Comprehensive New PDU Background Paper Available
The purpose of this document is to encapsulate the requirements
and expectations for a Product Data Utility (PDU) that have been
defined to date. Consolidation of these many facets into one
document will help in the following ways:
a. Provide clarity and help ensure all initiative participants are on-board
and in agreement with the described objectives and operational vision
b. Help recruit new constituents towards commitment for future participation and adoption
c. Establish the expectations for services and performance from any organization wanting to
host or act as an aggregator or other service provider for the PDU
d. May be used as a framework for a future RFP
e. This document provides a guideline to evaluate and help define the roles and
requirements a service provider should be prepared to meet.
• • click here to download the entire 36-page paper in PDF format.
and expectations for a Product Data Utility (PDU) that have been
defined to date. Consolidation of these many facets into one
document will help in the following ways:
a. Provide clarity and help ensure all initiative participants are on-board
and in agreement with the described objectives and operational vision
b. Help recruit new constituents towards commitment for future participation and adoption
c. Establish the expectations for services and performance from any organization wanting to
host or act as an aggregator or other service provider for the PDU
d. May be used as a framework for a future RFP
e. This document provides a guideline to evaluate and help define the roles and
requirements a service provider should be prepared to meet.
• • click here to download the entire 36-page paper in PDF format.
Tightening the Supply Chain
By Mary Beth Lang
[Materials
Management Magazine March/April
2006]
Rising supply costs, the ongoing need to
make capital investments and stagnant or decreasing reimbursement
rates guarantee the supply chain management will continue to be
a focus area well into the future. As a result, all health care
providers are seeking new ways to help address this issue. The
solutions address two sides of the problem: the industry side
and the internal side ... • • click here to download the
article in PDF format.
Group plugs standards
By Robert Neil: CHeS still working toward
industry unification
[Materials
Management Magazine Cover
Story]
Why can't health care be more like
Wal-Mart? It's a common question that pops up whenever hospital
initiatives are being examined to take control of supply chain
costs and confusion ...
• • click
here
to read the article in Materials
Management
Magazine.
