Supply Chain

The internal backup battery in Draeger's Perseus A500 anesthesia machines might unexpectedly fail, the FDA said April 25. 

Months after the FDA warned clinicians about plastic syringes made in China, the agency listed violations it discovered at Cardinal Health related to the marketing of unapproved and adulterated syringes. 

Fresenius Medical Care recently published a correction for more than 2 million of its Stay-Safe / Luer Lock Catheter Extension and Adapter Sets, the FDA said April 25. 

In 2024, healthcare supply improvement company Premier has been steadily racking up partnerships with group purchasing organizations, health systems and drugmakers. 

Rising costs in the medical supply chain are pushing health system leaders to get creative, according to Jay Kirkpatrick at Lifepoint Health and Bill Keller at HCA Healthcare. 

Memorial Hermann Health System is the latest hospital system to partner with Zipline, a drone and logistics company. 

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.