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Goals and Learning Outcomes

The financial changes that have beset the healthcare system have been the subject of countless publications. Hospital supply chains are continuing to mature at a rapid pace to reduce costs and increase operational efficiencies to combat consistently eroding margins. Nursing leaders need to understand how supply arrives at its point of care and the associated financial impacts. Nursing leadership needs to be aware of the impact of group purchasing organizations (GPOs) and distributors in product selections and the role these organizations play in helping hospitals reduce their supply chain costs.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Identify the different pathways for supplies to arrive at the point of care and the financial implications of each.
  • Recognize supply sourcing and the impact both group purchasing organizations (GPOs) and distributors have in product selection.
  • Indicate the use and financial implications of value analysis committees and the total cost of ownership for supplies for your healthcare entity.

Course Termination Date: Not yet determined

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/25

Course Originally Released On: 06/01/22

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Accreditation Information

Nurse.com Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791

Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.

 

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Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, Kansas State Board of Nursing, Kentucky Board of Nursing, Michigan Board of Nursing, Mississippi Board of Nursing, New Hampshire Board of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, North Dakota Board of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Registered Nurses

 

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Disclosures

None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.