Karen Conway

Vice President, Healthcare Value GHX

Karen Conway researches and advocates for the role of supply chain to support the objectives of value-based healthcare.  As a recognized expert in unique device identification, Conway works to improve data quality and visibility to optimize value for patients and the organizations that provide healthcare products and services. Conway is past chair of the Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM), and serves on the boards of the Strategic Marketplace Initiative (SMI) and the Bellwether League, the GS1 Global Healthcare Leadership Team, the expert advisory council for the Supply Chain Advancement Network in Health, and the healthcare advisory board for CAPS Research. She is a co-author of the global leadership book, Leading from the Edge, a contributing author to eBusiness in Healthcare, and a monthly columnist on “Standard Practices” in healthcare.  

Conference Day 2

5:15 PM From Disaster to Demand Planning: UDI Delivers Value to Providers and Suppliers Today and Tomorrow


· Discuss how the pandemic is changing the nature of conversations between suppliers and providers, with greater focus on how to strengthen supply chain resiliency, enable demand planning and support bi-directional inventory visibility

· Examine how each of these outcomes can provide value across the entire supply chain, and have raised awareness of the value of UDIs beyond regulatory compliance

· Exploring how broader adoption of UDIs can support future pandemic and emergency response alongside how use of standard identifiers can help participants to increase efficiencies, lower costs, improve patient safety and support more strategic provider-supplier relationships.

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