What does SMI do with the output (work product) from the initiatives?
SMI is dedicated to improving the healthcare supply chain and to that end all findings / improvements / processes / established best practices are shared with the marketplace. SMI does this through white papers, industry meeting presentations (such as AHRMM), articles in national publications, invitations to the press to attend Forums, and free compact discs of final work products. All finalized Tools are posted to the SMI website for free download to any and all in the industry. Outcomes produced or published by SMI may be used as is or tailored to meet the unique needs of an individual organization in any case, specific acknowledgement must be made of SMI as the original author/developer.
