Supply Chain
New research from Advisory Board, conducted in partnership with Staples Business, reveals how 102 health system supply chain and executive…
The Association for Health Care Resource and Materials Management, an American Hospital Association membership group for healthcare supply chain leaders, has named Dee Donatelli, RN, the 2019 board chair-elect.
The FDA recently designated AliveCor's bloodless test for hyperkalemia a "breakthrough device," placing the platform on a track for accelerated regulatory clearance.
The FDA on Sept. 10 awarded a combined $225 million in contracts to three companies for an IT system designed to track and analyze the performance of drugs, vaccines and other pharmaceuticals on the market, FedScoop reports.
Three companies successfully completed a proof-of-concept project to deliver medical supplies to Puerto Rico — which is still recovering from the 2017 hurricane season — using drones.
Walgreens, in partnership with drugmaker Kaleo, will be the first retail pharmacy to offer Auvi-Q, an alternative to EpiPen, in an effort to combat the nationwide shortage of the lifesaving allergy drug, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare honored four of its suppliers for their exceptional contributions to the health system's cost, care quality and patient outcomes.
Seven major health systems, representing about 500 hospitals, have teamed up to form a nonprofit company named Civica Rx to manufacture their own generic medicines.
Alcon, a subsidiary of Novartis that focuses on manufacturing eye-care products, withdrew its CyPass Micro-Stent from the global market after a long-term safety study. The devicemaker also advised surgeons to immediately stop using the product.
Deerfield, Ill.-based Baxter International, a medical devicemaker, will lay off 131 employees at its facility in Medina, N.Y., according to Buffalo Business First.
It's no secret the healthcare industry is evolving amid reimbursement changes, care shifting to non-acute settings and four generations of patients all seeking healthcare at once. Stuck between old and new technologies, the industry is trying to find the balance…