Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
During the Association for Health Care Resources & Materials Management Supply Chain conference in San Diego (July 2019), two leaders from HealthTrust Purchasing Group’s inSight Advisory Solutions led a group of health system Supply Chain leaders in a discussion about…
In collaboration with HealthTrust Purchasing
Regardless of whether your facility is a small local hospital or a large IDN, both private and public institutions are facing all-encompassing cost pressures. Within the supply chain, innovation is often viewed as an out-of-reach luxury that comes with a…
Cardinal Health
Below are five of the top supply chain stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in October, beginning with the most popular:
ICU Medical is recalling two intravenous fluids that were sent to hospitals nationwide.
Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University, facing a shortage of blood platelets from the American Red Cross, warned providers on an internal server to use blood platelets sparingly, according to The Lund Report.
Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week:
Abbott will spend $37.6 million to open a medical device manufacturing facility in Westfield, Ind., according to the Indianapolis Business Journal.
Johnson & Johnson said Oct. 29 it retested its recalled baby powder and found no signs of asbestos, according to CNBC.
A proposed bill in Illinois could prompt the closure of a Medline Industries sterilization facility in Waukegan, Ill., according to the Chicago Tribune.
The FDA warned providers and patients Oct. 28 of risks associated with Endologix's AFX endovascular grafts, which are used to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms.