Organizations without a strong
VA structure and coordinated team likely experienced even more challenges and struggles to work through as they established contingency plans and set staff at ease with the plans .
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modification provided by the clinicians . Some of these items included : ●Urinary stents ●Cath Lab Quick Fill Straw ●Stapler ●Miscellaneous catheters ●The daily perioperative maintenance was also affected during this time , creating taskforce assistance to plan and modify a standardized work process .
●Large sharps containers were added in as a pandemic / critical item
●Disinfectants — weekly par and recycling of containers due to low inventory
There is a value and appreciation for value analysis to work in partnership with frontline operational teams as a critical voice . Through partnering with frontline leaders , both medical and nursing , and other key stakeholders , VA professionals are able to make the best decision for alternate supplies .
Any resulting practice changes are decided by the interdisciplinary team , ensuring that any changes are evaluated keeping patient and employee outcomes the priority .
Karen Tucker MSN , RN , NEA-BC , is assistant vice president at Cincinnati Children ’ s Hospital Medical Center .
Gloria Graham DNP , RN , CVAHP , is a clinical value analyst at Cincinnati Children ’ s Hospital Medical Center .
Heather Waters MSN , RN , is a clinical value analyst at Cincinnati Children ’ s Hospital Medical Center .
References :
Emmett D . ( 2019 ) Supply chains in healthcare organizations : Lessons learned from recent shortages . Hospital Topics . 97 ( 4 ), 133-138 .
Kritchanchai D , Krichanchai S , Hoeur S and Tan A . ( 2019 ) Healthcare supply chain management : Macro and micro perspectives . Log Forum , 15 ( 4 ), 531-544 .
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