Supply Chain

Eli Lilly CFO Derica Rice is retiring in December 2017, ending a 27-year career with the global pharmaceutical giant.

Premier on June 1 shared nine policy recommendations to boost drug competition, lower the cost of medications, close regulatory loopholes and prevent price hikes.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC Health Plan partnered with Express Scripts to develop the Center for Value-Based Purchasing for Pharmaceuticals.

Standalone hospitals are increasingly rare in today's healthcare landscape. Health systems must manage a much broader portfolio of non-acute sites than ever before, with care settings ranging from physician offices and ambulatory service centers to urgent and long-term care.

Mylan faced a firestorm of criticism last year for the high price of EpiPens, which increased nearly 400 percent since 2004. Despite immense public scrutiny, a CMS rebate scandal and several federal hearings all spurred by the product's price, a…

The Food and Drug Administration has approved 21 new drugs so far in 2017, with several regulatory decisions set to be made this month, according to Zacks Investment Research.

Companies with supply chain leaders in the C-suite experience stronger operational performance than those where supply chain leaders take on a middle management role, according to Geodis' 2017 Supply Chain Worldwide Survey.

Knoxville-based University of Tennessee's supply chain program partners with various industry members to provide students with valuable real world experience, reports Knoxville News Sentinel.

After mergers or acquisitions, health systems typically look to move select hospital functions into a corporate organization, including those in the supply chain. While this strategy may make good business sense, local hospital CEOs are often reluctant to move functions…

Pfizer on June 1 increased the U.S. list prices for nearly 100 drugs in its second price hike of the year, reports Financial Times.