Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
Artificial intelligence is improving healthcare supply chains, but not in the flashy ways many expected. Rather than replacing procurement teams or making purchasing decisions autonomously, supply chain leaders said the most promising use cases are eliminating repetitive work, improving visibility…
Black Book Research has released its 2026 Emerging Healthcare Supply Chain Vendor Watch List, identifying 10 companies it said warrant increased consideration by hospitals and health systems ahead of the Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management’s 2026 conference.…
The job of the healthcare supply chain leader is being rewritten. Amanda Chawla, senior vice president and chief supply chain and post acute care officer at Stanford Medicine in Palo Alto, Calif., has spent 25 years watching the job description…
University of Toledo (Ohio) Medical Center has signed a prime vendor agreement with Medline that will provide the academic health system with medical-surgical products and supply chain services, according to a July 15 news release. The agreement gives the organization…
The FDA has flagged 5 medical device recalls, corrections and early alerts affecting intravascular administration sets, catheter introducer kits, thoracic stent grafts and convenience kits. Here are the five recalls to know:
Supply chain leaders say the key to gaining physician support for product standardization is not leading with cost savings — it is leading with data, transparency and collaboration. Across health systems, executives described a common shift away from telling physicians…
The FDA has flagged 6 medical device recalls, corrections and early alerts affecting pulmonary valve catheters, infusion pumps, insulin pumps, heart pumps, positive pressure breathing devices, breathing circuits and several convenience kits. Here are the 6 recalls to know:
Fairbanks, Alaska-based Foundation Health Partners has completed implementation of a Prime Vendor agreement with Medline that gives the health system access to the medical supplier’s portfolio of medical-surgical products and distribution network. The agreement covers Foundation Health Partners’ network of…
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation has updated its American National Standard for hospital steam sterilizers, adding new safety, testing and labeling requirements for manufacturers. The updated standard establishes minimum safety, performance, testing and labeling requirements for steam…
Renton, Wash.-based Providence has named Amanda Chawla chief supply chain officer, effective Aug. 24. Ms. Chawla joins Providence from Stanford (Calif.) Medicine, where she serves as senior vice president, chief supply chain and post-acute care officer, according to a July…