Robin Barr Email & Phone Number

Saint Clair Shores, Mi, Us

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Participate with SEAR Pools for CH-E, W, S for budgeting purposes; Responsible for Capital Equipment and Service for the above mentioned commodities ▪Reviewed over 1700 capital requests (previously anything over $1000 and 3 years life expectancy - Now $15K), contracts, and quotes in 2021, consisting of over $300M in capital spend, negotiated over $5M in cost avoidance and rebates in one year▪ Jointly with legal counsel, make decisions on behalf of Beaumont Health, serving as a liaison between the supplier and the department▪ Review national benchmarks on capital products, compare to current quotes to make sure pricing is consistent with national averages▪ Work with CFOs, VP and Directors, throughout the health system to issue Request for Proposals (RFP), review, analyze, negotiate and recommend outcomes of the RFP for improved patient safety and outcomes (examples IV Pumps, Defibrillators, Beds)▪ Serve on ad hoc committees throughout the organization to discuss capital budgets, planning, and implementation (ICOC, ▪ Present to Value Analysis Teams consisting of RN’s, MD’s Directors, VPs, Finance ▪ Educate and assist hospital staff in placing capital purchases ▪ Run Capital Standardization Subcommittee with Biomed and Clinical Engineering to review total cost of ownership opportunities and evaluate capital opportunities▪ Helped to develop the online capital procurement process, moving away from paper and shaving off months of time.

See duties above in addition to the following:Filled in for Director of Capital, in her absence.Ran Capital Standardization Subcommittee. Co managed Capital buyer and assist buyer.

Oversee, manage/assist Analyst II’s with projects. ▪ Attend business reviews with Suppliers, present quarterly data.▪ Develop dashboards, project management templates, for analytics area ▪ Pull and review spend data for entire health system level, research and compare benchmark pricing, analyze data for pricing and utilization opportunities▪ Identify contract maximization opportunities in all areas of the hospital ▪ Utilize Oracle to generate spend reports; analyze for utilization and benchmarking opportunities; Produce graphs and charts; interact with Suppliers for pricing opportunities, cross references, supportive data ▪ Utilize online tools from UHC/Novation, Cardinal, Advisory Board, ECRI to identify savings, support analyses▪ Track spine savings through negotiated agreement; prepare data, graphs, and charts to be presented to Ortho and Neuro surgical physicians.

Identify contract maximization opportunities in all areas of the hospital. ▪ Utilize Oracle to generate spend reports; analyze for utilization and benchmarking opportunities; Produce graphs and charts; interact with Suppliers for pricing opportunities, cross references, supportive data▪ Utilize online tools from UHC/Novation, Cardinal, Advisory Board, ECRI to identify savings, support analyses▪ Track spine savings through negotiated agreement; prepare data, graphs, and charts to be presented to Ortho and Neuro surgical physicians.

Irving, Texas, Us

Analyze contracting/purchasing data to identify opportunities for cost savings through pricing, conversion, standardization, and utilization for VHA supply chain initiatives in all areas of the hospital. Perform contract analysis, savings tracking, and performance measurement. Job performance includes analyzing hospital data against Novation and local contracts to identify savings, act as liaison between Project Manager and Hospital Management, track savings, compile reports and charts for presentations, provide benchmark pricing opportunities to the HCO, work with suppliers for various supplier data.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Developed Ortho and Spine common nomenclature and definition for cost savings for orthopedic, spine initiatives, and physician preference items. ▪ Served on a team that communicates between the OR/ Materials Directors and suppliers/GPO Contracts at the national level for approximately 70 hospitals across the United States. ▪ Developed PowerPoint presentations containing reports and graphs. ▪ Attended quarterly business reviews with Suppliers, comparing data and savings. ▪ Met with Suppliers looking for potential contracting/savings opportunities. ▪ Worked extensively with Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, and Access. ▪ Developed conferences for approximately 100 Pharmacy Directors/Buyers including logistics, budget, continuing education, presenting, and worked with Vendors to develop an agenda and consistently fall well under budget. ▪ Ran reports and data mined from McKesson Drug Wholesaler System and Hyperion purchase history database. Analyzed data for marketshare and utilization reports to gain expected compliance from Local Health Ministries. Track Monthly and quarterly indigent care savings(340-B) for savings matrix resulting in ~$20,000 quarterly. ▪ Member of a 4 person team that consistently achieved savings greater than $3M as a result of switching to one drug wholesaler and negotiated with suppliers for overall annual savings of $18M. Served on the committee to write, send out RFP, Review, Negotiate with suppliers for said wholesaler conversion opportunity. ▪ Presented savings and potential opportunities to Directors and VPs. ▪ Extensive troubleshooting and served as a liaison between Pharmacy Buyers and Directors and our GPO and Pharmaceutical Wholesaler. ▪ Developed an Auto-Sub program by pulling McKesson reports and comparing to GPO contracts for savings exceeding $50,000. ▪ Developed an inventory turn reduction program strategy that resulted in average turns of 18- 21 from previous turns of 10-12 resulting in savings of $300,000.

Master Of Science In Administration, Health/Health Care Administration/Management

Pre Pharmacy/ Pre Nursing

B.S., Community Development/Public Administration