RWJBarnabas Health recognized with Supply Chain Achievement Award

WEST ORANGE, NJ — RWJBarnabas Health has been recognized by ECRI, an independent trusted authority on health care practices and products, with a 2020 Healthcare Supply Chain Achievement Award. The prestigious award honors health care organizations that demonstrate excellence in supply chain spend management.

Now in its ninth year, ECRI’s Healthcare Supply Chain Achievement Award recognizes members for comprehensive utilization of supply chain solutions and for employing industry-leading approaches to health care supply chain and value analysis. Winners are selected based on rigorous quantitative and qualitative assessments of member engagement with ECRI’s services. The qualitative component focuses on overall leadership and performance in supply chain, value analysis and capital equipment procurement. Members fitting these criteria demonstrate a proactive approach to the supply chain that includes yearly engagement with decision makers and a continuous search for new ways to enhance their supply chain processes.

“Across our system, our No. 1 goal is safety and quality care for our patients and our dedicated staff. We take a highly strategic, data-driven approach to managing our procurement process to ensure best practices and to enhance quality and patient outcomes in the most fiscally responsible way possible,” said Bob Taylor, senior vice president of supply chain for RWJBarnabas Health. “This award is a result of exceptional teamwork across our entire system and the whole team is to be congratulated.”

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