Supply Chain Uniqueness and Differences

This SMI initiative is under the leadership of Rosalind Parkinson of Ohio State University Medical Center and Keith Johnson of Coloplast Corporation. The Team has worked to define their scope of work and then to organize research efforts. Working with collaborators from AHRMM and CIHL, this team has interviewed supply chain leaders from other industries, compiled findings from those interviews into a presentation entitled “ What is so Unique About The Healthcare Supply Chain?”. That presentation was delivered at the 2011 AHRMM Annual Conference to an audience of over 150 healthcare supply chain professionals. The Team is currently working on the publication of their findings in an industry trade journal.

Webinar Presentation: What is So Unique About the Healthcare Supply Chain?

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Integrated Delivery Models / ACO Initiative

This SMI initiative is under the leadership of Deb Templeton of Geisinger Health and Dr. Robert Haralson of DeRoyal. The Team has worked to fully understand the ever-evolving definitions of accountable care and other delivery model changes that are resulting from healthcare reform efforts. Working with subject matter experts from FTI Healthcare, this team has monitored CMS issued draft guidelines for ACOs and has learned about bundled payment models. The team’s efforts have centered around understanding the implications of the new models on supply chain, and the issuance of the revised CMS guidelines in late 2011 should help foster greater clarity on those implications. Meanwhile, the team is preparing an SMI Executive Briefing advising supply chain professionals on actions they might undertake now to prepare for the advent of the new models. Industry information on this topic is available on this web site’s healthcare reform section.

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Comparative Effectiveness Research Initiative

This SMI initiative is under the leadership of Ted Donnelly of Universal Health Systems and Dennis Black of BD. The Team has worked to learn about comparative effectiveness research and has focused on determining the impact of CER on supply chain practices, the profession, and the industry. Working with subject matter experts from the ECRI Institute and the Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium at Arizona State University, this team has participated in multiple webinars, including a session focused exclusively on an actual CER project. The team is preparing an SMI Executive Briefing advising supply chain professionals on the implications of CER upon supply chain. Industry information on this topic is available on this web site’s healthcare reform section.

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Data Standards Value Model Initiative

This SMI initiative is a major collaboration with the Center for Innovation in Healthcare Logistics (CIHL). Researchers at CIHL have developed a software tool titled Levels, Readiness, and Impacts Model (LRIM). This spreadsheet-based decision support tool helps a provider to enumerate the investments needed and quantify the benefits to be expected from GS1 standards adoption by a provider. The LRIM tool is designed to produce forecasts that are driven by: User selection of the adoption level ( 3 levels) User review of readiness enablers User input of baseline operations metrics LRIM produces forecasts that are designed to provide “before and after” quantification of operational impacts for providers.

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