In a letter to CMS, Premier and 10 other organizations asked the agency to remove catheter expenditures from accountable care organization calculations because of unusual "Medicare spending outside their control."

Medline will install more than 2,400 solar panels at its distribution center in Perryville, Md., for $2.37 million, the company said May 2. 

Here are 10 health systems and hospitals that posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week. 

Medline is planning to scoop up Ecolab, a global surgical solutions and medical product company. 

DHL Supply Chain, a global logistics company, recently reorganized its leadership structure and created new executive roles. 

Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Health System secured a 10-year deal with Royal Philips, the companies announced April 30. 

Medical devicemaker InfuTronix is recalling 52,328 infusion pump systems after receiving nearly 3,700 complaints about various failures. 

The internal backup battery in Draeger's Perseus A500 anesthesia machines might unexpectedly fail, the FDA said April 25. 

Months after the FDA warned clinicians about plastic syringes made in China, the agency listed violations it discovered at Cardinal Health related to the marketing of unapproved and adulterated syringes. 

Fresenius Medical Care recently published a correction for more than 2 million of its Stay-Safe / Luer Lock Catheter Extension and Adapter Sets, the FDA said April 25. 

In 2024, healthcare supply improvement company Premier has been steadily racking up partnerships with group purchasing organizations, health systems and drugmakers. 

Rising costs in the medical supply chain are pushing health system leaders to get creative, according to Jay Kirkpatrick at Lifepoint Health and Bill Keller at HCA Healthcare. 

Memorial Hermann Health System is the latest hospital system to partner with Zipline, a drone and logistics company. 

Hospitals and health systems are constantly balancing the need to maintain focus on delivering quality care to all the patients they serve with trying to run a successful business. As shifts in site of care, evolution of payment models and patient choice drive macro changes, how do hospitals and health systems deliver quality care while maintaining financial performance?

Cardinal Health's pharmaceutical distribution contracts with OptumRx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, will not be renewed, the medical distributor said April 22. 

Medline is now a direct distributor for Epredia, a medical devicemaker that makes products for cancer and tissue diagnostics. 

The global medical supply chain is flawed and all stakeholders have a hand in these issues, according to the American Medical Association. 

Abbott and its subsidiary Thoratec Corp. warned customers of 13,883 heart devices after receiving reports of 273 injuries and 14 deaths related to blood flow obstructions. 

The FDA said U.S. healthcare workers should avoid all plastic syringes manufactured by Jiangsu Shenli Medical Production as the agency investigates multiple syringe suppliers. 

A full return to "prepandemic normalcy remains unlikely in 2024," but turbulence from supply chain disruptions is weakening, according to a new stability index.