Working collaboratively with Client Services and Business Intelligence, our Clinical Services team continues to execute opportunity analysis for member facilities, identifying cost savings and market share growth opportunities, with particular focus on physician preference products. They develop tools, contracting opportunities, and education options to help members manage the clinical aspects that affect their purchasing decisions. Here are a few examples of the type of support they provide:
- Clinical Services Seminars are monthly educational seminars, created specifically for our region’s clinical, supply chain, and support staff. Key supplier representatives/consultants provide educational, non-commercial content on a wide array of subjects. These seminars are provided free of charge to all GNYHA members regardless of their participation in the GNYHA Services/Premier group purchasing program.
- Clinical Resource Management Field Guides foster understanding of the clinical, financial, and contractual issues relating to complex clinical preference products. These guides have been created for numerous clinical supply chain topics and products. These publications provide timely and relevant information on clinical product categories and include product overview, clinical information, contract summary information, sign-on documents, and suggested contract implementation plans.
- Clinical Focus is a set of no-cost supply chain benchmarking tools that provide an accurate snapshot of a facility's current pricing and opportunities for cost savings on physician preference items. Participants receive a benchmarking report with data presented in an easy-to-understand graphic format, comparing a facility's cost to the minimum, average and maximum costs in the database. There are three tools: CardiacFocus, OrthoFocus, and SpineFocus.
For more information on any of the above, contact Tim Glennon, R.N., Vice President, Clinical Resource Management at (212) 506-5445, glennon@gnyha.org.