Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
Florida has requested 300 ventilators from the federal government in response to a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, according to an HHS planning document obtained by ABC News.
In response to both changing healthcare policies and the COVID-19 pandemic, patients are being pushed to lower-cost settings, most common of which is the ambulatory surgery center (ASC).
Cardinal Health
Data management issues hurt FEMA's PPE distribution in early pandemic, inspector general report says
Data management issues hurt the Federal Emergency Management Agency's handling of distribution of personal protective equipment during the early days of the pandemic, according to a report obtained by NBC News.
Atrium Health said Aug. 5 it has partnered with SodexoMAGIC, founded by NBA Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson, to diversify its suppliers.
Ten health systems have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:
Eco-Med Pharmaceuticals issued a recall Aug. 4 of several lots of its ultrasound gel after finding they were contaminated with the bacteria Burkholderia cepacia, which has caused at least 15 infections.
The nonacute portion of the healthcare continuum represents 95 percent of all patient visits within health systems.
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Florida hospitals are struggling to get enough oxygen to treat their COVID-19 patients as virus cases surge because of the delta variant, Bloomberg reported Aug. 4.
Medline has opened a 1.3-million-square-foot distribution center in Katy, Texas, the Houston Chronicle reported Aug. 2.
Six deals between medical suppliers, devicemakers, health systems and more, as reported by Becker's Hospital Review since the end of June: