AHRMM Podcast

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Ginger Sharp, VP & Chief Supply Chain Officer at Legacy Health Topic: Best Practices for Setting the Table Around Services Sourcing Outline: - Services Sourcing - Overview * Why is it important to continuously engage your internal stakeholders? * Clinically integrated supply is fairly well-established, but generally focused on supplies * How services comes into focus with value analysis * What about non-clinical services? - Best practices for engaging those internal stakeholders around services sourcing * Developing Metrics * Setting cadence for evaluating performance * Establishing Supplier Requirements * Ownership - As you have done this in your own organization, how have department leaders responded to your engagement efforts?

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: David Newton, Head of AI Orchestration @ Green Security Topic: AI and the Future of Vendor Strategy in Healthcare Outline: - Welcome David - Background in AI: What kinds of applications have you developed embracing AI? - What are some of the easiest and best use cases and application * Solving micro to medium problems * Reducing demand on your already strained IT resources and analytics teams - What are some examples that you have seen where Healthcare Supply Chain leaders have leaned significantly into the technology?

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… April ‘26 Update Spring Summit is around the corner Annual Conference - Emergency Preparedness Tabletop Exercise On The Fringe – Neuro Sponge Recall & Back Order

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… March ‘26 Update: - Impact of Iran on our Supply Chain - SCRC Meeting with the Policy Team looking for feedback on the CMS proposed ruling on PPE and essential medicines - Early Bird Registration for the AHRMM conference ends 4/30 - World Cup this year and Summer Olympics next year - What are hospitals doing to prepare for that?

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… February ‘26 Update: - Proposed Rule for PPE & Essential Medicine * 60-day comment period ending 3/30 * AHRMM policy team available March 9th - Annual Conference * Registration is Open 2/23 * Presentations have been selected * Spring Summit Registration Open - Upcoming World Cup - What are hospitals doing to prepare for that * Supply Chain and Emergency Preparedness * High volume of travelers to this country

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Dan Hurry, President @ Advantus Partners & CSCO Bon Secours Mercy Health Topic: Proactive versus Reactive Supply Chain Outline: - Welcome Dan - We all talk about taking a proactive approach to their supply chain. How would you break that down into categories: * Demand Signals * Contract cycles * Talent Development (gig work) - Let’s dive deeper into talent development. How creative do you have to be these days?

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… January ‘26 Update: - Domestic Manufacturers Directory - Annual AHRMM Conference - Save The Date! - December Report - Tariff Strategy Insights for Product Categories

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… December ‘25 Update: - Another Great Year! - AHRMM’s Advocacy Efforts in 2025 - AHRMM 26 - Call for Presentations - Look ahead to 2026!

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Josh Strzelczyk, Program Director, Capital Planning and Acquisition - Supply Chain Management @ Northwestern Medicine Topic: Best Practices in Indirect Spend - Josh Introduction * Background and how you got to your current role * Vizient Award (rising star and first time to a non-clinical supply chain professional) * CMRP and wanting to get more involved AHRMM - What is "Indirect Procurement?" - Indirect Procurement is New; If we're starting our own indirect procurement department what advice would you give * Use RFPs as a strategic tool * Communication is Key - Where are untapped opportunities for savings and/or leveraging technology

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Christina Mendez, Sr. Manager, Healthcare Brand @ Grainger Topic: CMS Rulemaking’s Impact to Accrediting Organizations - What does it mean for Supply Chain Outline: - Welcome Christina - CMS Presentation to Congress Overview * Rulemaking - prohibiting any notification of the survey window - What is the impact? Accrediting Organizations have had to change their standards - What are some examples? * Joint Commission consolidated two (EC & LS) chapters into Physical Environment * DNV is more affected around separating consulting from assessments - When does this go into effect and what should the supply chain be doing now to prepare?

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Christina Tosto, Vice President & General Manager, Cardinal Health WaveMark Solutions Topic: Supply Chain statistics that might surprise you (or not) and your executive team that impact Patient Safety Outline: - Intro to Christina & Background - Stat #1 - 40% of healthcare providers have canceled a surgery due to a lack of medical supplies * Product delays, backorders and shortages * The importance of transparency in mitigating this risk - Stat #2 - 27% of healthcare providers have either seen or heard about recalled or expired products being used on a patient * In addition, 8% of all disposables expire annually on hospital shelves * Impact of recalls and expiration dates - Stat #3 - Nearly 20% of a clinician's work week is consumed by supply chain management tasks * Improving resource allocation * Digital transformation/automation - How do we tell an effective story to our executives to support the investment needed to make appreciable change?

