About SMI

Accomplishments

Thirteen (13) team initiatives have resulted in twenty six (26) “Tools” provided free of charge to industry, including:
- Vendor Access Guidelines (endorsed by AORN)
- Measuring Effective Relationships (software)
- Roadmap to the Perfect Order
- Contract Synchronization
- New Product Introduction Management (software)
- 810 Transaction
- The Link Between Supply Chain and Revenue
- Supply and Labor Cost Calculator
- Vendor Managed Inventory
- Value Alignment
- SMI Executive Briefings
Multiple industry efforts nationally to promote SMI and the adoption of SMI Tools:
- AHRMM annual conferences (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
- AHVAP Annual Conference (2007)
- Provista Annual Conference (2007)
- Medline Executive Roundtable (2008, Spring & Fall)
- VHA TV (November 2008)
- World Congress on Supply Chain (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
- GHX Supply Chain Summit (2007 Advisory Board) (2011)
- GS1 Global Conference (2009)
- National Healthcare Supply Chain Conference, Canada (2009)
- AHRMM Webinar – Perfect Order (2008)
- FDA’s Unique Device Identifier Hearing (2009)
Multiple industry efforts regionally to promote SMI and the adoption of SMI Tools:
- Pennsylvania Statewide Faculty (2008, 2009,2010, 2011)
- New Jersey Materials Management Society (2009)
- Yankee Alliance Annual Meeting (2008)
- Greater Ohio AHRMM Chapter (2008)
- New England Chapter of AHRMM (2007)
- AHRMM Regional Conference, Atlanta (2009)
- Texas Gulf Coast AHRMM Chapter (2011)
Founding member of the Healthcare Supply Chain Standards Coalition (HSCSC), facilitated HSCSC merger with GS1 Healthcare US
Member of GS1 US Healthcare Leadership Team (2009-2012)
Over 100 SMI webinars conducted in 2008, 2009 & 2010 on:
- NPIM Tool adoption for both SMI members and non-members
- Overview of all SMI Tools and Solutions
- Measuring Effective Relationships Tool adoption
SMI2U Webinars began in late 2011 to help spread knowledge and information among members and member staff
Active collaborative relationships established with:
- AHRMM, CIHL, Healthcare Purchasing News (HPN), HIDA, others
Active member of CIHL Oversight Committee
Judge for Premier Supply Chain Innovator Award
Multiple advocacy visits to Washington DC to promote awareness of supply chain issues and to support adoption of data standards
Published / featured in multiple trade journals including:
- Healthcare Purchasing News
- Materials Management in Healthcare
- Journal of Healthcare Contracting
- Packaging News
- Dail-e News
Engaged multiple industry stakeholders including:
- FDA
- AORN
- Advamed
- VHA Supply Chain Institute
- National Coordinator of Health Information Technology
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services -CMS
- Greater New York Hospital Association - GNYHA
- Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professional (AHVAP)
- Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium – Arizona State University
- ECRI Institute

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