About
SARGENT HEALTHCARE STRATEGIES
Sargent Healthcare Strategies (SHS) provides education/training in an on-line learning portal creating live learning as well as on-demand sessions. The education will cover the basics of supply chain such as in inventory control, buying, and Unique Device Identifier (UDI), and the IAHCSMM Central Service Leadership prep course using subject matter experts.
Jean Sargent has been providing education in Central Service and Supply Chain since 1998 in the forms of live presentations, webinars, publications, and certification preparation. Ms. Sargent is taking the education/training to an on-line learning portal creating live learning as well as on-demand sessions. The education will cover the basics of supply chain for staff who may not have access to education on inventory control, warehousing, receiving, buyers, strategic sourcing, master data management, value analysis, leadership, human resources, Unique Device Identifier (UDI), to name a few. Ms. Sargent is also bringing together subject matter experts to teach the IAHCSMM Central Service Leadership prep course.
Services
Supply Chain Strategies in Support of Patient Safety
Consultancy in support of patient safety in the supply chain, sterile processing and operating room: interim management; strategic planning; assessment and strategy development; systems implementation; education.
Education
Supply Chain Strategies in Support of Patient Safety
Contact us if you are interested in attending one of the classes below.
What You Need to Know as a First-Time Supervisor
This session will provide an overview of supervisory skills and direction to assist new supervisors or those looking to take the step into supervision in understanding the basic concepts.
Inventory Management 101
How do you train your entry-level personnel? Inventory concepts are foreign to most until they are working in this field. This session provides the basic concepts of inventory management for entry level personnel. The information will support their understanding of the bigger picture as well as their role in patient safety.
Inventory Management 201
This session will take the information learned in the IM 101 to the next level. This is intended for those who are ready for the next level and will include concepts of sterile storage, perpetual inventory, and technology.
Capital Procurement, Contracting and Management
The capital procurement process should be very specific in regard to roles and responsibilities. This session will review the roles and discuss the responsibilities, best practices and share a proven structure for equality and success.
Buyer 101
How do you provide training for that entry-level Buyer? This person may be new to purchasing or an inventory tech who has been promoted. This is new that explains the responsibilities and nuances to be aware of to ensure you are successful.
Strategic Sourcing
The information in an introduction to the concept. This session will define sourcing, the sourcing process, request for proposal, information and quote, data and contracting.
Value Analysis – the Basics
What is Value Analysis? How is it different from product standardization? Who should be involved? Understand the role of supply chain.
Leadership Skills
This session will describe characteristics of servant leadership, quality of life in the workplace, and steps to success.
Operating Room Preference Cards – The Conundrum
The Operating Room preference cards will drive efficiencies and inefficiencies depending on how they are managed. This session will review best practices for cleanup and ongoing maintenance, roles and responsibilities.
The Unique Device Identifier (UDI) Regulation – a Healthcare Primer
The UDI ruling came about starting back when “To Err is Human” came out in 1999 indicating that as many as 98,000 people die in hospitals each year as a result of medical errors that could have been prevented. Healthcare needed a system to track these errors and to reduce the number of deaths. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was directed by then-President George H Bush to develop the UDI regulation. Meaningful Use states that all healthcare providers must submit the UDI to the patients’ medical record beginning January 2018. This session will describe the UDI and Meaningful Use and what is expected of each segment of healthcare.
Receiving and Freight Management
The receiving function is very important to a facility’s financial health. Receiving is knowing what has been ordered, when it is expected to arrive and capturing the receipt to allow payment. It is also managing freight expenses, which is generally not well managed, and a large expense for a facility. This session will describe the concepts and importance of each.
Finance 101
What is functional areas are covered under Finance within a hospital? How does supply chain interface with thee departments? What concepts should be integrated between supply chain and Finance? What is a budget and why is it important to understand the department’s role in the overall spend of a facility.