SMI's Impact
Since its inception in 2005, SMI has impacted the healthcare supply chain in a variety of ways, including:
- Over 25 SMI Team initiatives have resulted in a large inventory of SMI Tools and Resources provided free of charge to industry, including:
- Virtual Relationship Management
- COVID-19 Toolkit
- Supply Chain Leader of the Future
- Diversity and Inclusive Leadership Toolkit
- Servicing the Continuum of Care
- Demand Planning
- Vendor Access Guidelines (endorsed by AORN)
- SMI Collaboration Package
- SMI Executive Briefings
- Educating, sharing, and promoting SMI Tools and Resources at industry events, including:
- AHRMM annual conferences
- AHVAP Annual Conference
- Provista Annual Conference
- Medline Executive Roundtable
- World Congress on Supply Chain
- GHX Supply Chain Summit
- GS1 Global Conference and GS1 US Connect
- AHRMM National Webinars
- UDI Conferences
- Pennsylvania Statewide Conferences
- New Jersey Materials Management Society
- Yankee Alliance Annual Meeting
- OrthoWorld Conference
- New England Chapter of AHRMM
- Texas Gulf Coast AHRMM Chapter
- Founding member of the Healthcare Supply Chain Standards Coalition (HSCSC), facilitated HSCSC merger with GS1 Healthcare US
- Serving as an active member of GS1 Healthcare US Executive Leadership Council since its inception
- Delivered over 100 SMI2U Webinars to help spread knowledge and leading edge information among SMI members and colleagues
- Active collaborative relationships established with:
- AHRMM, GS1, Healthcare Purchasing News (HPN), HIDA, AHVAP, AORN, Gartner, Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium at Arizona State University, ECRI
- Advocating for healthcare supply chain improvements, including multiple visits to lawmakers in Washington DC to promote awareness of supply chain issues and to support adoption of data standards
- Engaged multiple industry stakeholders in progressive industry efforts, SMI Tools and Resource development, and other actions for the benefit of the industry including:
- US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Advanced Medical Technology Association (Advamed)
- VHA Supply Chain Institute
- National Coordinator of Health Information Technology
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA)
- Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professional (AHVAP)
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