Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
This episode features Kathryn Carpenter, VP of Sourcing, Contracting, Clinical Strategy, Implementation, and Supply Chain at CommonSpirit Health. Here, she discusses her background, the steps CommonSpirit is taking in order to recover from pandemic disruptions, the importance of transparency between…
The FDA revised its list of medical device shortages spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16 to update more than a dozen products returning to normal supply levels in 2023.
The FDA issued a third warning letter to Olympus Medical, which manufactures endoscopes, following an inspection and 160 complaints of faulty equipment.
The Global Healthcare Exchange revealed March 14 its list of the top 50 supply chains among hospitals and health systems.
About half of the nation's hospitals are eyeing more control of the medical supply chain, according to a survey sample involving 250 hospital and health system leaders.
The FDA narrowed its umbrella emergency use authorization for disposable, single-use surgical masks used in healthcare on March 6 after more than two years of the EUA prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the pandemic, product disruptions were the norm for healthcare supply chain teams. Many organizations didn't have the analytics or technologies necessary to analyze problems and develop solutions. Today, supply chain leaders at hospitals and health systems face additional challenges…
In Collaboration with Cardinal Health
Boston-based Mass General Brigham tapped Medline on Feb. 27 as its strategic medical supply vendor.
GE Healthcare said Feb. 23 it expects its contrast media products, which are used in CT scans and fell into shortage in May 2022, will return to normal supply levels in the next few weeks.
Neonatal incubators may be exposing people to "volatile chemicals," the FDA warned healthcare workers Feb. 23.