Supply Chain

U.S. hospitals are being forced to postpone surgeries in the face of a national blood shortage, CBS News reported July 6. 

Health care supply chains have the potential to become true strategic assets for their organizations. With the right people, processes and technology, supply chain can play a pivotal role in clinical operations and ultimately, impact patient outcomes.

HHS has updated its list of medical supplies and equipment protected from hoarding under an executive order issued in February, according to a July 6 news release. 

UnitedHealthcare named 10 labs to its 2021 Preferred Lab Network, which denotes select partnerships that are suggested to members based on care and cost. 

Hospitals across New York now have large stockpiles of personal protective equipment, thanks to a combination of state policy, market forces and timing, The Wall Street Journal reported July 1. 

The FDA said June 30 it is revoking emergency use authorizations for all face masks not approved by the CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, as well as decontamination systems used to reuse masks. 

Hospitals across Utah may have to delay some elective surgeries because they're unsure whether they'll have enough blood, The Salt Lake Tribune reported June 30. 

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

The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint June 30 against an online marketer for allegedly falsely promising it could quickly deliver face masks and other personal protective equipment, then later failing to deliver customer orders. It also is accused of…

The stocks of critical medical supplies in the Strategic National Stockpile are still well below federal targets more than 18 months after the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to HHS data reviewed by Politico.