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… November ‘25 Update: - New Board Members & Process Overview - AHA’s 232 Tariff Public Response (PPE, Medical Consumables and Medical Equipment) - UDI Forum is running this week - will be on demand (success stories)

AHRMM SME Podcast with Allen Archer by AHRMM

Welcome to the AHRMM25 Podcast, recording live throughout the conference in Denver, CO. I am your host Justin Poulin, and joining me today is… Guest: Lobel Lurie, Manager Clinical Value Analysis at Cone Health Outline: - Introduction - What have you enjoyed the most so far at AHRMM this year? - If your career had a theme song, what would it be? - If this conference had a secret supply chain speakeasy, what would be the password to get in?

Welcome to the AHRMM25 Podcast, recording live throughout the conference in Denver, CO. I am your host Justin Poulin, and joining me today is… Guest: David Szalko, Corporate Accounts Director @ Ambu Outline: - Introduction - What have you enjoyed the most so far at AHRMM this year? - If you had to explain your job to a 5-year-old, what would you say? - If this conference had a secret supply chain speakeasy, what would be the password to get in?

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… October ‘25 Update: - Heat Map Project Initiative - AHRMM Academy Updates - AHRMM 26 - Call for Presentations - Around the World: * Tariffs - Nov 10th truce ends with China (no indication where that is heading) * Peace Talks in Gaza

Welcome to the AHRMM25 Podcast, recording live throughout the conference in Denver, CO. I am your host Justin Poulin, and joining me today is… Guest: Kevin Capatch, Director, Process Engineering - Enterprise Supply Chain Services @ Geisinger Outline: - Introduction - What have you enjoyed the most so far at AHRMM this year? - If you could automate one annoying task in your daily work, what would it be? - If this conference had a secret supply chain speakeasy, what would be the password to get in?

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Dr. Jimmy Chung, Chief Medical Officer at Advantus Health Partners Topic: Sustainability in Surgery Outline: - Welcome Dr. Chung - Why did you get involved in Supply Chain? * Patient Safety * Waste and Affordability - Tell me about your work in sustainability - Tying climate change into healthcare sourcing - What are some of the obvious areas for improvement specific to sustainability? * Anesthetic Gasses * Single Use Devices - How can people get started?

Welcome to the AHRMM25 Podcast, recording live throughout the conference in Denver, CO. I am your host Justin Poulin, and joining me today is… Guest: Matt Samples, Strategic Account Executive - Central Region at SteelCo Belimed Outline: - Introduction - What have you enjoyed the most so far at AHRMM this year? - You get one wish from a healthcare genie—what are you fixing first? - If this conference had a secret supply chain speakeasy, what would be the password to get in?

AHRMM Updates September 2025 by AHRMM

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Lee Ann McWhorter, VP of Business Development at Meperia Topic: Functional Equivalents and Best Practices Outline: - Welcome Lee Ann & Background - Functional Equivalents - what are they? Set the baseline for us… - Backorders and Stockouts are more common - how has this changed the industry from your perspective? - Best Practices * Identify critical items * Develop a formulary * Engage the clinicians with data (attribute breakdown) - The importance of having granular data to make decisions around functional equivalents - The power of recall histories - how does this shape strategy

August 2025 Hospital ISM® Report On Business® by AHRMM

ome to the AHRMM25 Podcast, recording live throughout the conference in Denver, CO. I am your host Justin Poulin, and joining me today is… Guest: Ashlea Souffrou, Founder & CEO of SxanPro Outline: - Introduction - What have you enjoyed the most so far at AHRMM this year? - If there were a movie about healthcare logistics, what would the title be—and who would play you? - If this conference had a secret supply chain speakeasy, what would be the password to get in?

Welcome to the AHRMM25 Podcast, recording live throughout the conference in Denver, CO. I am your host Justin Poulin, and joining me today is… Guests Tim Browne, VP of Global Supply Chain Solutions Alysha Melnyk, Manager of Strategic Partnerships | Global Marketing @ ECRI Outline: - Introduction - What have you enjoyed the most so far at AHRMM this year? - What’s your “hidden talent” that secretly helps you at work? - If this conference had a secret supply chain speakeasy, what would be the password to get in?

Welcome to the AHRMM25 Podcast, recording live throughout the conference in Denver, CO. I am your host Justin Poulin, and joining me today is… Guest: Justin Cooper, Director of Strategic Consulting and Continuous Improvement at Uber Freight Outline: - Introduction - What have you enjoyed the most so far at AHRMM this year? - If you could magically fix one challenge in healthcare logistics overnight, what would it be? - If this conference had a secret supply chain speakeasy, what would be the password to get in?

