Supply Chain Education |

For each question, select the response that best describes your organization.

1. What type of education does supply chain staff receive at your organization?*
Select all that apply.
- General hospital/health system orientation
- Job-specific how-to training
- Cross-training in a supply chain area (e.g., inventory management person A is trained on inventory management person B’s responsibilities)
- Cross-training in other supply chain areas (e.g., inventory management person learns about receiving and distribution)
- Access to training sessions for other departments (e.g., when finance holds a training session for finance employees, supply chain has the opportunity to sit in)
- Education about issues inside and outside of supply chain (hospital finance, regulatory updates), given by individuals who work in supply chain
- Education catered to supply chain given by external departments (e.g., finance holds a session for supply chain about bundled payment basics)
- None of these
- I don't know.
2. Leadership Support for Supply Chain Education*
- Leadership is neither involved nor aware.
- Leadership is aware of education but does not weigh in on content or staff participation.
- Leadership is supportive and recognizes the importance of strategic content development and staff participation.
- Leadership views education as essential and may play a role in developing content; leadership reinforces the importance of staff participation.
- I don’t know.
3. Is there a budget for supply chain education (webinars, conference attendance, professional memberships, etc.)?*
- Yes, the budget is sufficient.
- Yes, but it is limited.
- No.
- I don’t know.
4. Do members of supply chain attend industry conferences?*
- Yes, and the number of individuals who attend/conferences attended is sufficient.
- Yes, but the number of individuals who attend/conferences attended is limited.
- No.
- I don’t know.
5. How many webinars does your supply chain department watch every year?*
- 0
- 1-5
- More than 5
- I don’t know.
6. Supply chain staff is educated about specific initiatives when:*
Select all that apply.
- a new regulation or rule requires a new process.
- key performance indicators (KPIs) indicate a lag in an area that is important to the organization.
- there is a change in another department that could impact supply chain.
- there is a change that will impact the organization.
- Not applicable.
7. Sourcing Ideas for Content Development*
- Topics are selected and developed by management alone.
- Management and veteran supply chain staff select and develop content.
- Representatives from all levels of supply chain staff suggest ideas, but content is ultimately selected and developed by management or their designees.
- Representatives from all levels of supply chain staff have the opportunity to select and develop content, incorporating broad perspectives and leveraging the team’s varying strengths.
- Not applicable.
- I don’t know.
8. Evaluation of Educational Content*
- Feedback is not solicited from participants.
- Participants are casually asked for feedback.
- Participants share feedback via a survey (or similar means) immediately following the session, which then informs future planning.
- Participant feedback (via survey, etc.) and session metrics (e.g., internal attendance, external attendance, rate in satisfaction) are used to improve the program; performance related to the sessions are tied to annual performance goals and planning each year.
- Not applicable.
- I don’t know.
Do you have any questions or comments?
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Are you a hospital employee?*
- Yes
- No