Healthcare Supply Chain Radio with John Pritchard The Journal of Healthcare Contracting

Host: John Pritchard, Publisher, The Journal of Healthcare Contracting (JHC)
Participants:
• Angela McNally, Vice President of Provider Solutions, Owens & Minor
• Patrick McMahon, Vice President of Services, Owens & Minor
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world, many hospitals quickly stockpiled supplies they had never sourced before, and now they have items they didn’t use during the peak of the pandemic. How do hospitals get their COVID-19 stockpile in order?
Angela McNally and Patrick McMahon of Owens & Minor discuss this challenge and more with John Pritchard of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting (JHC) in the second part of a two-part series covering hospitals and IDNs resuming surgeries. It’s the latest Healthcare Supplychain Radio podcast called “Managing Inventory Post-COVID.”
“Hospitals face dynamic challenges moving forward due to carrying large amounts of inventory with unpredictable demand,” said Pritchard. “Angela and Patrick speak to post-COVID strategies that can prepare hospitals for the long-term and for future epidemics.”
To learn more about inventory management solutions for providers, visit: https://www.owens-minor.com/our-solutions/provider-inventory-solutions/

As states begin to lift restrictions on certain surgeries and procedures for hospitals and health systems, electives have restarted after being suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.
John Raab and Patrick McMahon of Owens & Minor, and Mark Campbell of Tampa General Hospital discuss the supply chain and demand challenges for hospitals during the restart, the staffing issues, the financial pressures, the data points and the PPE tracking with John Pritchard of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting (JHC) in the latest Healthcare Supplychain Radio podcast, “Best Practices for Hospitals and Supply Chain Resuming Surgeries.”
Historical data points are critical as hospitals restart elective surgeries. Knowing what procedures are scheduled one to four weeks ahead of time, what’s actually been done in the past, how to block time and utilize it, and tracking daily usage of surgical product and PPE, which has thrown a new wrinkle into the mix. Tracking PPE daily is new to the OR.
It’s important for hospitals to have confidence in their supply source, their distributor and their manufacturers. The supply chain is still intact, but the demand for product is more robust. Confidence in their supply will save hospitals from over ordering during this restart.
Host: John Pritchard, Publisher, The Journal of Healthcare Contracting (JHC)
 Participants:
John Raab, National Director of Clinical Business Development, Owens & Minor Patrick McMahon, Vice President of Services, Owens & Minor Mark Campbell, Vice President of Supply Chain, Tampa General Hospital  Note: Please look for the second of this two-part series next week on hospitals managing their supply chain post-COVID.
 Hospitals and health systems quickly stockpiled for the pandemic without much management of those supplies. Now, hospitals are cleaning up their stockpiles and face challenges of carrying large amounts of inventory with unpredictable demand. How can hospitals make sure they have the best practices in place to properly manage their stockpiles?

In this episode we talk to Michael DeLuca.
Michael DeLuca has been involved in supply chain systems and e-business integrations in the healthcare, manufacturing, software and consulting services sectors for the last 17 years. He is currently an Executive Vice President at Prodigo Solutions Inc. In this role, DeLuca leads the Operations side of the business responsible for software engineering, product development, quality assurance and client services (implementation and support).

Prior to joining Prodigo, DeLuca was Senior Director of Supply Chain Systems & Consulting Services at UPMC (a $17 billion world-renowned health care provider and insurer based in Pittsburgh, PA). He also held roles in operations and procurement at Alcoa, Motorola, Commerce One and Traco (acquired by Alcoa in 2010).

In February 2009, DeLuca was recognized as a “Pro to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine, honoring supply chain leaders demonstrating leadership during times of economic crisis. In 2010 he was selected by UPMC Talent Management to represent the 500+ Supply Chain Management organization in the inaugural 2010 Leadership Development Intensive. As a member of that group he satisfied all requirements necessary for completion by the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Executive Education, Katz Graduate School of Business.
DeLuca earned a bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Marketing and Distribution Management from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business which has continually received the BusinessWeek top 10 ranking for Undergraduate Business Schools in the nation.

In this episode we talk to Raymond Davis, Vice President Supply Chain, of Universal Health Services.
One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, UHS has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. 

In this episode we talk to Ginny Borncamp, Senior vice president, chief sourcing officer, with Providence St. Joseph Health.
Ginny Borncamp started her career in healthcare more than 20 years ago. "Very early on, I learned to approach supply chain management as a conduit to improved patient care," she says.
Prior to joining Providence, she worked with Allina Health and Intermountain Healthcare in supply chain and medical informatics. While with Intermountain, Borncamp served as the medical program director for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, and provided consulting services to organizers of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy; and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
At Providence St. Joseph Health, Borncamp leads strategic sourcing, clinical integration/value analysis, contract administration, data management and analytics, procurement, and accounts payable, with teams located across the IDN's service areas.

In this episode, guest host Scott Adams has a conversation about the new reimbursement schedule from Medicare known as PAMA.
Scott first talks with Mark Zacur, VP & General Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific where they talk about possible impacts on our healthcare system and patients.
Then Scott talks to Jim Poggi from Tested Insights on how this will impact the POL, or Physician Office Labs.
Note from Mark Zacur: "Views expressed through this podcast are my own and do not represent the opinions of any entity whatsoever with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated with”