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2023 Together - PH366 - Cleaning Up Our Contracts
Following an operations review and contract audit of outsourced services, UK HealthCare completed a multiservice request for proposal for food and nutrition services, environmental services, patient transportation, and patient observation services. The resulting contract award and negotiation produced over $1 million in savings, partner investment in capital, improved contract management efficiencies, uniform contracting terms and accountable performance measures.
Target Audience
- Healthcare Quality Professionals
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Physicians
- Other Healthcare Professionals
Learning Objectives
Outline key data needed to complete the evaluation process of a purchase service agreement.
Discuss the benefit of combining multiple services into one master service agreement.
Sumati Kapoor, MS, CIH, PMP, Clinical Operations Director, UK HealthCare, Lexington, Ky.
Paul Reister, CMRP, Associate Director, Purchasing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
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Credit Types
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Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
This activity was planned by, and for, the healthcare team, and learners will receive .75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Available Credit
- 0.75 ACPE Pharmacist
- 0.75 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.75 ANCC
- 0.75 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
- 0.75 General CE - Attendance
- 0.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)