Supply Chain

Leaders at hospitals across the country have had to cut COVID-19 testing in recent weeks because of a shortage of reagents needed to process tests, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

Shortages of medical supplies are still hurting the U.S. response to COVID-19 nearly six months into the pandemic, according to a report released Sept. 21 from the Government Accountability Office. 

What can you do today to advance the performance of your hospital’s supply chain? Even among unforeseen circumstances in health care, there are several steps you can take right now to lower supply chain costs and improve efficiencies, while supporting…

Supply chain companies have faced unprecedented changes and challenges in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, from shortages of commonly used medical supplies and drugs to quickly pivoting distribution of different therapies as new research comes out on the most…

The U.S. needs a "more flexible" medical supply chain to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future ones, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., told The Hill Sept. 17. 

A shortage of critical medical supplies continues and may be worse because the Strategic National Stockpile isn't designed to handle a pandemic of the scale of COVID-19, three supply chain experts wrote Sept. 17 in Harvard Business Review. 

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

CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD, said that states need about $6 billion to be able to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine, The Washington Post reported. 

The White House has blocked trade adviser Peter Navarro from testifying at a hearing before a House oversight committee Sept. 16 about a partially canceled contract with Philips for ventilators, Politico reported. 

HHS released an outline  Sept. 16 of how Operation Warp Speed plans to purchase and distribute COVID-19 vaccines to the general public.