Supply Chain
New research from Advisory Board, conducted in partnership with Staples Business, reveals how 102 health system supply chain and executive…
Eight organizations representing U.S. testing labs sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence urging the government to find remedies for supply chain obstacles to performing COVID-19 tests, MedTech Dive reported.
When asked how COVID-19 will affect health systems’ strategic priorities in the coming months and years, Shawn McBride, vice president and general manager of WaveMark™ Supply Management & Workflow Solutions at Cardinal Health, emphasized the importance of streamlining workflows in…
Cardinal Health
Endologix, an Irvine, Calif.-based devicemaker, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reorganizing to become a privately held company, MedTech Dive reported.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker told lawmakers in testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee that states have been forced to compete in a "sick Hunger Games"-like competition for medical supplies needed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, CNBC reported.
Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:
The FDA has published a list of 55 hand sanitizers that may contain methanol, a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin, and said it is aware of people who have died from methanol poisoning after using…
COVID-19 testing in the United States is still riddled with supply chain problems. In many cities experiencing a surge of the virus, people are being turned away before completing a test and waiting five or more days for their results…
Hospitals across New Jersey — one of the states hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic — are taking unprecedented measures to revamp their supply chains in preparation for a potential second wave of the virus, the New Jersey Herald reported.
Former Vice President and current 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden released a plan July 7 outlining steps he says he will take if elected to "rebuild" U.S. supply chains and ensure the country doesn't face the kind of supply shortages…
HHS has begun opening surge COVID-19 testing sites in three of the hardest hit cities in the U.S.