Supply Chain

In the last few years, thousands of patients have been notified that they received potentially compromised vaccines because they had been stored improperly, a Kaiser Health News report reveals.

Several big-name health systems in the U.S. made the Global Health Exchange's annual list of 50 best healthcare supply chains in North America.

The FDA has cleared Current Health's artificial intelligence-enabled wearable for hospital care, the Scottish startup announced Feb. 6.

Software issues continued to drive medical device recalls during the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a recent analysis of U.S. recall data.

The FDA launched a pilot program Feb. 7 that encourages drug supply chain participants to use innovative and emerging approaches to advance prescription drug verification in the U.S.

Proper hand hygiene practices protect both patients and providers from infection, making exam gloves a highly valuable product for health systems to ensure clinician safety.

While traditional freight management programs typically look at inbound and outbound shipping expenses tied to carriers like FedEx and UPS, hospital systems should consider all transportation costs to gain a complete view of freight expenditure.

Four drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA since Feb. 1:

Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, both based in Boston, are in dire need of Type O-negative blood, according to The Boston Globe.

Facebook is planning to expand its blood donation tool to the U.S., the social network told Business Insider.