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… August ‘25 Update: - AHRMM Conference * Attendance * Immediate Impact (curated sessions) * Podcasts to be releasing throughout the rest of the year - On The Fringe * Hurricane Season/Watch (Tropical Storm Erin) * Trump’s Executive Order (SAPIR) * US/China tariff truce extended 90 days

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Scott Gee, Deputy Advisory for Cybersecurity & Risk @ AHA Topic: From Ransomware to Geopolitics - Assessing Supply Chain Risk Outline: - Welcome Scott - Siloed 3rd Party Risk Management Structure (improvements needed) - Cyber Threats & Criminal Activity * Foreign hackers (primarily Russia) * Attack on 3rd party service provider * Tell us why they are the target? - What is the intent of these attacks * Data theft * Ransomware - Example of a few recent threats - National Threats to Security * China has been heavily integrated into our supply chain through commercial relationships and malware * What are the risks and considerations around the unique dynamics? * Disrupt mission/life critical supply chain to create chaos - The role of Geopolitics and supply chain risk

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Mark Litton, CEO of Howard Medical Topic: Bringing AHRMM value to community-driven hospitals! Outline: - Welcome Mark & Background - Talk about how you got into Supply Chain - Talk about your involvement with your local AHRMM chapter - Discuss how you executed the regional plan from Tim Loftis from the Chapter Relations Committee - What are you doing at national AHRMM this year and your efforts to support community and critical access hospitals - Tell us about the scholarship program - What’s next after national AHRMM? Reach out to Mark Litton at [email protected]

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… July ‘25 Update: - AHRMM Conference in a few weeks - Root Cause Analysis tool developed - Webinars coming up! - Delays in reciprocal Tariffs extended to 8/1 - Expanded attacks in the red sea which is impacting traffic and could lead to delays and increased lead times

June 2025 Hospital ISM® Report On Business® by AHRMM

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… June ‘25 Update: - Executive Summary on Tariffs released * SCRC Risk Solutions Presentation & Resources - Updated Continuing Education Credits Website - AHRMM Conference Update

May 2025 Hospital ISM® Report On Business® by AHRMM

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… May ‘25 Update: - AHRMM25 - Tuesday’s General Session - Logistic Considerations with Tariffs - AHA Advocacy * Proposed MCD/MCR cuts * 340b * Pharmaceutical/Med Supply Exemptions - Unprecedented Times Require Exceptional Measures

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Joseph Carr, Vice President of Supply Chain at Akron Children’s Hospital Topic: Product requisition and value analysis processes Outline: - Intro to Joseph & Background - Tell us about Operational Excellence at Akron Children’s - Two Projects for Improvement * Product Requisition * Value Analysis - Product Requisition * Challenge: No hierarchy in the product req process * Kaison Event – full process mapping (OE conducted) * 80k specials per year * Significant opportunity for savings/avoidance addressing a small percentage (5-10%) - Value Analysis * No process in product req to review if VA needs to be involved * Big need for templating and were able to shift the work from SC & Clinician’s to suppliers * Next step is automation - What’s next – Inventory Logistics and Distribution

April 2025 Hospital ISM® Report On Business® Call by AHRMM

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… April ‘25 Update: - Spring Summit - Cohorts * Recent Cohort Completed (Inventory & Distribution Management) * Information Systems & Data Management - May * Finance in Healthcare Supply Chain * 3-part Supplier Cohort - CMRP Refresh - Chapter Relations Committee - YPAC - Tariffs Update (Modern Healthcare & Beckers) - AHRMM Advisory Board Email Outreach

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: George Godfrey, Chief Supply Chain Officer & Corporate Vice President, Financial Shared Services @ Baptist Health South Florida Topic: AP and SC Synergies and Opportunities Leveraging Automation Outline: - Welcome George & Outline Roles (SC and AP) - In your past Supply Chain Positions, what has been your experience relative to the relationship between SC and AP? - What did you learn about breakdowns in process and communication when you took on oversight of both departments? - How were you able to take advantage of early payment discounts and what was the value to the organization? - What improvements have you made recently relative to P2P leveraging automation? - What’s next? Asset Management?

