Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
The FDA is recommending that healthcare facilities start using duodenoscopes with disposable components to reduce the risk of patient infection.
Ten hospitals and health systems have posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week:
During tests conducted with fake patients, medical drones carrying first aid kits arrived 90 to 120 seconds faster than an ambulance in the busy streets of Iraq, according to technology and engineering magazine IEEE Spectrum.
Members of the Association for Health Care Resources & Materials Management have elected four supply chain experts to serve on its board beginning Jan. 1, 2020.
The FDA may begin using blockchain systems to help drug and medical products reviews and recalls, according to CoinDesk.
The FDA has issued a class 1 recall of the Sapien 3 Ultra transcathether heart valve delivery system after reports of burst balloons during surgery. As of July, one death and 17 injuries had been reported to the devicemaker.
Ten hospitals and health systems have posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week:
Sterigenics, an Illinois-based medical supply sterilization plant, has been sued by nearly three dozen people who allege it emitted fumes that have adversely affected their health, according to the Chicago Crusader.
A nationwide shortage of a protein used to help detect tuberculosis via a skin test has prompted Kansas City, Mo. health officials to limit and ration TB skin testing, according to local news station WDAF-TV.
Lauren Davis, product director of medical-surgical solutions at BroadJump, an expense management company, recently spoke with Becker's Hospital Review about the key opportunities for healthcare supply chain teams, emerging technologies in the supply chain space and advice to healthcare leaders on reining…