Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:
A federal court ordered a California company May 6 to stop distributing hand sanitizers it claims can prevent virus infections.
The FDA is requiring medical devicemakers to notify the agency of any significant interruptions in the supply chain of certain medical products to prevent or mitigate shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Several companies, including General Electric and Medtronic, have begun deliveries of thousands of new ventilators to the Strategic National Stockpile, The Wall Street Journal reported.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is working with companies, including Amazon, 3M and Pfizer, to stop counterfeit COVID-19 supplies from entering the country, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Product standardization is a key method hospitals and health systems can use to improve efficiencies and cut supply chain costs. However, it must be approached strategically.
The FDA cracked down on its policy for COVID-19 antibody tests after public health officials raised concerns over the quality of the tests, which were allowed on the market without FDA review, Politico reported.
The FDA has granted emergency use authorization to Roche for the use of its COVID-19 antibody test.
Seven Northeast states are forming a consortium to purchase about $5 billion in medical equipment and supplies, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a May 3 news briefing.
After recommending that hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers postpone surgeries in mid-March in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced guidelines on April 19 that detail how facilities can begin to resume procedures.1
Cardinal Health