Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
A federal jury has ordered Medtronic to pay $88 million in the first case to go to trial over its subsidiary Covidien’s hernia mesh products, according to the verdict form filed Aug. 4 in U.S. District Court for the District…
Ask healthcare supply chain leaders where they’re creating the most strategic value today, and many point beyond procurement and contracting. Instead, they describe work that spans clinical operations, technology adoption, inventory management and long-term planning — areas they say have…
The FDA has flagged six medical device recalls, corrections and early alerts affecting convenience kits, ventilators, catheter introducer kits and percutaneous catheters. Here are the six recalls to know:
As hospitals redefine the role of supply chain leaders to focus on enterprise strategy, digital transformation and resilience, health systems across the country are hiring for senior-level supply chain positions. The jobs reflect a growing shift in expectations, from traditional…
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is deploying Clarium’s AI-powered supply chain automation platform to reduce surgical supply costs across its nine hospitals. The platform will identify cost-saving opportunities in surgical settings by optimizing physician preference cards and helping reduce waste, lower…
Cleveland Clinic and Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital are expanding the use of drones to speed the delivery of medications and lifesaving blood products, marking the latest push by health systems to incorporate autonomous technology into patient care. Cleveland Clinic has…
A talented supply chain leader stands behind the scenes of every seamless surgery, every stocked supply room and every piece of critical equipment. These are the strategists who keep hospitals and health systems running. Armed with deep expertise and an…
Hospital supply chain leaders increasingly describe a job that looks less like procurement and more like enterprise finance, clinical strategy and quality oversight rolled into one function. For Luke Martin, administrative director of supply chain management at Shannon Health in…
Hospital supply chain costs are projected to increase 3.39% in 2027 as health systems contend with continued margin pressure and uneven inflation across nonlabor spending categories, according to a July 27 Vizient analysis. Here are five things to know:
The FDA has licensed Ezplaz Freeze Dried Plasma, the first freeze-dried plasma product approved for use in the U.S. Ezplaz is indicated for transfusion in adult patients who need plasma when other plasma products are unavailable, including patients with life-threatening…