Supply Chain

Four COVID-19 tests that have been authorized by the FDA in the last month: 

Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said the administration will conduct an audit of the Strategic National Stockpile after an investigation by The New York Times found that more than half of its annual budget has been spent on…

Certify Global, a company that makes fever scanners, is pulling one of its devices off the market after the FDA warned it hadn't been approved to scan multiple people at once, despite its advertisements, The Washington Post reported. 

Medtronic has hired a Walmart executive to lead its supply chain operations, CEO Geoff Martha said in a LinkedIn post. 

Clinician standardization helps hospitals and health systems reduce costs and improve clinical outcomes. Here are three best practices to create an environment of collaboration among supply chain professionals, clinicians, and senior leadership:

The world needs as many as 10 billion syringes for COVID-19 vaccines, and officials in the U.S. say they don't have enough right now, The New York Times reported March 5. 

Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo., has reduced the number of nonemergent and elective procedures at the hospital after staff found cleaning and sterilization issues with some surgical supplies, The Journal reported March 4. 

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

The FDA said March 3 that some medical devicemakers have been displaying "FDA registration certificates" on their products, such as masks and face shields, to suggest the products are FDA-approved, but the agency doesn't distribute such certificates. 

Medtronic has recalled a heart pump device after discovering it sometimes failed to start or restart, an issue that led to two patient deaths, the FDA said March 1.