Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
The FDA updated its COVID-19 respirator guidance this week to expand their availability.
Ten health systems have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:
A West Virginia hospital had to divert patients from both its emergency room and hospital Sept. 14 due to a low supply of oxygen, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's.
A federal investigation found that the New Orleans VA Medical Center overspent $1.85 million for surgical supplies and that employees violated supply chain management policies, according to a report released Sept. 14.
Many facilities use demand from prior years as a baseline to project what to expect in the future.
Cardinal Health
An order from President Joe Biden for most large U.S. companies to mandate workers either get vaccinated or get weekly tests is putting a strain on the country's supply of rapid COVID-19 tests, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Researchers outlined steps the state of California has taken to conserve oxygen over the course of the pandemic in a report published last month in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness.
General Electric warned that supply chain challenges are hurting its healthcare division's revenue and margin growth, Bloomberg reported Sept. 8.
A Veterans Administration worker has pleaded guilty to stealing personal protective equipment, electronics and medical equipment from the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System in Biloxi, Miss.
Walmart, Amazon and Kroger will all start selling at-home COVID-19 tests at significantly reduced prices as part of the Biden administration's plan to combat the virus, Insider reported Sept. 8.