Here are 11 supply chain updates for ASC leaders to know reported by Becker’s since Dec. 6:
Category: Supply Chain
Medical devicemaker settles for $14.5M in country mix-up case
Medical device company Coloplast agreed to settle a U.S. lawsuit for $14.5 million after it self-reported a failure to offer contractual discounts and documented incorrect countries of origin for some products.
'Never went without PPE': Johns Hopkins supply chain leader on accomplishments and 2023 priorities
Burton Fuller, chief supply chain officer at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Health System, found himself unable to decide between a career in medicine or business. It was not until he started his first consulting job in hospital supply that he realized …
The lingering COVID-19 issue still harming ASCs
Case numbers have long recovered since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but ASC leaders are still struggling with supply costs as they compete for contracts with the deep pockets of hospitals and health systems.
A Pfizer-Moderna faceoff and 14 more supply chain updates
Here are 15 supply chain updates for ASC leaders to know reported by Becker’s since Nov. 29:
Volume of backorders is 'unprecedented,' says WVU Medicine materials management director
From tracheostomy tubes and syringes to amoxicillin and dozens of other drugs, medical supply chains are hindered by ongoing issues to access raw materials and enough staff, The State Journal reported Dec. 4.
Supply chain issues may be easing even as economic activity contracts, report suggests
While economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector contracted in November for the first time since May 2020, there were some signs of optimism that supply chain issues may generally be easing, a key U.S. economic report showed Dec. 5.
Crib shortages send pediatric hospitals scrambling
As the “tridemic” of flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus continues, pediatric hospitals are running into a new problem: a shortage of medical-grade cribs, CNN reported Dec. 5.
White House supply chain leader to leave post
The White House’s top supply chain advisor, Sameera Fazili, will depart from her role Dec. 2, according to a Politico report.
Group purchasing organizations under fire and 4 more supply chain updates
Here are five supply chain updates reported by Becker’s since Nov. 23:
