Power Supply

How much do you know about the hosts of the Power Supply Podcast? Ever wonder what is going on behind the scenes? Do the hosts even like each other? Find out on this special edition of the Power Supply Podcast featuring the hosts of the show Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin. Tune in this week to learn more about this crazy cast of characters, their background and some of their favorit...

Partnering with suppliers and developing transparency around KPIs and metrics is a crucial component of many thriving healthcare sourcing strategies.  Stephen Downey from the Cleveland Clinic kicks off the third season of Power Supply by sharing his approach to implementing OTIF (On-Time, In-Full).  As Stephen mentions in his discussion with Hays Waldrop, Gary Skinner and Justin Poulin; it's not j...

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go,  Bob Yokl talks about activity based costing (ABC), supply chain training, supply validation, and more: "As hospitals, systems, and IDNs see fewer savings results from their GPO or local new and renewal contracts, more and more healthcare organizations are preparing to launch their own Supply Utilization Management Program to make up for t...

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl provides six veteran tips on measuring your healthcare supply chain with excellence: "I'm sure that most of us have heard the term, "What is measured happens," but have we mastered this art of determining who, what, and how to measure to ensure our supply chain management success? For those who are uncertain about this critical su...

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl discusses two reasons hospital supply chain leaders may be hesitant to believe their own data: "...Supply utilization management is the next big savings strategy that will take supply chain leaders to a new level of supply chain savings – beyond price and standardization. So, why don't more healthcare supply chain leaders believe...

Many of us have heard of Unique Device Identification (#UDI), but what the heck does it have to do with our day-to-day in surgical services? How confident do you feel about your hospital's #DeviceRecall process? Are those just something manufacturers have to worry about? During this exclusive Expert Series™ Conference release, we sat down with Ashlea Souffrou, Power Supply UDI Implementation Exper...

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl discusses the not-so-true things we tend to tell ourselves related to supply utilization in our hospitals: "There are many myths, half-truths, and misinformation floating around the healthcare marketplace about supply utilization management. This misinformation is holding back hospitals, systems, and IDNs from embracing this new s...

Why don't our technologies effectively talk to each other in the hospital setting? When these breakdowns occur, what are the risks to our patients, finance, and compliance? During this exclusive Expert Series™ Conference release, we bring Power Supply Experts Vin Matozzo and Stephen Kinsella together to talk about going beyond the information silos so many of us have found ourselves in. This episo...

Everybody knows there is a workforce shortage by now.  We've talked about education and training on Power Supply, but how do we maximize the potential of the human resources that we already have in our organizations?  Mentorship is critical, but solid coaching can be a difference maker.  Brooke Elliott joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin to give us some good coaching advice, tell u...

How involved is your supply chain team in planning, design and construction projects?  Have you applied the value based purchasing model to plant operations sourcing?  New construction gets all the time and attention but how do ensure that you are planning ahead?  Sara Barker joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin to provide her insight into how to successfully innovate, control costs...

We've all heard Right Product, Right Place, Right Time, at the Right Quantity -- but it doesn't always mean having "Just Enough." So, what is the right amount of each product? Angie Haggard joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin on this week's edition of Power Supply to tell us how we can achieve optimization through a combination of science, data, and art. Turn it up and plug in to P...

What the heck just happened?!  Healthcare supply chain got turned upside down and the Just-In-Time inventory management strategy has become one of the biggest casualties of the pandemic.  Michelle Taukiuvea joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin to share her experience and knowledge on demand planning.  Listen in and learn more about data cleanliness, data driven decision making and h...

Supply Chain entrepreneurship isn't for everyone.  There is a great deal of risk involved and most startup companies fail in the first several years, sometimes as a result of their own success.  So why would anyone even bother trying?  Rich Palarea joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin to give us his perspective on why he has enjoyed his career launching new businesses and what has m...

With infection control and prevention taking center stage in healthcare over the last several years, how involved have your IP colleagues been in product evaluations and sourcing strategies? On this unique interview,  Dr. Hudson Garrett and Karen Niven (President Elect of AVHAP) join Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin to talk about the critical synergies between these two groups.  What...

Consumers have become much more informed and savvy with the evolution of technology.  In the past, your primary care provider would order durable medical equipment but in the past few years we have seen patients working directly with the manufacturers.  On this Season 2, Episode 2 of Power Supply, Jennifer Stango joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin to discuss the impact this shift...

Is it time to recall your medical device recall process? Medical device recall alerts have been managed the same way since the very beginning of their use -- but what is changing is the substantial increase in the volume of alerts over the past 10 years. Guillermo Ramas, Founder of NotiSphere joins us for this Power Supply Vendor Spotlight™ to talk about how he has created a win-win solution for s...

What impact has the delivery of healthcare had on our environment?  Has your hospital or health system made an ongoing commitment to healthcare sustainability?  On this Season 2, Episode 1 premiere of the Power Supply podcast, Scott Rich joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin just one week ahead of the CleanMed conference to share his perspective on how to implement an environmentally...

What is "nearshoring" and how can it solve many of your most pressing healthcare supply chain issues? On this Power Supply Vendor Spotlight™ we highlight Caresfield, an organization that began serving in the niche of healthcare labels, but eventually grew into disposable tourniquets, patient ID bands, cohesive bandages and specimen collection products. Nick Fruge, VP of Operations joins Justin Pou...

What is the difference between real property and personal property in healthcare?  While the initial tag for real property may seem the most costly, did you know that personal property often costs more than real property?  How does your organization manage personal property in terms of maintaining an accurate inventory, tracking the assets and accounting for depreciation?  On this episode of the P...

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl highlights some important tips for navigating current (and future) supply chain challenges: "There is a tendency to beat up on your suppliers in challenging times, but your suppliers are having the same challenges you are in the new healthcare economy, such as lower profits, higher costs, and a disruptive marketplace. This is a sh...

Are you tired of the exhausting manual process of taking inventory?  How much waste and revenue loss does your organization experience related to the lack of visibility to expiration dates and lot numbers?  The FDA requirements for UDI (Unique Device Identifier) represents a significant opportunity for improving inventory management and preventing revenue loss by reallocating overstock before expi...

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl shares three tips for monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) of your projects: "It's been our experience that the most important factor in the selection of your core project team membership (the people who get things done on time and on budget) is that they must be "agents of change." They then can seek out customers, stakeh...

Value Analysis workflows have been managed manually for far too long.  Has your organization adopted technology to better manage the process and break down the silos within the supply chain?  Stephen Kinsella, Owner of the Data Leverage Group joins Justin Poulin to share his success with helping supply chain automate value analysis by codifying the workflows within the VAMS solution.  Stephen also...

What makes sourcing pharmaceuticals different from other categories within the healthcare supply chain?  Shortages have placed stress on the system that require healthcare organization to look for substitutes and alternative suppliers.  Not everyone understands the underlying causes of these shortages and while the industry has always dealt with shortages there are also newer challenges that may h...

On this week's episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl talks about the importance of "objection busters" for your hospital's VAT: "One example is a COO who, after a value analysis team meeting where he was their champion, cornered doctors in his hospital's hallways to discuss why they turned down the opportunity to save money on pacemakers. And believe me, they had better have a good...