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Supply Chain



With rising pressure to maintain high-quality patient care and reduce spending under value-based care, hospitals are eagerly looking for ways to improve efficiencies and eliminate waste across operations. The supply chain, which represents one of hospitals' highest costs can account…

The Food and Drug Administration's website lists almost 40 major device recalls that occurred in 2016.

 The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Bavencio as the first treatment for metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare form of skin cancer.

While high drug costs represent a common issue addressed by lawmakers, the media and general public, one former congressman thinks there's another issue that deserves more attention: hospital spending.

Here are the four latest drugs and medical devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration this week.

Cannonsburg, Pa.-based Mylan recalled about 81,000 EpiPens after two separate reports of the device failing to administer epinephrine during emergency situations, reports Reuters.

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