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  • August 2023

    • August 2023

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    Ucm Primary
    Sourcing & Logistics

    UChicago Medicine supply chain team always on the go

    Rick Dana Barlow
    July 24, 2023
    When a healthcare organization nurtures myriad plans and processes fortified by teams of people, outfitted with relevant technology, rooted in customer service, and defined performance...
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    Robots Primary
    Surgical/Critical Care

    Industry leaders say innovation is here to stay

    Janette Wider
    July 24, 2023
    The COVID-19 pandemic threw a wrench into healthcare delivery, to say the least. Yet, innovators in this space did not slow down their push to move the industry forward with surgical...
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    Ip Scm Primary
    Infection Prevention

    Maintaining an Equal Partnership between IP and Supply Chain

    Brenda Silva
    July 24, 2023
    Within any hospital or healthcare facility, the relationship between the Infection Prevention (IP) and Supply Chain departments is arguably one of the most important daily interactions...
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    Turbett Pod
    Sterile Processing

    Navigating case carts, kits, and trays in the surgical services setting

    Kara Nadeau
    July 24, 2023
    Case carts, kits, and trays are fundamental to supporting surgical services. Because they flow between the sterile processing department (SPD) and the operating room (OR), both...
    Feature Truck
    Sourcing & Logistics

    Freight, shipping issues regroup as post-pandemic logistics strives to drone on, recoup

    Rick Dana Barlow
    July 24, 2023
    If anything, the pandemic reshaped and shifted our demands and expectations for freight and shipping services – including the use of automated technologies, such as drones – and...

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    Drone
    Sourcing & Logistics

    Drones may fulfill future, next-generation delivery, freight, shipping services on smaller scale

    Rick Dana Barlow
    July 24, 2023
    Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), otherwise known simply as “drones,” increasingly are being used inside and outside of healthcare for a variety of logistical functions. Inside...
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    Pain Points
    Sourcing & Logistics

    Solving freight, shipping pain points need not hurt … too much

    Rick Dana Barlow
    July 24, 2023
    As healthcare organizations struggle to keep their burgeoning freight and shipping costs in check – whether due to lack of accountability, inability to track and trace, ineffective...
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    Seriousness
    Sourcing & Logistics

    Freight, shipping costs can be embedded, hidden, needlessly high

    Rick Dana Barlow
    July 24, 2023
    When it comes to freight and shipping costs, healthcare organizations may suspect or even know they’re high, if not excessive, but some lack the urgency to fix until the C-suite...
    Women in supply chains operations leadership and inventory planning.
    Sourcing & Logistics

    UChicago Medicine celebrates supply chain career development, progress

    Rick Dana Barlow
    July 24, 2023
    Who wouldn’t want to join an award-winning supply chain team at a major urban academic medical center if they knew about all of the available opportunities for education and training...
    Clinical Strategic Sourcing Team
    Sourcing & Logistics

    UChicago Medicine Supply Chain team thrives when aligning with clinicians

    Rick Dana Barlow
    July 24, 2023
    UChicago Medicine’s Supply Chain team demonstrates their support of and inherent value to clinicians through strategic sourcing, value analysis, inventory planning teams, and ...
    Ryan Senesac - Manager Supply Chain Procedural Operations - getting and Advanced Airway cart ready to go
    Sourcing & Logistics

    UChicago Medicine’s Supply Chain team reflects on current events, cultural issues, and clinical strategies

    Rick Dana Barlow
    July 24, 2023
    The Supply Chain & Support Services team at UChicago Medicine recognizes the key clinical and cultural issues of the day – particularly as they impact healthcare delivery as well...
    Eric Tritch- VP Supply Chain & Support Services, picking up a package from Amazon Locker on campus, helps deflect excess Amazon packages from Dock operations. Provides convenient 24/7 pickup option for staff or patients.
    Sourcing & Logistics

    UChicago Medicine’s Supply Chain team shares mindsets, motivations for success within their West Coast organization

    Rick Dana Barlow
    July 24, 2023
    The Supply Chain & Support Services team at UChicago Medicine fortifies and supports a healthcare haven inside a bustling urban metropolitan area. Eric Tritch, who came to the...
    Hussam Bachour - Manager Supply Chain Business Process - monitoring status board during Oracle Cloud ERP go-live
    Sourcing & Logistics

    UChicago Medicine embraces and demonstrates strategic planning prowess

    Rick Dana Barlow
    July 24, 2023
    Even though UChicago Medicine’s Supply Chain & Support Services team developed its 2025 strategic plan and vision the year before the global pandemic hit, they aren’t allowing...
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    Sourcing & Logistics

    C-suite should embrace value analysis to improve healthcare

    J. Hudson Garrett Jr.
    July 24, 2023
    In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, organizations face numerous challenges, from rising costs and complex regulatory requirements to the constant pursuit of improving...
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    Sterile Processing

    SPD and OR Leaders: Don’t Muddle the Huddle

    David Taylor
    July 24, 2023
    Healthcare workers are often faced with high-stress situations that can contribute to negative patient outcomes and costly monetary impact for the healthcare organization. Sterile...
    Value Delivered Primary
    Sourcing & Logistics

    What is ESG and Why Should Healthcare and Supply Chain Leaders Care?

    Karen Conway
    July 24, 2023
    The terms “ESG” and “sustainability” are showing up more frequently in the healthcare trade press and on conference agendas. This is a natural evolution of the growing recognition...
    Sp Insights Primary
    Sterile Processing

    Cleaning Solutions

    Stephen M. Kovach
    July 24, 2023
    Q: “I recently attended a seminar where the speaker discussed cleaning solutions. They talked about “surface tension,” of cleaning solutions, and I had not heard of that term ...
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    Continuing Education

    Sterile Processing Education - The balancing act between documentation and application

    July 24, 2023
    How do we bridge the gap between the required procedures in our industries and helping our Sterile Processing staff apply them effectively?
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    Lung Cancer
    Surgical/Critical Care

    U.S. Lung Cancer Statistics

    July 24, 2023
    In the U.S. in 2020:197,453 new lung cancers were reported136,084 people died from lung cancerMales had higher rates of getting and dying from lung cancer than femalesFrom 2016...
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    Healthcare IT

    Innovation trek

    Janette Wider
    July 24, 2023
    Every time I attend a session at a conference or a webinar on artificial intelligence technologies in healthcare, a journalist or two will ask, “Are robots going to replace humans...
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