Free Webinar: Combatting the OR supply chain: Steps to creating a successful inventory management program

With continued pressures to reduce costs and drive efficiency, the amount of time spent on tasks can be considered the most valuable resource in today’s operating room. Up to 20% of the work week is spent looking for supplies, so it’s no surprise that identifying best practices for inventory management is a common goal of both physicians and nurses. **

Yet, many hospitals struggle with where to begin. With multiple stakeholders and varying priorities, creating a vision for a successful inventory management program is often the biggest hurdle.

Join Brian Stepien, Senior Director, Clinical Operations for OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, and Jennifer Nichols, BSN, RN, Account Manager for Cardinal Health, as they discuss their journey to a creating a better OR supply chain. Brian and Jennifer will address how they tackled their barriers in OR supply chain and established clear responsibilities between clinical and materials management teams as well as transparency about the true cost of supplies and its impact on patient outcomes.

Learning objectives

·       Identify the common challenges of inventory management in today’s OR.

·       Discuss the steps to take in building a vision and why it is an essential backbone of a successful inventory management program.

·       Describe the options for inventory management, including critical supplies such as high value, tissue, and orthopedic implants.

·       Discuss the data needed to better analyze and predict key supply needs.