Digitally Enabled Supply Chain Management During a Pandemic

Join us for a webinar with Dr. Anne Snowdon, Director of Clinical Research, HIMSS and Betty Jo Rocchio, System Chief Nursing Optimization Officer, Mercy Health System, to examine the key features of a digital health ecosystem and how supply chain infrastructure, logistics and data support pandemic management. During this session, participants will learn about the key dimensions of Mercy’s supply chain management strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic and their key strategies to advance supply chain infrastructure and capacity to support pandemic management in the future.

Learning objectives:

Examine the key features of a digital health ecosystem and how supply chain infrastructure, logistics and data support pandemic management
Identify the key dimensions of Mercy Health Systems’ supply chain management strategy during the COVID-19 – automation in data capture, the use of dashboards and data integration strategies to support real time decision making, the importance to clinical integration of supply chain data infrastructure to support workforce safety and confidence, the role of supply chain data infrastructure to support strategic decision making by senior leadership to guide pandemic strategy
Identify key strategies to advance supply chain infrastructure and capacity to support pandemic management in future

Dr. Anne Snowdon

Director of Clinical Research
HIMSS

Bio info: Dr. Anne Snowdon is a Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Academic Chair of the World Health Innovation...

Dr. Anne Snowdon is a Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Academic Chair of the World Health Innovation Network (WIN) and Scientific Director and CEO of SCAN Health, located at the University of Windsor’s Odette School of Business. Currently, Dr. Snowdon is leading over 15 innovation research initiatives across seven Canadian provinces that collaborate with government, health professionals, private industry, foundations and families. Dr. Snowdon has published more than 140 research articles, papers and cases, has received over $22 million in research funding, holds patents and has commercialized a highly successful booster seat product for children traveling in vehicles. She holds a PhD in Nursing from the University of Michigan, an MSc from McGill University, and BScN from Western University.

Betty Jo Rocchio

System Chief Nursing Optimization Officer
Mercy Health

Bio info: Betty Jo has oversight and leadership accountability for 45 hospitals in nursing and procedural areas across 4...

Betty Jo has oversight and leadership accountability for 45 hospitals in nursing and procedural areas across 4 states within Mercy. She leads the quality, service, and financial initiatives for Nursing, Perioperative Services, Cath and EP Labs, and GI Labs. This includes 4.2 billion in revenue and 800 million in cost.Betty Jo has more than 26 years of experience in health care, including 20 years in Perioperative Services and Procedural Areas in various leadership positions. She has been with Mercy for 7 years - the fifth largest Catholic health care system in the United States.