Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
Abbot has issued a medical device correction for some of its glucose sensor products after identifying a manufacturing issue that can lead to falsely low glucose readings. The correction affects about 3 million FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3…
The healthcare investment firm Patient Square Capital finalized its $2.6 billion acquisition of Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier on Nov. 25. Four notes: 1. The deal takes Premier private, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Premium Parent, an affiliate of Patient…
Gartner, a research and advisory company that annually ranks health system supply chains, extracted three core priorities common to this year’s top performers. An expansion of clinical collaboration initiatives, resurgence of cost management and acceleration in the digital supply chain…
Chicago-based GE HealthCare is set to acquire Intelerad, a medical imaging software company with a strong outpatient and ambulatory presence, for $2.3 billion in cash. The deal will expand GE HealthCare’s enterprise imaging footprint beyond hospitals and academic centers into…
A federal jury has awarded an Apple competitor $634.3 million over claims the tech giant infringed on a patent for its smartwatch health-monitoring technology. Health tech company Masimo filed the lawsuit in 2020, asserting the Apple Watch’s heart and blood-oxygen…
Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health has started delivering automated external defibrillators by drone during real 911 calls as part of a clinical study. When Clemmons, N.C., gets a call for cardiac arrest, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office immediately dispatches a drone…
NYC Health + Hospitals has completed a $30.5 million upgrade to replace more than 2,000 hospital beds across its facilities. The investment brings smart bed technology designed to address two persistent patient safety challenges: pressure injuries and falls. All medical-surgical…
As 2026 approaches, healthcare tariffs are pushing costs higher, with providers and premiums feeling the squeeze, and little sign of relief in sight. Here are four notes on where hospital supply costs stand: 1. A Vizient report from July found…
Chicago-based CommonSpirit saw its supplies per adjusted admission increase 3% year over year in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, according to its Nov. 14 financial report. CommonSpirit attributed the growth to higher surgical volume and continued inflationary pressure on…
Several of the nation’s largest health systems named new leaders to oversee supply chain operations this year. Here are six chief supply chain officer appointments and retirements Becker’s has covered in 2025: