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Philips teams up with Defense Department in AI infection prediction trial
Royal Philips is partnering with the Department of Defense and College Station-basedTexas A&M University to test and train artificial intelligence to discern and predict types of infection. -
Vizient to grab gloves from Ochsner Health's supply company
Ochsner Health's medical supply company, SafeSource Direct, will provide chemo-rated nitrile gloves to Vizient, a healthcare consulting company. -
'Serve with joy': Cleveland Clinic's supply chain officer on priorities and the supply chain ecosystem
Over the last year as Cleveland Clinic's chief supply chain and patient support services officer, Steve Downey has achieved a checklist of items that will make anyone tired just reading it. -
Consumer groups push for antitrust investigation of hospital suppliers
A coalition of nine consumer advocacy groups sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission Nov. 22 urging it to open an antitrust investigation into group purchasing organizations. -
4 device recalls in November
Here are four medical device recalls the FDA reported in November: -
A Smart Supply Chain Supports Value-Based Care
Value-based care pressures are pushing many healthcare supply chain leaders to launch a new approach to operations—one that prioritizes risk management and cost control at scale without sacrificing care quality or outcomes. -
Blood bag shortage complicates collection efforts
Blood bag shortages nationwide, particularly for the only universal blood type, O-negative, has been causing organizations to issue an urgent appeal to donors, multiple sources report. -
Antiviral, antibiotic shortages complicate already difficult virus season
Shortages of medications used to treat common childhood illnesses are placing added stress on parents, pharmacists and clinicians navigating an already challenging respiratory virus season, CNN reported Nov. 22. -
Deaths reported with Philips Respironics ventilator recall climb 54% in 3 months
From April 2021 to Oct. 31, 2022, Philips Respironics has reported 260 deaths to the FDA as part of its recall of 3.5 million ventilators after a foam breakdown was pushing black debris into inhalation tubes. -
Yale New Haven, Adena Health and 8 other systems seeking supply leaders
Here are 10 health systems and hospitals that posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week. -
Glass syringes can't connect with some needleless connectors, FDA tells physicians
In a Nov. 22 alert, the FDA told physicians that some Luer-activated valve connectors with internal pin designs aren't compatible with prefilled glass syringes, and if they're forced together, the drug can become clogged. -
Blood banks plead for donors
About two weeks after the American Red Cross issued a warning about a severe flu season hindering blood supply, multiple states are facing critical shortages. -
Melting batteries, 3 fires prompt recall of 248K insulin devices
Insulet recalled 248,288 insulin deployment devices after receiving three reports of fires and more than 400 complaints about the product's batteries swelling, leaking and overheating. -
SafeSource Direct secures FDA clearance for hospital-grade nitrile gloves
The FDA handed SafeSource Direct's chemo-rated nitrile gloves a 510(k) clearance Nov. 17, which company CEO Justin Hollingsworth said "marks a tremendous step toward U.S. supply resilience." -
2 more issues spring up in Philips Respironics ventilator recall
More than a year after Philips Respironics recalled 3.5 million ventilators, the devicemaker told the FDA two new potential issues have appeared in reworked ventilators, the agency said Nov. 17. -
After monthslong dearth, GE Healthcare plugs $80M into making contrast media
After GE Healthcare's Shanghai plant momentarily closed in May for COVID-19 lockdowns, hospitals were forced to ration contrast dye, a product necessary for millions of CT scans and X-rays, and postpone some operations for months. -
Mount Sinai, MemorialCare, and 8 other systems seeking supply leaders
Here are 10 health systems and hospitals that posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week. -
'Hire for passion and potential': Cedars-Sinai supply chain VP on priorities, challenges and listening
As a supply chain leader, Motz Feinberg isn't just focused on getting product to the point of care. The vice president of supply chain at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Health System is also intent on guiding and leveraging other leaders' understanding of supply chain operations. -
U of Miami Health System launches distribution center
The University of Miami Health System recently debuted its distribution center and will feature Tecsys software to bolster its supply chain resiliency, according to Tecsys, a supply chain management software company. -
Intermountain's supply center to expand by 2024
Intermountain Healthcare will expand its Supply Chain Center, which opened in 2012, to include an additional 38,000 square feet of warehouse space and 10,000 square feet of pharmacy space by 2024.
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