Thousands of Philips Respironics' ventilators are facing issues with inoperative alarms, posing potential risks to patients, the FDA said June 27.
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Vizient and West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas penned a collaborative agreement to improve the health system's spend management and quality performance.
The Healthcare Industry Resilience Collaborative awarded Medline its diamond-level resiliency badge for distribution, the medical supply company said June 25.
For Intermountain Health's supply chain strategy, 40,000 more square feet means more than $12 million in annual savings.
Medical supply distributor Concordance Healthcare Solutions said Rush University System for Health is piloting the healthcare industry's first supply chain cloud-based platform, which connects providers, suppliers and distributors.
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Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health saved $75 million in five years by aligning its clinical and supply chain teams, according to Premier.
SafeSource Direct, Ochsner Health's medical supply company, has earned government approval for its surgical N95 respirators.
HealthTrust Performance Group, a group purchasing organization that serves about 1,800 hospitals and health systems, has tapped Jocelyn Bradshaw as its chief operating officer of GPO operations.
Months after the FDA told healthcare facilities to avoid plastic syringes made in China because of leaking issues, four companies have recently recalled products.
Teleflex and its subsidiary Arrow International have received 322 complaints and reports of 31 injuries and three deaths related to nearly 17,000 intra-aortic balloon pumps, the FDA said June 13.