Course Information
Description
A major role for any clinical operations leader is supply chain management. Access to supplies is critical to patient care, and leaders need to have a deep understanding of the upstream and downstream processes, as well as the importance of vendor relationships, including the opportunity to co-develop innovations through research or beta testing. Clinical operations leaders also need to respect boundaries with vendors and be mindful of conflicts of interest rules. Managing supply cost is a major focus, and understanding strategies for reducing costs or better managing inventory are critical. Forecasting and budgeting is a key skillset, and ensuring that students understand the core components of supply and equipement contracts is important. There is also significant innovation in tracking and monitoring high cost supplies and pharmaceuticals. The course will also cover using data and metrics for supply chain management and how to deal with shortages that have become more frequent over the past several years.
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