Category: Supply Chain

GHX names 78 health systems transforming supply chain 

Global Healthcare Exchange named 78 healthcare provider and supplier organizations to the 2021 GHX Millennium Club, which honors organizations that achieved the highest levels of automation.

10 systems seeking supply chain talent

Here are 10 health systems that have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week: 

Shanghai’s COVID-19 lockdown extended; experts anticipate supply chain disruptions 

Experts say while global supply chain disruptions have been “relatively minor” thus far from China’s lockdowns to curb COVID-19 outbreaks, major disruptions are a growing possibility, The Guardian reported April 6.

Is pandemic pricing the new normal for ASCs?

Supply and labor shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic forced ASCs to spend more on both in 2020 and 2021. But with the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations waning, will supply and labor costs drop?

Inventory costs hit record: 11 notes

Inventory costs advanced to 91 in March, the highest index ever recorded, according to the Logistics Managers’ Index Report published April 5. 

4 events that could disrupt U.S. supply chains

A combination of international and domestic events in recent weeks have the potential to disupt the U.S. supply chain. 

How 4 systems keep supply issues from affecting care

National and global factors like the Russia-Ukraine war are complicating supply chain issues in the U.S., with health systems expecting to see price hikes in certain medical supplies for which raw materials are sourced in Russia. 

10 systems seeking supply chain talent

Here are 10 health systems that have posted job listings for supply chain expertise in the last week: 

6 supply chain updates for ASC leaders

Exporters braced for supply chain delays after China locked down Shanghai to curb a COVID-19 outbreak. 

The impact of supply chain disruptions on chronically ill patients 

Millions of chronically ill patients are struggling to get medical supplies amid global shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, The New York Times reported March 29.