Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
The FDA Nov. 26 approved a Tusker Medical device that can be inserted in the eardrum to treat recurrent ear infections.
The FDA still has a long list of proposed rules to vote on before the end of the year, including a rare medical device ban, a rule to establish a category of over-the-counter hearing aids and a rule to streamline…
The FDA approved Nov. 22 a Medtronic device allowing patients with end-stage renal disease to receive longer periods of uninterrupted dialysis.
The FDA said Nov. 25 it has taken several steps to reduce medical devicemakers' reliance on ethylene oxide to sterilize their products, after concerns that the chemical could cause cancer have prompted the closure of several sterilization plants and caused…
Medtronic is warning of a potential safety risk involving its MiniMed insulin pumps that has led to at least one hospitalization and one death, according to the Star Tribune.
Standardizing the supplies, devices and implants physicians use is imperative not only to reduce hospital spending, but to improve the quality of care, according to an op-ed in STAT written by Chuck Peck, MD, managing director at Navigant.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital is facing a dangerously low blood supply, and medical professionals worry transfusion services could be at risk, according to WBRC.
Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week:
Amazon announced Nov. 21 that it has created a smart shelf, dubbed the Amazon Dash Smart Shelf, that automatically reorders supplies when running low, according to CNBC.
The FDA Nov. 20 granted BioVentrix breakthrough device designation for its revivent TC transcatheter ventricular enhancement system, used to treat heart failure, according to Medical Device Network.