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HSCN Moves to Support GSI Standards
The Healthcare Supply Chain Network (HSCN) announces its support of GS1 standards, specifically the Global Location Number (GLN) to standardize location identification and the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) to standardize product identification.
Leveraging Supply Chain Leadership
From the Health Care Supply Chain Thought Leadership Roundtable, this 15-page AHRMM whitepaper on building organizational advantage in challenging times includes major sections on: windows of opportunity, the road to the c-suite, action initiatives. Roundtable panelists and their positions are listed.
Supply Chain Modernization in Ontario Health Care
A Report on the e-Supply Chain Project, Supply Chain Modernization In Ontario Health Care – Improving Patient Care, Enhancing Service Levels and Reducing Costs, produced by OntarioBuys 2007. This report demonstrates enhanced patient care, improved service levels and financial benefits after incorporating e-supply chain components into the hospital supply chain at six project sites in Ontario. Includes suggestions for managing improvement and an overview of the key technologies used to create an automated supply chain.
Rattling the Supply Chain: The Opportunity for Supply Chain Management in Healthcare
Rattling the Supply Chain: The Opportunity for Supply Chain Management in Healthcare Implementation of supply chain leading practices has a significant impact on the delivery of direct patient care by reducing risk and errors, eliminating OR waits and cancellations and reducing length of stay. Includes examples of current collaborations.
Performance Measurement: A Report by the Hospital Supply Chain Metrics Working Group
HSCM WG Performance Measurement – A November 2006 report by the Hospital Supply Chain Metrics Working Group of OntarioBuys, a program under the Ontario Ministry of Finance Treasury Board Office. As hospitals shift towards supply chain leading practices it answers the question “how should progress and performance be measured?” Provides tools for supply chain professionals to measure efficiency and effectiveness and proposes province-wide standards and metrics to achieve a balanced scorecard.
eCommerce in Canada’s Healthcare System – Today & Tomorrow.
e-Commerce in Canada’s Healthcare System Today and Tomorrow - March, 2004. A discussion paper on e-Commerce in the health industry. Industry Canada, in consultation with HSCN, conducted research to understand the status of eCommerce in healthcare. The results support the value of e-Commerce by reducing the cost of ordering, distribution and inventory management, and assist in reducing medical errors. E-commerce automates procurement and payment cycles and substantially reduces paper-based activity.
1st Annual Supply Chain Summit – Special Report
Supply Chain Summit Special Report – Key findings presented at the 1st annual Supply Chain Summit in Toronto, 2004, are highlighted I this report. For more detailed presentation visit www.chmonline.ca
Building Supply Chain Capabilities in the Healthcare Provider Market
The Value of eCommerce in the Healthcare Supply Chain: Industry Study Report, Anderson, June, 2001
Crisis Communications: A Primer for Teams
This book covers roles, resources, processes, and principles to put your senior team — your CEO and PR, HR, IT, BC and facilities managers — on the same page. It offers advice on keeping managers available and functioning throughout a crisis or disaster. Available in hardcover, softcover, and Adobe eBook format – now also available through the Toronto Public Library.

NOTE: Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in reports or publications listed here are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Healthcare Supply Chain Network.