Category: Supply Chain

U of Maryland touts supply chain efficiency gains via digital platform

Since implementing a cloud-based platform in 2021, Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical Center has worked to optimize the efficiency of bill-only transactions in the supply chain. Data from the deployment of Gallion showed the platform has cu…

1 week until potential port strike: What hospitals should know

In anticipation of thousands of East Coast dockworkers going on strike Oct. 1, U.S. healthcare suppliers have already rerouted shipments, according to Vizient.

Smiths Medical recalls ventilators after reported death

Smiths Medical is recalling its paraPAC Plus ventilators because of the possibility that the patient outlet connector could loosen or detach, affecting active ventilation. 

Cardinal Health to acquire Integrated Oncology Network for $1.1B

Cardinal Health plans to acquire Integrated Oncology Network for $1.115 billion in cash, expanding its business into oncology services, according to a Sept. 20 news release from the company. 

12 systems, hospitals win ECRI supply chain award

On Sept. 19, the Emergency Care Research Institute recognized 12 health systems and hospitals for their exemplary supply chain management. 

FDA recalls Smiths Medical neonatal/pediatric and adult tracheostomy tubes

Smiths Medical has recalled and removed Bivona neonatal/pediatric and adult tracheostomy tubes due to a manufacturing defect that can cause the securement flange of the device to tear, which can cause loss of ventilation and loss of protected airway.&n…

FDA approves Apple Watch sleep apnea detection tool

The FDA has approved a new Apple Watch function that can detect sleep apnea, CBS News reported Sept. 17. 

Safety gaps found in cardio device approval: Study

The majority of cardiovascular devices with Class I recalls from the FDA made it to market without rigorous testing, according to a Sept. 16 study in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Utah healthcare system expands warehouse by more than 30%

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has built a 40,000-square-foot expansion of its supply chain warehouse in Midvale, Utah, ABC4 reported. 

Why supply chain expertise is a crucial CEO asset

Traditionally, S&P 500 CEOs have risen from finance, strategy or technology backgrounds, but a growing number are emerging from high-level supply chain management roles, Harvard Business Review reported Sept. 12.