Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
Kroger partnered with a Kentucky laboratory to provide its employees free at-home COVID-19 tests.
As hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) continue to resume surgeries, clinicians may be facing new challenges as the healthcare landscape evolves to address COVID-19 concerns and the influx of patients needing surgical care.
Cardinal Health
Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:
Federal health officials are working with the American Red Cross and other blood donation organizations in an effort to boost supplies of convalescent plasma, a promising COVID-19 treatment, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The U.S. government is planning to use a strategy called pooled testing to boost the number of COVID-19 tests performed nationwide, The New York Times reported.
Some experts have warned that syringes for a future COVID-19 vaccine could face the same supply issues as N95 masks and other personal protective equipment, USA Today reported.
Conductiv™, formerly Medpricer, unveiled its new brand and integrated suite for purchased services cost optimization today with the launch of Conductiv Platform™, Conductiv Services™ and Conductiv Contracts™. The rebrand positions Conductiv, the leading end-to-end third-party services optimization company, to broaden…
Below are the five top supply chain stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in June, beginning with the most popular:
A lack of supplies, including personal protective equipment, put nurses' psychological well-being at risk, according to a study published in the Archives of Psychiatric Nursing.
Commercial and clinical labs are warning that there may be extended turnaround times for COVID-19 test results amid an uptick in demand for testing as cases rise across the U.S.