Supply Chain
New research from Advisory Board, conducted in partnership with Staples Business, reveals how 102 health system supply chain and executive…
Supply chain management costs consistently rank as a top expense for hospitals and health systems — prompting leaders to be on the lookout for new ways to save money.
President Donald Trump said the U.S. will "substantially raise" tariffs on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a trade war fail to produce an interim agreement, Bloomberg reports.
Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week:
The FDA has allowed several devicemakers to file secretive reports on device-related harm and malfunctions, despite the agency saying it wants more transparency on device safety, according to the Star Tribune.
Hospitals are overspending by $25.7 billion on supply chain expenses annually, a Navigant analysis of 2,127 hospitals found.
Mastercard has teamed up with Envisible to roll out its blockchain system to better track food.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., sent a letter to the FDA Nov. 4 expressing concerns that the agency plans to weaken approval standards for medical devices.
Fagron agreed to pay $22.05 million to resolve allegations that its subsidiary, Freedom Pharmaceuticals, intentionally inflated average wholesale prices for its ingredients to increase reimbursements from federal healthcare programs.
Ten hospitals and health systems posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week:
The FDA is holding a two-day meeting with the General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel to develop strategies to reduce reliance on ethylene oxide to sterilize medical devices.