Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has picked Medline for both its physician office and post-acute care vendor agreements.
Category: Supply Chain
5 evolution metrics for hospital supply chains: Gartner
The healthcare supply chain industry has evolved over the last 15 years in five significant ways, Eric O’Daffer, a Gartner research vice president, wrote in a Dec. 4 piece in Supply Chain Management Review.
Millions of syringe products in chaos as FDA probes China-made devices
At least 60 million syringes and infusion pumps are in turmoil as the FDA investigates China-made plastic syringes that changed dimensions.
Avoid syringes made in China, FDA says
As the FDA investigates reports of China-made syringes breaking and leaking, the agency is recommending healthcare workers prioritize syringes manufactured in other countries.
Former hospital plastic surgery chief named CMO of BD
Ronald Silverman, MD, the former chief of plastic surgery at Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical Center, will become the chief medical officer of Becton Dickinson on Dec. 4.
RSV drug supply woes prompt White House team to meet with suppliers
The White House is pressing suppliers to meet the demand “with a sense of urgency” after drugmakers underestimated the demand for Beyfortus, the first respiratory syncytial virus drug for children.
Biden to use Cold War-era policy to boost medical supply chain
The Biden administration announced Nov. 27 that it plans to broaden the capabilities of the HHS to allow it to make further investments in domestic production of critical medicines and medical supplies.
13 suppliers caught in fraud, kickback schemes in 2023
A number of medical suppliers have been caught in fraud and kickback schemes this year, including Medtronic and Beach medical Suppliers.
Tufts Medicine expands Premier partnership
Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine signed a contract with Premier to extend its supply chain partnership over the next 10 years, Premier said in a Nov. 15 news release.
FDA Commissioner maps out new medical supply chain tactics
After months of navigating nationwide shortages of drugs and medical supplies, Robert Califf, MD, the 25th commissioner of the FDA, addressed these issues and outlined the role the agency is taking to address them.
