Supply Chain
Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints.…
The CDC released an updated advisory to healthcare providers on July 22 regarding the BD BACTEC blood culture bottle shortage.
A 12-hospital system is jumping two tall hurdles in the supply chain industry: Invoice match exceptions and delays in contract renewals.
Trade and supply chain workers at UChicago Medicine plan to begin a strike July 14, according to union SEIU Local 73.
Baxter on July 10 issued a recall on its Life2000 ventilators with an attached battery charger dongle.
Two weeks after posting about alarm issues with some Philips Respironics ventilators, the FDA clarified July 10 there have been seven reports of death, not 65.
Medtronic is recalling all NIM Standard and Contact EMG endotracheal tubes because of blockage issues, the FDA said July 9.
The U.S. Navy and healthcare industry are testing the efficiency of supply-carrying drones.
Minnesota-based Inspire Medical Systems is voluntarily recalling a model of its Inspire IV Implantable Pulse Generator because of a manufacturing defect, the FDA said July 8.
The first six months of 2024 has seen a flurry of promotions and resignations in the healthcare industry, including the medical supply chain.
When diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are effective, HR professionals report low turnover among their respective companies' supply chain teams, according to a June report from the Association for Supply Chain Management and the Society for Human Resource Management.