Supply Chain

In the past, inventory management was mostly done manually and took a lot of time. Because of that, trying to standardize products was very hard to do.

The FDA is warning hospitals, laboratories and clinicians about a Class 1 recall of three hematology analyzers manufactured by Beckman Coulter after several reports of inaccuracies related to blood platelet counts.

Four drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA since May 17:

Jamestown (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center is not accepting new patients because of  a lack of supplies, according to the Cookeville Herald-Citizen.

Pharmacy giant Walgreens and grocer Kroger will offer shoppers an option to buy products in reusable packaging.

Standardizing surgical kits can be a tremendous cultural shift; top-down efforts alone have difficulty succeeding. Every stakeholder must participate – including materials management, clinicians and the C-suite.

Dozens of federal investigators last month raided an office building in Largo, Fla., which was filled with medical device supply companies, according to local NBC affiliate WPTV.

Providers are continually searching for best practices to control costs without jeopardizing patient care, especially as declining reimbursements and increasing product expenses continue to squeeze hospital margins.

Five recent drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA since May 10:

The American Red Cross and Bloodworks Northwest — two organizations that provide blood supply to hospitals across the nation — are still facing critical shortages of two blood types, prompting them to offer rewards to attract donors, according to The…