Supply Chain
New research from Advisory Board, conducted in partnership with Staples Business, reveals how 102 health system supply chain and executive…
Freight and IT are among the cost pressures proving hardest for hospitals to absorb this year, according to supply chain leaders. The expenses don’t always command the same attention as product pricing, but leaders say they are increasingly eating into…
Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health has named Laurent Cauchi vice president and chief supply officer. Mr. Cauchi will lead systemwide supply chain operations, strategic sourcing, inventory management, value analysis, distribution and supplier partnership strategies, according to an Aug. 13 Aspirus Health…
As health systems expand care beyond the hospital, outpatient clinics, physician practices, urgent care centers, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and other alternate care sites are becoming a larger and more strategic part of the care delivery network. Whether developed organically,…
Ascension Saint Thomas in Nashville, Tenn., has rescheduled some elective surgeries and said it could be forced to cancel or delay additional cases because of shortages of blood products. Platelets are a particular concern at Saint Thomas, according to an…
U.S. News and World Report’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals Honor Roll recognizes 20 hospitals, and each relies on a supply chain leader overseeing sourcing, procurement and supply resiliency at enormous scale. U.S. News evaluated nearly 4,500 hospitals across 14 adult specialties…
An AI-driven shortage of memory chips could raise costs and create supply challenges for medical device makers as data centers consume more of the components. Memory chip prices have quadrupled over the past year, and medical device makers are among…
New York City-based NYU Langone Health has expanded its prime vendor agreement with Medline to include laboratory products and supply chain services. Under the agreement, NYU Langone will have expanded access to Medline’s laboratory products and distribution capabilities to streamline…
A federal jury has ordered Medtronic to pay $88 million in the first case to go to trial over its subsidiary Covidien’s hernia mesh products, according to the verdict form filed Aug. 4 in U.S. District Court for the District…
Ask healthcare supply chain leaders where they’re creating the most strategic value today, and many point beyond procurement and contracting. Instead, they describe work that spans clinical operations, technology adoption, inventory management and long-term planning — areas they say have…
The FDA has flagged six medical device recalls, corrections and early alerts affecting convenience kits, ventilators, catheter introducer kits and percutaneous catheters. Here are the six recalls to know: