Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
Avanos Medical recalled 1,000 catheters April 21 with a Class I warning, the most serious type, because of cracked parts that can increase the risk of delayed or prevented ventilation. One death and four injuries have been reported.
The FDA updated its usage recommendations for a surgical N95 respirator manufactured by O&M Halyard April 21. The respirator is one of several masks and respirators the agency flagged quality concerns about earlier this month.
Medline secured another health system deal April 19, this time with Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System.
Fresenius Kabi USA recalled 1,546 large infusion pumps in a Class I recall, the most serious type, because of a risk of leaking products entering the electrical system and shutting down the device.
WellSpan's York (Pa.) Hospital has partnered to turn its plastic waste into concrete, which it will use on its next expansion, ABC affiliate WHTM reported April 19.
Global Healthcare Exchange has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Prodigo Solutions, a supply chain and data enablement technology company based in Pittsburgh.
Less than half of health systems integrate clinicians into supply chain work, and this is barring hospitals from smoothening bumps in their supply chains, according to an April 13 post from McKinsey & Co.
Carson Friend, the national vice president of sales & services at Cardinal Health™ OptiFreight® Logistics, joins this episode to share his insights. We discuss cost pressures and labor shortages, debunk common healthcare logistics management myths, and more. This episode is…
Carson Friend, the national vice president of sales & services at Cardinal Health™ OptiFreight® Logistics, joins this episode to share his insights. We discuss cost pressures and labor shortages, debunk common healthcare logistics management myths, and more. This episode is…
The FDA posted an alert April 13 over Philips Respironics' website's claim of shipping 2.46 million "new replacement devices and repair kits" after a summer 2021 recall involving millions of respirators, CPAP and BiPAP machines.