Supply Chain
New research from Advisory Board, conducted in partnership with Staples Business, reveals how 102 health system supply chain and executive…
The FDA has issued an early alert involving all Medline Brand beds and associated components after Medline reported two deaths and 16 serious injuries associated with potential fire and entrapment risks. Medline identified a potential fire hazard involving its beds,…
Physician preference items and specialty pharmaceuticals top the list of categories health system supply chain teams find hardest to manage, though leaders say the difficulty often stems less from the products themselves than from reimbursement pressure, market shifts and the…
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…
Hospitals in California, Florida and Arizona are set to be the first targets of a network connecting existing hospital transport systems with drone delivery for medications, laboratory specimens and urgent supplies. TransLogic, a Swisslog Healthcare company, and Matternet partnered to…
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has named John Horne interim system vice president and chief supply chain officer, effective in November, according to an Oct. 28 LinkedIn post. He previously served as chief sourcing officer and chief strategic sourcing officer at…
Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System has named Christine Kicker administrative director of supply chain operations, moving her into a new health system leadership role after more than eight years at Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health South Florida. Ms. Kicker shared…
Drone delivery is moving from pilot projects into health system logistics plans, as large systems commit to networks that will carry prescriptions, lab specimens and supplies. Cleveland-based Cleveland Clinic is already flying. In August, it began delivering certain medications to…
Abbott has launched an updated version of its Oncodetect blood test, which helps clinicians determine whether cancer remains in patients with solid tumors during or after treatment. The test can detect tumor DNA at levels 30 times lower than its…
Becker’s asked supply chain leaders: If you had an extra $1 million for your supply chain budget, where would it go? Most leaders would spend it on technology that takes manual work off their teams’ plates, from RFID tags and…
Medline has launched an enhanced version of TrackPoint, its inventory management and patient item-usage platform for long-term care and inpatient hospice providers. The platform integrates with PointClickCare for real-time patient data syncing, according to an Oct. 12 news release. It…