readers to the newsletter articles . . . Articles are also viewable on your mobile device - click on read the full article. We look forward to hear your perspective! |
Terry Cox - Director, Suppy Chain - Texas Childrens Baby Steps - I have been in the Healthcare Supply Chain for almost 27 years. Twenty of those years were in the federal government sector, five in for profit healthcare (similar to grad school, meaning I learned allot) and now the last two years in not for profit. Interestingly, all sectors have similar issues and goals. Certainly when I first started in this wonderful career field the goal was never run out of anything. This meant seamless uninterrupted support to the clinicians was King with not much concern about cost. The last few years I was in the employ of our great nation, the government started to move towards just in time inventory, six sigma, etc.
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