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$2.5 TRILLION
Academic Council for Courses include:
Healthcare Supply Chain • Front-line staff training - From Top To
was the projected national health
research established Bottom: The Environmental Services Series
expenditures (NHE) in 2009, according to a
The Association for Healthcare Resource & • Supervisor training - Online Supervisory
report by CMS.
Materials Management (AHRMM), an- Course
NEWSWIRE
nounced the creation of a new research con- • Manager training - CHESP Study Group:
5.7%
sortium that is focused on health sector sup- CHESP candidates or potential candidates
ply chain research. The Academic Council will collaborate, interact, review material,
was the growth in the NHE in 2009; up
for Healthcare Supply Chain Research and ultimately, help each other prepare for
from 4.4% in 2008 (the latest available
evolved from a Research Symposium the exam.
historical year.)
AHRMM hosted in the fall of 2009. • Director training - Environmental Services
Fourteen individuals, representing twelve ASHES has also developed the Infection
1.1%
academic institutions conducting research Control for Non-clinical Healthcare Work-
in various disciplines of the healthcare sup- ers online program. The course is designed
was the decline in the Gross Domestic
ply chain, gathered in Chicago to identify with non-clinical healthcare staff in mind.
Product (GDP) in 2009, with the economy
the most pressing supply chain issues re- The content covers a wide spectrum of in-
still in recession. quiring scrutiny in the health sector; con- fection control topics – from a brief intro-
sider the theoretical and methodological duction to the microbiology of organisms
9.9%
perspectives most likely to provide value; such as Methicillin resistant Staphylococ-
assess the best ways to secure funding from cus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium
was the growth in spending for the
foundations, government, and industry; difficile to transmission, prevention and
Medicaid program in 2009; up from 4.7% in and determine the dissemination strategies employee protection. The course also in-
2008, reflecting increasing growth in for bridging the gap between research and cludes content on disease outbreak, pre-
enrollment associated with the recession.
practice. cautions, Personal Protective Equipment
Eugene Schneller, Professor at the W. P. (PPE), guidance documents from the CDC
17.3%
Carey School of Business, Arizona State and OSHA standards for Blood Borne
University, and Leroy Schwarz, Professor, Pathogens (BBP).
was the expected health share of GDP in Krannert School of Management, Purdue Infection Control for Non-clinical
2009, up from 16.2% in 2008 – the largest
University have been named Co-chairs of Healthcare Workers will begin on Monday,
one-year increase in history.
the Academic Council. March 1, 2010. Registration is now open.
The group plans to meet annually, but Additional information about all ASHES
5.9%
will share syllabi, white papers, articles, and educational courses can be found at
research papers on an ongoing basis
www.ashes.org.
is the expected increase in hospital throughout the year. Through the Research
spending growth in 2009, up from 4.5% in
Symposium and infrastructure of the Aca- CMS designates The Joint
2008, and reaching a total of $760.6
demic Council, the consortium aims to fos- Commission for advanced
billion.
ter a collaborative approach to conducting diagnostic imaging accreditation
research in the healthcare supply chain. The Department of Health and Human Ser-
3.9%
AHRMM will serve as host, sponsor, and vices’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
convener of the Academic Council. Publi- Services (CMS) has named The Joint Com-
is the expected deceleration in growth
cations that develop as a result of the Aca- mission a designated accreditor of ad-
for the NHE in 2010.
demic Council’s work will be shared with vanced diagnostic imaging centers. CMS’
the industry through AHRMM’s Knowl- designation announcement appears in the
4.0%
edge Center. The Academic Council plans January 26, 2010 Federal Register.
to meet again in September. Academicians Medicare suppliers furnishing the tech-
is the anticipated rebound in growth
and lnstitutions promoting research inter- nical component (TC) of advanced diagnos-
for the GDP in 2010.
ested in working with the council should tic imaging services must become accred-
contact Leroy Schwarz at LSchwarz@ ited by a CMS-designated accrediting
6.1%
purdue.edu. organization, such as The Joint Commis-
sion, by January 1, 2012 in order to qualify
is the anticipated average annual health
ASHES announces education for Medicare reimbursement payments.
spending growth over the projection
program This new rule affects providers of MRI, CT,
period (2009-2019), which is anticipated to
In 2009 the American Society for Healthcare PET and nuclear medicine imaging services
outpace average annual growth in the
overall economy (4.4%).
Environmental Services (ASHES) launched for Medicare beneficiaries on an outpatient
comprehensive educational programs tar- basis. According to a 2005 Medicare Pay-
$4.5 TRILLION
geting all levels of experience. Close to 200 ment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) re-
professionals embraced online educational port, diagnostic imaging services paid un-
courses and over 15 members shared their der Medicare’s physician fee schedule grew
is the expected national health spending
by 2019, comprising 19.3% of GDP.
knowledge and experience as course facili- more rapidly than any other type of physi-
tators. Ninety-seven percent of participants cian service between 1999 and 2003, at ap-
Source: 2008-2018 NHE projection by CMS’ Office of the Actuary,
who responded to the evaluation survey in- proximately double the rate of all other phy-
published on-line by Health Affairs.
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
NationalHealthExpendData/03_NationalHealthAccounts dicated high satisfaction level with the over- sician services. The new accreditation
Projected.asp
all learning experience. requirement is part of the Medicare Im-
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