March 2025 Hospital ISM Report® On Business Call by AHRMM

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… March ‘25 Update: - SCRC Tarif Report - Promote AHRMM Spring Summit - Nothing on the Fringe - Hooray! Baxter IF Fluids & BD Bactec Updates

February 2025 Hospital ISM® Report On Business® by AHRMM

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Tracy Nasarenko, VP of Community Engagement – Healthcare at GS1 US Topic: Drug Supply Chain Security Act Update - Provide a brief overview of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act - Talk about the AHRMM webinar on March 19th – and accompanying resource - Can you describe the phasing and milestones for us and where we sit today? * Progress has been made with respect to Pharmacy at the unit level - Serialized item level traceability * What is expected of the healthcare supply chain? Where is the gray area? (“confirm” not well defined) * What steps should we have taken by now and what should we doing to prepare for the next phase? - Where do we stand with med device? * Standards would be the same * Would have a positive impact on interoperability in healthcare

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Brian Zuck, VP of Supply Chain @ Essentia Health Topic: Supply chain resiliency and stability initiatives. Outline: - Resiliency means different things to different people, what does that mean to you? - You use resiliency and stability in combination – why is that? - Unique Challenges for Essentia * Rural Health System * Staffing Challenges - 3 Keys to Success * Robust clinician led committee structure * Integrated ERP, Warehouse Management, Supply and Demand Planning systems * Leadership support for Supply Chain – New Highly Automated Distribution System - The importance of centralized distribution and considerations for rural health systems to implement * Essentia had a centralized reporting structure to begin with which helped - Where do you go from here?

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… February ‘25 Update: - Launched a new cohort, in March will be launching the Procurement and Value Analysis cohort - Updated requirements - All 5 cohorts should take about a year and can fast track you to the CMRP exam - New Supply Chain Fundamentals (SCF) eLearning Series - IV Fluids resolved. Everything is back up and running and order fulfillment should be improving! - Eyes on the Tarifs - where do we stand?

January 2025 Hospital ISM® Report On Business® Call by AHRMM

This is the AHRMM Subject Matter Expert Podcast hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we speak with Industry Experts to highlight success stories and solutions from the field that advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Justin Poulin with this month’s Expert… Guest: Jason Isherwood, CEO LinSights health & ClearVu-IQ as well as Chair of the AHRMM National Chapter Relations Committee and healthcare linen and laundry optimization expert. Topic: Exploring insights from linen delivery systems, broader applicability to supply chain operations, and the vital role of AHRMM chapters. Outline: - Boots on the Ground: Passion for Improvement * Personal Insight: Jason shares his passion for identifying operational inefficiencies in linen delivery mechanisms. * Real-World Example: A brief anecdote or impactful story about uncovering an inefficiency during an on-site evaluation. * Transferable Lessons: How these insights apply to other healthcare supply chain product delivery systems. - Uncovering Truths in Delivery Mechanisms (6 minutes) * The Hidden Gaps: Common inefficiencies in linen and laundry delivery models. * The Bigger Picture: How data-driven insights and AI tools are transforming visibility and decision-making. * Scalability: Why these truths aren’t just about linen—they’re relevant across the healthcare supply chain. - The Heartbeat of AHRMM: Chapters and Engagement (4 minutes) * Passion for AHRMM: Jason shares why AHRMM’s mission resonates with him. * The Role of Chapters: Chapters as the ‘heartbeat’ of AHRMM—community, shared knowledge, localized impact. * Vision as Committee Chair: Goals for chapter relations, including enhanced resources, activation teams, and member engagement.

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… January ‘25 Update: - Acknowledge the Impact of Fires in LA - Amplifying AHRMM - Port Strike Appear to be Averted - Eyes on the Tarifs - Trade War Mentality - Baxter Duo-Vent Spikes Early Alert - Engage with AHRMM - Inventory and Distribution Management Cohort has kicked off!

December 2024 Hospital ISM® Report On Business® Call by AHRMM

November 2024 Hospital ISM® Report On Business® by AHRMM

This is the AHRMM Updates Podcast with Mike Schiller and hosted by Justin Poulin. Tune in every month as we highlight trends, strategies and solutions from the field to advance the healthcare supply chain. And now, Mike and Justin… December ‘25 Update: - Effective Leadership Series: Free-mium Promotion - Tariffs & Port Strikes - Year End Recap - Looking Ahead to 2025!

Welcome to the AHRMM24 Podcast, recording live throughout the conference in Columbus, OH. I am your host Justin Poulin, and joining me today is… Guest: Tim Martin, Director of Purchasing at UT Southwestern Medical Center Outline: - Congrats on your Heartbeat of Healthcare award! - What are you most passionate about? - Professional Development - What's the most unusual item you've had to source for a healthcare facility? - If you could time travel to any period in history, when and where would you go?