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Supply Chain Report

Shortage of pediatric cancer drug creating 'a nightmare' | MUSC aims to save $14M annually with new supply warehouse | Amazon pays staff to travel for medical care | 3 distributors eye $18B opioid settlement

  Supply Chain E-Newsletter October 16, 2019 1. Critical pediatric cancer drug shortage creating 'a nightmare' Full story 2. Medical devicemakers urge Congress to pass federal data privacy law Full story 3. MUSC aims to save $14M annually with high-tech supply warehouse, device-cleaning…

Atlanta VA hospital suspends surgeries amid supply, staff issues | NYC Health + Hospitals eyes $156M+ savings with new 340B contract | 6 CEO moves | Sanford Health considering drone delivery for supplies

  Supply Chain E-Newsletter October 11, 2019 1. NYC Health + Hospitals aims to save big with new 340B contract Full story 2. Sanford Health considering drone delivery for supplies Full story 3. Atlanta VA hospital suspends elective surgeries amid staff, equiptment…

Leaky infusion sets recalled | Random price hikes on 7 drugs cost US $5.1B | Physician sues Kaiser over patient satisfaction scores | Airlines exempt from carrying lifesaving meds due to shortages

  Supply Chain E-Newsletter October 9, 2019 1. ICU Medical recalls infusion sets due to potential for leaks Full story 2. ICER unveils 'unsupported' costliest US drug price hikes Full story 3. Supply chain staff honored during National Healthcare Supply Chain Week Full…

Uber eyeing drug, device delivery | Cleaning issue spurs recall of some Zimmer surgical products | UK restricts exports of 24 meds to US, other countries | Trump signs executive order on Medicare

  Supply Chain E-Newsletter October 4, 2019 1. Cleaning issue prompts Zimmer Biomet to recall some surgical products Full story 2. Uber eyeing drug, medical device delivery Full story 3. 10 hospitals seeking supply chain talent Full story  4.  Maximize health IT ROI — 6…

Veterans' hospital in Va. cited for supply chain mistakes | UPS to build healthcare drone-delivery fleet | FDA warns of 'urgent' vulnerabilities affecting devices | Sterigenics won't reopen Ill. sterilization plant | 14 hospitals with most ER visits

  Supply Chain E-Newsletter October 2, 2019 1. FDA warns patients, providers of 'urgent' software vulnerabilities affecting medical devices Full story 2. Virginia veterans' hospital cited for supply chain mistakes Full story 3. UPS gets OK to build healthcare drone-delivery fleet Full story  4. Medical staff…

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Cancer risk renews push to revamp device sterilization | More heartburn meds recalled | Proposed merger would create 33-hospital system in La. | 10 hospitals seeking supply chain talent

  Supply Chain E-Newsletter September 27, 2019 1. More generic heartburn meds recalled in US Full story 2. Cancer risk spurs new push to replace device sterilization technique Full story 3. 10 hospitals seeking supply chain talent Full story  4. The impact of medication management…

Another drugmaker halts heartburn drug shipments | 10 largest devicemakers | Walmart to build healthcare workforce | Viewpoint: Supply chain strategies must evolve to offset shaky trade relations

    September 25, 2019 1. 10 largest medical device companies by revenue Full story 2. Off-label drug use causing supply shortage for life-saving drugs Full story 3. Viewpoint: Supply chain business strategies must evolve to offset shaky trade relations Full story  4. PURELL SMARTLINK™ Service…

Walgreens to test drone delivery | Sandoz halts global distribution of heartburn drug | 2,200 nurses strike at U of Chicago | 'It's really scary': Patients in limbo after Natpara recall

  Pharmacy Report E-Newsletter September 20, 2019 1. Carcinogen concerns prompt Sandoz to halt global distribution of heartburn drug Full story 2. Walgreens to test on-demand drone delivery Full story 3. 10 hospitals seeking supply chain talent Full story  4. The people on your team are changing.…

FDA warns of more device shortages | Beaumont Health sells home equipment business | 10 most, least concentrated hospital markets | Wholesale, net drug price hikes smaller in Q2

  Pharmacy Report E-Newsletter September 18, 2019 1. FDA warns of more device shortages linked to sterilization plant closure Full story 2. DEA raids some West Coast Kaiser Permanente pharmacies Full story 3. Prior authorizations making it 'as difficult as possible' for patients to get…

Leaking IV bags recalled | FDA flags carcinogen in heartburn drugs | 100 largest hospitals + systems | 10 hospitals hiring supply chain talent | NIH probes personnel issues at hospital pharmacy

September 13, 2019 1. FDA flags cancer-causing impurity in common heartburn drugs Full story 2. Purdue Pharma reaches tentative deal to settle opioid suits Full story 3. 10 hospitals seeking supply chain talent Full story  4. Social and economic factors are stronger determinants of health than medical…

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