Gartner, a research and advisory company that annually ranks health system supply chains, extracted three core priorities common to this year’s top performers. An expansion of clinical collaboration initiatives, resurgence of cost management and acceleration in the digital supply chain…
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Chicago-based GE HealthCare is set to acquire Intelerad, a medical imaging software company with a strong outpatient and ambulatory presence, for $2.3 billion in cash. The deal will expand GE HealthCare’s enterprise imaging footprint beyond hospitals and academic centers into…
The annual Gartner Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 ranking has again named Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth as the industry leader in supply chain performance and innovation. The ranking, which Gartner published Nov. 19, recognizes health systems that demonstrate excellence in…
A federal jury has awarded an Apple competitor $634.3 million over claims the tech giant infringed on a patent for its smartwatch health-monitoring technology. Health tech company Masimo filed the lawsuit in 2020, asserting the Apple Watch’s heart and blood-oxygen…
Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health has started delivering automated external defibrillators by drone during real 911 calls as part of a clinical study. When Clemmons, N.C., gets a call for cardiac arrest, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office immediately dispatches a drone…
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NYC Health + Hospitals has completed a $30.5 million upgrade to replace more than 2,000 hospital beds across its facilities. The investment brings smart bed technology designed to address two persistent patient safety challenges: pressure injuries and falls. All medical-surgical…
As 2026 approaches, healthcare tariffs are pushing costs higher, with providers and premiums feeling the squeeze, and little sign of relief in sight. Here are four notes on where hospital supply costs stand: 1. A Vizient report from July found…
Chicago-based CommonSpirit saw its supplies per adjusted admission increase 3% year over year in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, according to its Nov. 14 financial report. CommonSpirit attributed the growth to higher surgical volume and continued inflationary pressure on…
Several of the nation’s largest health systems named new leaders to oversee supply chain operations this year. Here are six chief supply chain officer appointments and retirements Becker’s has covered in 2025:
Cincinnati-based UC Health has expanded its prime vendor partnership with Medline to include laboratory products and services. UC Health, which operates more than 60 facilities, will continue its prime vendor agreements with Medline’s medical-surgical and physician office supply lines. The…