Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
A federal jury has convicted the owners of two Texas-based medical supply companies on charges of conspiracy to defraud the U.S., to pay and receive healthcare kickbacks and to commit money-laundering.
Premier and Honeywell have partnered to expand domestic production of nitrile exam gloves, the companies said July 13.
The equipment and supplies unit of Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mon HealthCare struck a joint-venture deal with Dasco Home Medical Equipment, a Westerville, Ohio-based maker of durable medical equipment.
To impact costs around product usage, the supply chain needs support from clinicians.
Cardinal Health
New York City's comptroller, Scott Stringer, has sued the city and Mayor Bill de Blasio, claiming an emergency executive order signed by the mayor during the height of the pandemic that allowed him to bypass normal procurement procedures has led…
Abbott subsidiary to pay $38.75M to settle claims it knowingly billed Medicare for defective devices
Alere, a medical device company acquired by Abbott in 2017, has agreed to pay $38.75 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly billed Medicare for defective testing devices, the U.S. Justice Department said July 8.
Puritan Medical Products, one of the world's two major producers of COVID-19 testing swabs, is extending a furlough of 180 employees as demand for the tests falls, the Bangor Daily News reported July 8.
Ten health systems have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:
Quidel is recalling its Lyra COVID-19 test because of a "significant" risk of false negative results in people infected with high amounts of the virus, the FDA said July 7.
Surmodics, an Eden Prairie, Minn.-based devicemaker, has acquired devicemaker Vetex Medical for $39.9 million, the companies announced July 6.