Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
The FDA has approved Barostim New System, a device to improve symptoms such as fatigue and swelling in patients with advanced heart failure.
Health systems across America are working toward total transportation management, where all freight spend is managed via a single, centralized system and data analytics drive new efficiencies and cost savings.
Cardinal Health
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) <800> standards highlight the need for healthcare facilities to protect clinicians from exposure to hazardous drugs. Determining how to update operating procedures to comply with the new standards has the potential to overwhelm healthcare facilities.
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) <800> standards for handling hazardous drugs in healthcare settings is set to go in effect on Dec. 1, 2019. It sets the standards for the safe handling of hazardous drugs from receipt through disposal to ensure…
Pharmaceutical wholesalers Cardinal Health and Kinray agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle allegations that they violated labor laws by denying delivery drivers overtime wages, according to legal news website Law360.
An association of independent nuclear pharmacies in the U.S. has sued Jubilant DraxImage , alleging the supplier engaged in a range of anticompetitive behaviors that boosted prices of drugs and negatively affected patient care, according to STAT.
Medpricer, the leading purchased services cost management solution for the healthcare industry, today introduced mSource® Insights, its latest spend analytics and reporting tool. It comes equipped with Medpricer’s Predictive Plan, which leverages insights to help supply chains build actionable project…
Summit Pacific Medical Center, a rural critical access hospital with 250 employees in Elma, Wash., was able to reduce procurement labor expenses by 80 percent and lower shipping costs by 60 percent in two years by working with Amazon Business.
Ten hospitals and health systems have posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week:
Johnson & Johnson's acquisition of Auris Health, a maker of robotic diagnostics and surgical devices, tops market researcher EvaluatePharma's list of the 10 largest acquisitions in medical technology this year.