FedEx has secured more than $500 million in quality healthcare agreements in fiscal 2024, the company said during a June earnings call.
Category: Supply Chain
Healthcare supply chain faces innovation slowdown: Expert
The healthcare industry rapidly embraced innovative solutions to navigate unprecedented supply chain challenges amid COVID-19. However, as the pandemic waned, so too has the pace of innovation, one supply chain expert told the Association of National A…
AHA opposes plan to raise medical supply tariffs
The American Hospital Association said raising tariffs on Chinese-made medical supplies could create more problems.
Supply chain job growth on the rise
As the healthcare industry continues to face pressures from a struggling global supply chain, job openings for supply chain professionals also continue to rise nationwide.
CMS addresses unusual catheter spending
After 11 healthcare organizations urged CMS to remove catheter expenditures from accountable care organization calculations, the agency proposed excluding payment amounts for two catheter codes.
After 65 reported deaths, Philips edits ventilator instructions
Thousands of Philips Respironics’ ventilators are facing issues with inoperative alarms, posing potential risks to patients, the FDA said June 27. The agency has received reports of 65 deaths and 952 injuries related to the issue.
Vizient helps RWJBarnabas manage spend
Vizient and West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas penned a collaborative agreement to improve the health system’s spend management and quality performance.
Intermountain adds 40,000 square feet to supply warehouse
For Intermountain Health’s supply chain strategy, 40,000 more square feet means more than $12 million in annual savings.
Rush pilots 1st cloud platform in healthcare supply chain
Rush University System for Health is piloting the healthcare industry’s first supply chain cloud-based platform, which connects providers, suppliers and distributors.
New York system's supply chain strategy saved $75M
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health saved $75 million in five years by aligning its clinical and supply chain teams, according to Premier.
