Supply Chain

The FDA needs to do more to quickly and substantially reform its system for reporting adverse events caused by medical devices, two researchers wrote in an editorial published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

More medical devices were recalled in 2019 than in any year since 2014, according to KVUE, an ABC affiliate in Austin, Texas. 

Medtronic has acquired Stimgenics, a Bloomington, Ill.-based company that developed a spinal cord waveform technology designed to treat chronic pain patients, Medtronic announced this week.

Abbott named the current company controller and senior vice president of finance Robert Funck as the new CFO, effective March 1, according to a Jan. 8 Securities and Exchange Commission filing. 

University Health System in San Antonio is facing a critical blood shortage, with the lowest supply the health system has seen in at least 14 years, local CBS affiliate Kens 5 News reported. 

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

A group of over 100 procurement professionals from 1,500 post-acute healthcare facilities have joined together to form the Society for Healthcare Organization Procurement Professionals, a group meant to bridge the gap between clinical and financial leadership in the healthcare field. 

Medtronic warned healthcare providers that a piece of its Mazor X surgical system may release unexpectedly from the operating table, according to Medtech Dive. 

The American Red Cross is partnering with the National Football League this month to encourage football fans to donate blood, as the Red Cross faces a critical shortage. 

The MD Anderson Cancer Center is in urgent need of O-positive red blood cells, the center tweeted Jan. 4.