Supply Chain

Many employers in the U.S. have struggled to access COVID-19 tests for their employees and receive timely results. Some employers have discovered they can generally get test results in one to three days by avoiding large national labs like Quest…

Eight hospitals and health systems were honored for supply chain excellence by Global Healthcare Exchange for its annual GHXcellence awards.

Hospitals and health systems are increasingly turning to cloud platforms or updating their legacy tech systems to achieve operational excellence in not only their back office but also across the entire organization.

As inventory demands fluctuate, healthcare facility leaders may wonder if low or Logical Unit of Measure (LUM) distribution models are the best choice to meet their facility’s evolving needs. However, using data to improve supply chain efficiency is crucial during…

Quest Diagnostics has raised its 2020 financial outlook after its organic testing volumes recovered faster than expected through the end of August, the company said Sept. 10. 

Federal regulators have proposed more than $28,000 in penalties for a New Jersey nursing home that allegedly failed to provide adequate personal protective equipment to employees during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, NJ.com reported. 

The U.S. healthcare supply chain remains strained due to high demand for personal protective equipment both domestically and abroad, the American Hospital Association said Sept. 9. But supply chain leaders around the country have learned important lessons from the COVID-19…

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System in Baton Rouge, La., said Sept. 10 that LabCorp has acquired its clinical ambulatory lab business. 

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

The U.S. may need up to 176 million COVID-19 tests each month to safely reopen schools, according to a report written by health policy experts at the Rockefeller Foundation published Sept. 9.