Supply Chain

A Department of Health and Human Services report found single-use medical devices account for most of hospital greenhouse gas emissions and lead to supply chain disruptions.

Atlanta-based diagnostics company CorDx opened a new facility focused on manufacturing medical supplies with 33,600 square feet of warehouse, manufacturing and assembly areas.

Here are four drug and medical device recalls the FDA reported in September: 

After some pharmacies and hospitals reported running out of Moderna's omicron-targeted booster, the FDA authorized five lots of the product made at the drugmaker's Bloomington, Ind., facility, which isn't authorized to manufacture the modified vaccine. 

With COVID-19 vaccine-makers pivoting production as the virus mutates, Jim Cafone, Pfizer's senior vice president of global supply chain, said it is time for pharmaceutical companies to redevelop their logistic strategies, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 24.

In a recent white paper from Becker’s Supply Chain Leadership Virtual Forum, titled “Health system leaders weigh in on supply chain transformation,” 6 healthcare supply chain leaders representing Cardinal Health, Mayo Clinic, UChicago Medicine and other healthcare institutions discussed how…

Workforce shortages and managing supply chain disruptions as the COVID-19 pandemic eases in severity are top of mind for hospital supply leaders. 

Reauthorizing the FDA's user fee program, which allows the agency to decide how much to charge pharmaceutical and medical device-maker companies for their product submissions,  was added to a spending bill Sept. 22 to prevent a government shutdown, according to…

The FDA is loosening requirements surrounding the distribution of naloxone to increase Americans' access to the opioid overdose antidote.

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