Supply Chain

Hospitals and health systems are constantly balancing the need to maintain focus on delivering quality care to all the patients they serve with trying to run a successful business. As shifts in site of care, evolution of payment models and…

Cardinal Health's pharmaceutical distribution contracts with OptumRx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, will not be renewed, the medical distributor said April 22. 

Medline is now a direct distributor for Epredia, a medical devicemaker that makes products for cancer and tissue diagnostics. 

The global medical supply chain is flawed and all stakeholders have a hand in these issues, according to the American Medical Association. 

Abbott and its subsidiary Thoratec Corp. warned customers of 13,883 heart devices after receiving reports of 273 injuries and 14 deaths related to blood flow obstructions. 

The FDA said U.S. healthcare workers should avoid all plastic syringes manufactured by Jiangsu Shenli Medical Production as the agency investigates multiple syringe suppliers. 

A full return to "prepandemic normalcy remains unlikely in 2024," but turbulence from supply chain disruptions is weakening, according to a new stability index. 

Medline is advancing its footprint in the health system industry, and systems are building warehouses and buying their own medical supply companies. 

With the help of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, Vizient and the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council, the Collective Healthcare Action to Reduce MedTech Emissions launched April 9.

Business Group on Health honored five health systems and three medical supply companies with its Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-being Award on April 9.