Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
High drug costs were a major topic of discussion at the National Business Group on Health's conference April 18-20 in Washington, D.C., according to CNBC health reporter Christina Farr.
Mylan Pharmaceuticals laid off more than 400 employees at its manufacturing plant in Morgantown, W. Va. April 20, reports the Charleston Gazette-Mail.
An investigation of PharMEDium, a major compounding pharmacy, revealed safety violations are worsening hospital shortages of painkillers, especially in California, where health officials are banning sales from one of the company's plants, according to Kaiser Health News.
Effective supply chain management is a key strategy hospitals can deploy to drive out waste, maintain their bottom lines and improve patient care — especially in operating rooms.
The FDA cleared Cantel Medical Corp.'s Advantage Plus Pass-Thru automated endoscope reprocessor, the company announced April 18.
The FDA approved AstraZeneca's drug Tagrisso as a first-line treatment for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with a specific genetic mutation, the company announced April 18.
As value-based care continues to drive patients towards alternative services sites, healthcare must prepare itself to look outside the four walls of a hospital and consider expansion.
The Healthcare Supply Chain Association on April 17 outlined numerous cybersecurity measures healthcare providers, devicemakers and service providers should consider implementing to protect patients' health, safety and privacy.
The FDA released The Medical Device Safety Action Plan April 17, which outlines agency strategies to better monitor and regulate the safety of medical devices.
Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health signed an outcomes-based contract with drugmaker AstraZeneca for its asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease drug Symbicort.