3 Ways to Avoid Playing “Small Ball” With Your Hospital’s Supply Chain Expenses

On this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl makes the case for looking at the big picture and big wins available to your hospital Supply Chain team: “Don’t get bogged down researching special requests, or as I like to call it “trivia”, when there are dozens of high value savings targets that you should be working on. Running down these oddities might be fun to do, but it will limit the time available to you for more important work.

It’s easy for us to get trapped in the “small ball” game, or things that we feel comfortable with, bring us gratification, and show some results. We must avoid this temptation at all costs if we are to play in the supply chain big leagues where no one wins the World Series by playing “small ball”. We must always have our eye on the big picture!…” Loving the #PowerSupply conversations? You can now download our free mobile app: Apple: https://zcu.io/sx2h Android: https://zcu.io/xJSJ And listen at: iTunes -> https://zcu.io/3Zef Spotify -> https://zcu.io/eBXx Stitcher -> https://zcu.io/2gMi Amazon Podcasts -> https://zcu.io/Xo2S Google Podcasts -> https://zcu.io/O8SY #PowerSupply #Podcast #Education #SupplyChain #Healthcare #Purchasing #Contracting #ValueAnalysis

Competent Performers: How to align measurements and goals to develop effective KPIs

How do you incorporate operational measurements into the larger context of managing expenses and delivering care to the community?  Is your health system able to effectively connect those measures to the most important KPI, patient outcomes?  On this episode of Power Supply Lana Makhanik, CEO from VueMed joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin to discuss strategies for developing competencies and KPIs when operationalizing patient care processes throughout your organization.  We hope you can join us!

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Healthcare Value Analysis: Diagnose Before You Prescribe A Solution

On this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl describes the importance of diagnosing your healthcare Supply Chain challenges before trying to implement a solution: “The simple truth is that we, as an industry, are treating symptoms of a problem more often than the actual cause of the behavior with so-so results. To correct this behavior, diagnose before you prescribe a solution. This will enable you to root out the causes of your cost and quality issues and then stamp out all waste and inefficiencies in your supply streams…” Loving the #PowerSupply conversations? You can now download our free mobile app: Apple: https://zcu.io/sx2h Android: https://zcu.io/xJSJ And listen at: iTunes -> https://zcu.io/3Zef Spotify -> https://zcu.io/eBXx Stitcher -> https://zcu.io/2gMi Amazon Podcasts -> https://zcu.io/Xo2S Google Podcasts -> https://zcu.io/O8SY #PowerSupply #Podcast #Education #SupplyChain #Healthcare #Purchasing #Contracting #ValueAnalysis

Cybersecurity: Best Practices & Partnerships

How can providers and suppliers partner effectively to tackle the rising concerns around Cybersecurity as Healthcare Organizations get “smarter”?  The contracting process can be cumbersome for suppliers, and the contraction process and negotiations represent challenges for the healthcare supply chain.  On this episode of the Power Supply podcast, Marc Sammons and Matthew Webb from IT Security and Sourcing at HealthTrust Purchasing Group join Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin to talk about cybersecurity best practices for the supply chain regarding contracting, evaluation and implementation. They also introduce the concept of “Security by Design,” share some recommendations for suppliers, and talk about how they make things easier on themselves when partnering with healthcare organizations.  This is the second of two consecutive episodes on the topic of Cybersecurity that you won’t want to miss (with some 80’s pop culture references for good measure)!

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Circle of Confluence Strategy Reduces Clinicians’ Fear of Change

On this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl explains how the circle of confluence strategy can positively impact your hospital’s Supply Chain: “Regular communication is fundamental. It gives clinicians the opportunity to share and digest diverse ideas. It can also generate new ideas by putting old ones into context. Publish newsletters to keep clinicians fully informed about your philosophies and actions and aware of your sensitivity to their needs. Ask for the opportunity to present new programs and initiatives at medical staff meetings and luncheons. Most of all, truly listen when clinicians tell you about their concerns and problems. Then, act to resolve them…” Loving the #PowerSupply conversations? You can now download our free mobile app: Apple: https://zcu.io/sx2h Android: https://zcu.io/xJSJ And listen at: iTunes -> https://zcu.io/3Zef Spotify -> https://zcu.io/eBXx Stitcher -> https://zcu.io/2gMi Amazon Podcasts -> https://zcu.io/Xo2S Google Podcasts -> https://zcu.io/O8SY #PowerSupply #Podcast #Education #SupplyChain #Healthcare #Purchasing #Contracting #ValueAnalysis

Hospital Hacked?: Emerging Threats In Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity has become one of the top concerns of healthcare organizations and the general public in recent years.  What should you and your organization be considering as we consistently strive to keep up with the pace of change within information services?  Tahjar Roamartinez is an “ethical hacker” with a broad experience in Cybersecurity and having chaired multiple boards and bringing deep governance, risk, and compliance perspective to companies in highly regulated industries.  On this week’s episode of Power Supply, she joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin as the first of two consecutive episodes on the topic.  Tune in this week as we discuss what you can do to prevent cyberattacks, as well as what you can do to mitigate the impact once you or your organization has been targeted successfully. Grab your favorite IT guru and enjoy!

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