ECRI Announces the 2024 Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence
Award Winners
PLYMOUTH
MEETING, Pa., Sept. 27,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ECRI, a global patient safety
nonprofit organization, announced the winners of its 2024
Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence Award. ECRI's annual award
recognizes U.S. healthcare organizations for achieving excellence
in overall spend management and adopting best practice solutions
into their supply chain processes.
"We are thrilled to recognize twelve healthcare systems with our
esteemed supply chain award this year," said Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD, President and CEO of
ECRI. "These exemplary organizations have effectively navigated the
ongoing challenges in the global supply chain market using ECRI's
evidence-based, data-driven services. Partnering with them in
delivering exceptional, cost-efficient patient care is an
honor."
The winners of ECRI's 2024 Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence
Award are:
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare – Lexington, KY
- Eskenazi Health – Indianapolis,
IN
- Inova Health System – Falls
Church, VA
- Owensboro Health Regional Hospital – Owensboro, KY
- Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center – Pomona, CA
- Seattle Children's Hospital – Seattle, WA
- St. Joseph's Healthcare
System – Paterson, NJ
- Tampa General Hospital – Tampa,
FL
- United Health Services Hospitals-Binghamton – Binghamton, NY
- University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center – Houston,
TX
- University of Texas Medical
Branch Hospitals – Galveston,
TX
- University of Utah Hospital –
Salt Lake City, UT
The Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence Award, now in its
thirteenth year, recognizes members of ECRI's portfolio of supply
chain services who demonstrate exemplary utilization of services
across the procurement lifecycle, including budgeting,
benchmarking, technology assessment, and strategic development. As
part of the selection process, ECRI evaluated candidates' 2023
spend management and market analytics efforts for capital medical
devices, supplies, physician preference items, service contracts,
and reagents.
ECRI clients have identified more than $13 billion in savings opportunities annually
through combined capital and supply dataset. ECRI has analyzed
nearly $74 billion in supply and
capital spend over the past year. More than 3,000 U.S. hospitals
and health systems are members of ECRI's strategic sourcing and
supply chain programs.
"This year's winners have tackled complex issues in the
healthcare supply chain, including geopolitical and economic
instability, digital transformation of the procurement process,
healthcare shifting to non-acute settings, and environmental
factors that complicate logistics," shared Tim Browne, Vice President of Supply Chain
Solutions at ECRI. "Their commitment to data analytics and best
practices has empowered them to make evidence-based decisions that
maintain quality patient care. We are proud to partner with them
and contribute to their success."
ECRI's integrated technology decision support solutions help
healthcare organizations of all sizes and settings reduce clinical
spend and enhance patient outcomes. To learn more, e-mail
clientservices@ecri.org, or call (610) 825-6000, ext. 5891.
For media inquiries, contact Yvonne
Rhodes, Associate Director of Strategic Communications, at
YRhodes@ECRI.org
About ECRI
ECRI is an independent, nonprofit organization improving the
safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness of care across all
healthcare settings. ECRI is the only organization worldwide to
conduct independent medical device evaluations, with labs located
in North America and Asia Pacific. ECRI is designated an
Evidence-based Practice Center by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality. ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication
Practices PSO is a federally certified Patient Safety Organization
as designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) formally became
an ECRI Affiliate in 2020. Visit www.ecri.org to learn more.
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