Supply Chain

Baxter International said in a Feb. 13 filing with the U.S. securities and exchange commission that it had overstated its income by $276 million for the last four years. 

Insulet, a Massachusetts-based devicemaker that specializes in insulin pumps, sent users an "urgent" medical device correction Feb. 13, warning that a glitch in its software can lead to inaccurate doses of insulin.

PeaceHealth will no longer allow emergency medical service staff access to its drug-dispensing cabinets after a paramedic working for an ambulance service contracted by the health system was charged with drugging and raping a woman with medicine commonly found in…

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

Medtronic is recalling 322,005 of its MiniMed 600 series insulin pumps after discovering a problem that can cause the user to be given the wrong dose of insulin.

These six hospitals recently canceled surgeries due to supply chain problems: 

Valeritas Holdings, a New Jersey-based company that makes insulin pumps, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company said.

Demand for personal protective equipment, including surgical face masks, is 100 times higher than normal, and prices are 20 times higher due to fears surrounding the coronavirus, the American Hospital Association said. 

When it comes to supply chain initiatives in the OR and other procedural areas, a cost savings story alone without an evidence-based approach is unlikely to earn the support of clinicians.

Drone delivery has the potential to disrupt the transportation industry and improve access to medical supplies, particularly in rural areas.