AHRMM Podcast

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Josh Strzelczyk, Program Director, Capital Planning and Acquisition - Supply Chain Management @ Northwestern Medicine Topic: Best Practices in Indirect Spend - Josh Introduction * Background and how you got to your current role * Vizient Award (rising star and first time to a non-clinical supply chain professional) * CMRP and wanting to get more involved AHRMM - What is "Indirect Procurement?" - Indirect Procurement is New; If we're starting our own indirect procurement department what advice would you give * Use RFPs as a strategic tool * Communication is Key - Where are untapped opportunities for savings and/or leveraging technology

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Christina Tosto, Vice President & General Manager, Cardinal Health WaveMark Solutions Topic: Supply Chain statistics that might surprise you (or not) and your executive team that impact Patient Safety Outline: - Intro to Christina & Background - Stat #1 - 40% of healthcare providers have canceled a surgery due to a lack of medical supplies * Product delays, backorders and shortages * The importance of transparency in mitigating this risk - Stat #2 - 27% of healthcare providers have either seen or heard about recalled or expired products being used on a patient * In addition, 8% of all disposables expire annually on hospital shelves * Impact of recalls and expiration dates - Stat #3 - Nearly 20% of a clinician's work week is consumed by supply chain management tasks * Improving resource allocation * Digital transformation/automation - How do we tell an effective story to our executives to support the investment needed to make appreciable change?

AHRMM SME Podcast with Allen Archer by AHRMM

Welcome to the AHRMM25 Podcast, recording live throughout the conference in Denver, CO. I am your host Justin Poulin, and joining me today is… Guest: David Szalko, Corporate Accounts Director @ Ambu Outline: - Introduction - What have you enjoyed the most so far at AHRMM this year? - If you had to explain your job to a 5-year-old, what would you say? - If this conference had a secret supply chain speakeasy, what would be the password to get in?

Welcome to the AHRMM25 Podcast, recording live throughout the conference in Denver, CO. I am your host Justin Poulin, and joining me today is… Guest: Kevin Capatch, Director, Process Engineering - Enterprise Supply Chain Services @ Geisinger Outline: - Introduction - What have you enjoyed the most so far at AHRMM this year? - If you could automate one annoying task in your daily work, what would it be? - If this conference had a secret supply chain speakeasy, what would be the password to get in?

Welcome to the AHRMM25 Podcast, recording live throughout the conference in Denver, CO. I am your host Justin Poulin, and joining me today is… Guest: Matt Samples, Strategic Account Executive - Central Region at SteelCo Belimed Outline: - Introduction - What have you enjoyed the most so far at AHRMM this year? - You get one wish from a healthcare genie—what are you fixing first? - If this conference had a secret supply chain speakeasy, what would be the password to get in?

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Lee Ann McWhorter, VP of Business Development at Meperia Topic: Functional Equivalents and Best Practices Outline: - Welcome Lee Ann & Background - Functional Equivalents - what are they? Set the baseline for us… - Backorders and Stockouts are more common - how has this changed the industry from your perspective? - Best Practices * Identify critical items * Develop a formulary * Engage the clinicians with data (attribute breakdown) - The importance of having granular data to make decisions around functional equivalents - The power of recall histories - how does this shape strategy