Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
The FDA has granted emergency authorization to Hologic's COVID-19 test to treat asymptomatic people.
The regulatory compliance process can be cumbersome. The paperwork is costly, takes up valuable space, and logs often vary between employees. Implementing an electronic solution addresses all these problems and decreases the amount of work around compliance surveys.
HHS said Sept. 28 that the federal government will begin distributing millions of Abbott's rapid COVID-19 tests to states this week. Governors are allowed to use the tests as they see fit, but HHS is encouraging them to prioritize schools.
Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:
The FDA this week granted emergency use authorization for the first point-of-care rapid antibody test for COVID-19.
A White House official told The Hill that the federal government has shipped more than 250,000 rapid COVID-19 tests to historically Black colleges and universities.
Reusable medical devices are critical tools in ambulatory care sites, but properly processing those devices can be a challenge for employees due to varying processes and standards for different types of devices and a lack of training among staff.
Healthcare workers are still seeing critical shortages of N95 masks, and organizations representing millions of providers are asking the federal government for more help, The Washington Post reported.
The U.S. recently set a record of COVID-19 tests completed in a single day, but that number is still far lower than what experts say is needed to get the pandemic under control, The Hill reported.
Walmart said Sept. 22 it has begun testing drones to deliver at-home COVID-19 tests to patients in a partnership with Quest Diagnostics.