Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
As health systems expand care beyond the hospital, outpatient clinics, physician practices, urgent care centers, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and other alternate care sites are becoming a larger and more strategic part of the care delivery network. Whether developed organically,…
Ascension Saint Thomas in Nashville, Tenn., has rescheduled some elective surgeries and said it could be forced to cancel or delay additional cases because of shortages of blood products. Platelets are a particular concern at Saint Thomas, according to an…
U.S. News and World Report’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals Honor Roll recognizes 20 hospitals, and each relies on a supply chain leader overseeing sourcing, procurement and supply resiliency at enormous scale. U.S. News evaluated nearly 4,500 hospitals across 14 adult specialties…
An AI-driven shortage of memory chips could raise costs and create supply challenges for medical device makers as data centers consume more of the components. Memory chip prices have quadrupled over the past year, and medical device makers are among…
New York City-based NYU Langone Health has expanded its prime vendor agreement with Medline to include laboratory products and supply chain services. Under the agreement, NYU Langone will have expanded access to Medline’s laboratory products and distribution capabilities to streamline…
A federal jury has ordered Medtronic to pay $88 million in the first case to go to trial over its subsidiary Covidien’s hernia mesh products, according to the verdict form filed Aug. 4 in U.S. District Court for the District…
Ask healthcare supply chain leaders where they’re creating the most strategic value today, and many point beyond procurement and contracting. Instead, they describe work that spans clinical operations, technology adoption, inventory management and long-term planning — areas they say have…
The FDA has flagged six medical device recalls, corrections and early alerts affecting convenience kits, ventilators, catheter introducer kits and percutaneous catheters. Here are the six recalls to know:
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is deploying Clarium’s AI-powered supply chain automation platform to reduce surgical supply costs across its nine hospitals. The platform will identify cost-saving opportunities in surgical settings by optimizing physician preference cards and helping reduce waste, lower…
Cleveland Clinic and Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital are expanding the use of drones to speed the delivery of medications and lifesaving blood products, marking the latest push by health systems to incorporate autonomous technology into patient care. Cleveland Clinic has…