Less than a month after the FDA claimed jurisdiction in regulating ethylene oxide emissions at medical device sterilization facilities, an FDA director is now urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue emissions limits on the chemical, which is used to sterilize most of the country's medical devices. 

Baxter International said in a Feb. 13 filing with the U.S. securities and exchange commission that it had overstated its income by $276 million for the last four years. 

Insulet, a Massachusetts-based devicemaker that specializes in insulin pumps, sent users an "urgent" medical device correction Feb. 13, warning that a glitch in its software can lead to inaccurate doses of insulin.

PeaceHealth will no longer allow emergency medical service staff access to its drug-dispensing cabinets after a paramedic working for an ambulance service contracted by the health system was charged with drugging and raping a woman with medicine commonly found in ambulances, KMTR, an NBC affiliate, reported. 

Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:

Medtronic is recalling 322,005 of its MiniMed 600 series insulin pumps after discovering a problem that can cause the user to be given the wrong dose of insulin.

These six hospitals recently canceled surgeries due to supply chain problems: 

Valeritas Holdings, a New Jersey-based company that makes insulin pumps, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company said.

Demand for personal protective equipment, including surgical face masks, is 100 times higher than normal, and prices are 20 times higher due to fears surrounding the coronavirus, the American Hospital Association said. 

When it comes to supply chain initiatives in the OR and other procedural areas, a cost savings story alone without an evidence-based approach is unlikely to earn the support of clinicians.

Drone delivery has the potential to disrupt the transportation industry and improve access to medical supplies, particularly in rural areas. 

Cardinal Health's recall of millions of surgical gowns cost the company $96 million, CEO Mike Kaufmann told analysts during the company's second-quarter earnings call Feb. 6, according to a transcript from investing advice company The Motley Fool. 

Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:

Boston Scientific expects to lose $10 million to $40 million in sales in the first quarter of 2020 because of the impact of the coronavirus, the Star Tribune reported. 

Premier will acquire Acurity, the Greater New York Hospital Association's group purchasing organization, in a $291.5 million deal, the company said Feb. 4. 

A former lab manager at Big South Fork Medical Center in Oneida, Tenn., said he quit after the hospital regularly ran low on basic supplies and critical lab tests, local NBC affiliate 10News reported.

As the coronavirus spreads through China — which produces 13 percent of the active pharmaceutical ingredients used in the U.S. — 85 percent of supply professionals expect supply chain interruptions, according to a report by Kemiex. 

Below are five of the top supply chain stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in January, beginning with the most popular:

Since the coronavirus outbreak began, sales of medical face masks have spiked, especially since the government confirmed the first human-to-human transmission of the virus.