Supply Chain

Zimmer Biomet recently acquired CD Diagnostics, a Claymont, Del.-based diagnostics company that develops immunoassays and biomarker testing.

The owner of a New Orleans-based medical device company was sentenced to six years in prison for defrauding Medicare of more than $3.3 million.

The race is on to reduce operating expenses while improving hospital service levels, and in that race, supply chain executives have to balance financial and operational objectives in the name of innovation, according to Michelle Robbins, vice president of product…

Imagine reducing one of your large inbound freight bills from $1,764 to $307* without having to change a thing about the shipment except how it’s being managed.

Forget heroin and fentanyl. Drug enforcement officers have a new opioid on their radar — an elephant tranquilizer that's 10,000 times more powerful than morphine.

Predicted healthcare costs released prior to a drug's launch often overestimate actual drug sales, according to a recent study conducted by the Partnership for Health Analytics Research.

Community Health Ventures recently entered into a group purchasing agreement with Mundelein, Ill.-based Medline under its Value in Purchasing Program.

Here are the five latest medical devices or drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

With the supply chain representing the second biggest expense on hospitals' balance sheets1, the need to eliminate waste and gain efficiencies is constant. However, most organizations' current supply chain infrastructure fails to support waste-reducing efforts and poses a significant drain on…

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved Sun Pharmaceuticals' metformin hydrochloride tablets to improve glycemic control in adults with Type 2 diabetes.