Supply Chain

Those years of begrudgingly picking up and organizing rooms may pay off in the materials management arena, as a cluttered supply closet could be detrimental to cost savings and even patient safety.

When Phoenix Children's Hospital started planning an expansion in 2008, the hospital needed to construct a new central utility plant in addition to a new patient tower.

Hospitals and health systems utilize numerous vendors to assist with daily operations, and many times, healthcare organizations can realize saving by reviewing vendor contracts.

San Francisco-based pharmaceutical distributor McKesson has agreed to pay $18 million to settle allegations that it failed to comply with shipping and handling requirements of its vaccines, thereby violating its contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Chicago-based OpenMarkets and the Greater New York Hospital Association Services have renewed a group buying agreement in which GNYHA Services hospital members can participate in certain OpenMarkets programs at a discounted rate.

The following three stories discuss the orthopedic supply chain, compiled on Becker's Hospital Review over the past two months.

Restructuring and implementing supply chain support systems may not be enough for hospitals to realize their full savings potential.

Irving, Texas-based Novation awarded a three-year contract renewal to Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Spiracur to provide its mechanically powered wound care solution to members of the group purchasing organization.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug to treat acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections.

A cohort of physician groups wrote a letter to CMS asking the agency to delay launching the public Open Payments database of physician payments to allow physicians more time to register, review and dispute any reported data.