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:
Below are five of the top supply chain stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in December, beginning with the most popular:
UPS Inc. and FedEx will impose a $24 handling surcharge on packages that weigh more than 50 pounds. The fee was previously reserved for parcels of 70 pounds or more, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Many hospitals still use a device that experts say poses a major threat to public safety, particularly if it gets into the hands of a terrorist, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Here are the five most popular supply chain stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in 2019:
Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week:
Johnson & Johnson is now the sole owner of Verb Surgical, a devicemaker it created in collaboration with Verily in 2015, according to MedTech Dive.
London medical device-maker LivaNova is recalling a system that treats adults and children over 4 years old with partial onset seizures that haven't responded to epilepsy medications.
Smiths Medical, a Minneapolis-based medical device-maker, is recalling its Medfusion syringe pumps after discovering a software issue that could cause the pumps' low battery alarms to stop working.
The FDA sent a warning letter to Conformis, a Billerica, Mass.-based devicemaker specializing in knee implants, citing sterilization issues with the company's knee replacement systems, according to MedTech Dive.