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.
Category: Supply Chain
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.
Ochsner's supply company secures respirator approval
SafeSource Direct, Ochsner Health’s medical supply company, has earned government approval for its surgical N95 respirators.
Healthcare GPO names COO
HealthTrust Performance Group, a group purchasing organization that serves about 1,800 hospitals and health systems, has tapped Jocelyn Bradshaw as its chief operating officer of GPO operations.
4th company recalls syringes as FDA evaluates problems
Months after the FDA told healthcare facilities to avoid plastic syringes made in China because of leaking issues, four companies have recently recalled products.
