Category: Supply Chain

More than 20% of ASC revenue goes to drugs, medical supplies: 10 findings

Not every ASC is built the same, and the gaps in operating revenue between the smallest and the largest can be tens of millions of dollars.

ASC leaders weigh in on supply chain issues

Even as COVID-19 cases decline nationally, supply chain disruptions related to the pandemic are still hurting ASC’s ability to function. 

Young Innovations acquires surgical supplier

Medical supply company Young Innovations is acquiring pharmaceutical and surgical supplier Medical Purchasing Solutions.

5 states with the largest supply of omicron-effective antibody

Nearly 49,000 courses of Eli Lilly’s bebtelovimab — a monoclonal antibody treatment effective against omicron — have been distributed throughout the U.S. since the FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the drug Feb. 11. 

Family Dollar recalls drugs, devices shipped from rodent-infested Arkansas facility 

Family Dollar recalled products shipped to 404 stores after a rodent infestation was discovered in a West Memphis, Ark.-based distribution center.

Most physicians skeptical medical supply chain will be fixed: 4 findings

About 95 percent of U.S. physicians don’t think the vulnerabilities the COVID-19 pandemic revealed will go away, according to recent survey findings.

Government to distribute free masks for kids

The federal government is developing plans to distribute free high-quality face masks for children, according to White House officials. 

Many physicians don’t trust medical supply chain: 5 survey findings

About 73 percent of U.S. physicians aren’t confident in the supply chain’s ability to deliver safe, quality medicines, according to recent survey findings. 

Feds target supply chain collusion schemes

The Justice Department and FBI have enacted a new initiative to detect and prosecute collusive exploitation of supply chain disruptions, the department said Feb. 16.

200 million free COVID-19 tests delivered: 5 notes

About 50 million Americans have received their shipments of free rapid COVID-19 tests from the federal government since mid-January, officials said Feb. 16.