PEOPLE & OPINIONS
As always, SMI Forums feature ample opportunities to work in small groups to learn, discuss, and explore cutting edge supply chain topics. Among the many breakout sessions, discussion rounds, and initiative team meetings were lively sessions on: • defining healthcare transparency, led by renowned industry expert John Strong;
• exploring the intersection of care outcomes and supply chain, led by Eric O’Daffer of Gartner Research, an SMI collaborator;
• implications of the medical device tax, led by Attorney Ed Corriea; • the future of the healthcare supply chain, led by Matt Rowan, CEO of HIDA, and SMI collaborator.
SMI members wrapped-up their regular Forum program with two general session presentations. Greg Link, Co-Founder of the Covey Leadership Center, inspired the SMI audience with key insights from his latest book entitled, “The Speed of Trust”, followed by Murray N. Ross, Ph.D., an executive from Kaiser Permanente’s Institute for Health Policy, who helped the SMI members wrap-up their regular Forum program by exploring in detail the economics of the current reform era. HPN
Nominate your team for HPN’s 2013 CSSD/SPD Department of the Year award
Entries will be judged on elements in the following 5 areas: Customer service - How the department has handled supply process- ing and distribution for internal customers, including the operating room and nursing floors. Productivity - How the department has increased output, improved
service levels, and enhanced quality, cost savings, and patient benefits. Has use of technology helped contribute to productivity improvements? Teamwork - How well department staff members work together; how
they work to make the department greater than the sum of its parts. Education and training - How well the department prepares staff members to do a safe, cost-effective, efficient job; how well it prepares members for career advancement. Strategic outlook - Does the department have a strategic plan? What does it entail? What are its elements of innovation, creativity, and original- ity? There are no limits on the length of your entry, and it is helpful to document any claims made.
A judging panel of respected central service professionals from across
the country, as well as HPN staff representatives and our editorial advisory board, will evaluate each nomination in the five areas above. For the nomination, highlight as many specific, measurable achievements
and goals over the past year. Please don’t forget these elements about the nominated department: name, telephone number, number of full-time equivalents, scope of responsibilities, and number of beds at the facility.
Also, for your nomination to qualify, please be sure to comply with the
following rules: • Any nomination must be original and exclusive to HPN and not have been submitted — either original or edited — to any other publication or online media outlet currently or within the previous year.
• GPO, distributor, manufacturer, software company and consultant support is commendable, but we’re looking for internally driven details beyond those contributions.
• Any nominated organization must be willing to share information regard- ing surgical volumes and annual performance and production details including number of instruments processed.
Document your accomplishments in these five areas and submit to
editor@hpnonline.com. Submission deadline is Friday, March 15, 2013.
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