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
