Supply Chain

Ten hospitals and health systems have posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week:

Amazon released its second-quarter earnings July 25, showing that the e-commerce giant missed its profit target due to higher than expected costs for the company's one-day shipping program.

IV fluids are the very lifeblood of American healthcare—helping doctors and nurses hydrate their patients, administer drugs, and even replace lost blood volume.

Allergan is recalling its Biocell textured breast implants and expanders in all markets after an FDA request to pull them from the market over safety concerns. 

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health will suspend the use of some medical devices sold by Medical Designs, a devicemaker owned by one of the health system's neurosurgeons who is at the center of a federal investigation, according to the Sioux…

Blockchain is among the key issues for supply chain managers, according to software company SAP and cited by Supply Chain Management Review.

An Arkansas food and medical product warehouse cited for unsanitary conditions last year has been ordered by a federal court to stop distributing food, drugs and medical devices until it complies with a consent decree to clean up, according to…

Ten hospitals and health systems have posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week:

As the shift to value-based care continues, health systems are launching quality, cost-saving and patient satisfaction initiatives to minimize the effects of reimbursement changes. Many of these programs fall on the shoulders of already-strained pharmacy staff, according to Kelly Morrison,…

"Although health systems have always focused on key areas — quality, cost savings, patient satisfaction — with the shift to value-based care, additional initiatives are now critical in order to minimize the impact of reimbursement changes," said Kelly Morrison, director…