Supply Chain

Throughout the pandemic, hospitals across the U.S. have spent more than $3 billion to source personal protective equipment, according to an analysis conducted by Premier released Oct. 11.

There are several short-term changes facilities can undergo in order to see significant cost savings. Look within your current supply chain model to uncover these hidden inefficiencies.

Boston Scientific said Oct. 6 it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Baylis Medical Co. for $1.75 billion, the third and largest deal the Marlborough, Mass.-based company has announced in the last month. 

DeRoyal Industries has recalled 2,856 procedure packs that contain an irrigation warming set that may leak aluminum. 

Twelve health systems have been recognized with 2021 healthcare supply chain achievement awards from ECRI, a nonprofit that conducts independent medical device evaluations with labs in North America and Asia Pacific. 

Ten health systems have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:

The U.S. supply of rapid, at-home COVID-19 tests is set to quadruple by December, the White House said Oct. 6, according to The Hill. 

If some countries decided to stop producing active pharmaceutical ingredients or shipping them to the U.S., it could be catastrophic for the entire U.S. pharmaceutical industry, the Defense Department's Inspector General wrote in a report analyzing the department's handling of…

Lawmakers are concerned with the rocky rollout of the Department of Veterans Affairs' dollar supply chain modernization effort as the United States’ largest healthcare system simultaneously struggles with its $16 billion Cerner EHR implementation, according to an Oct. 5 Federal…

Coppertone is recalling five types of its aerosol sunscreen after finding they contain benzene, a carcinogen.