Supply Chain

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine's environmental efforts are multipronged, including saving expired devices for trainings and fine-tuning the flow of anesthesia gases. 

Hospitals and health systems may see short-term supply chain disruptions, such as delayed deliveries, in the wake of the Baltimore bridge collapse.

In major hospitals, pharmacy costs can run hundreds of millions of dollars annually. That’s one of the reasons effective medication inventory management is so critical. Technology that allows health systems to identify major pharmacy trends, including medication waste or operational…

Medline is recalling certain procedure kits, trays and packs that include saline from Nurse Assist, the FDA said in a March 25 notice. 

Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health tapped Vizient on March 25 for an expansive agreement to access the healthcare performance company's cost-saving and quality improvement offerings. 

Medical supply company Masimo is considering a joint venture as it looks to split off its consumer business, The Wall Street Journal reported March 25. 

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System secured two partnerships March 25 for its planned warehouse in Meridian, Idaho. 

Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System promoted Amy Ogle, a respiratory therapist and store manager, to be the director of durable medical equipment operations for its medical supply company. 

Here are six warnings the FDA has issued about medical devices since March 1:

After the FDA reported a potential quality issue related to China-made plastic syringes in November, BD increased its domestic manufacturing efforts.