Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
Lawmakers from Arizona and New York sent two separate letters to Congress asking them to repeal or further delay a suspension of a 2.3 percent medical device tax.
The FDA will hold a panel next month in an effort to better evaluate the safety of medical device implants.
A federal audit found a Veterans Affairs hospital in Virginia mismanaged medical supplies and equipment ranging from dialysis needles to printers, according to the Daily Press.
Even though hospital and health system supply chains are achieving greater clinical integration than in the past, there is room for improvement, a recent Cardinal Health survey found. Healthcare providers continue to express frustration with antiquated systems, which can lead…
Healthcare leaders are constantly exploring new ways to improve efficiencies and cut costs in the supply chain because it is the second highest expense on average for hospitals, behind labor.
Mavidon is voluntarily recalling 21 lots of its skin prepping lotion, LemonPrep, due to bacterial contamination.
Sterigenics will not reopen its sterilization facility in Willowbrook, Ill., that shut down in February after the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency determined it was releasing an unhealthy amount of ethylene oxide, the company said Sept. 30
Below are five of the top supply chain stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in September, beginning with the most popular:
Every year in October, National Healthcare Supply Chain Week aims to increase awareness of the vital work that supply chain professionals perform every day.
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A Canadian medical devicemaker is opening a new, $84 million production plant in Buffalo, N.Y., according to The Buffalo News.