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Northwell taps supply chain risk management partner
Northwell Health is looking to simplify its supply vendor rankings by partnering with Exiger, a supply chain and third-party risk AI company. -
US expands 1st-of-kind supply chain initiative
The White House is expanding a data partnership with numerous U.S. companies and logistics providers to track supply chain operations in real time. -
FDA increases urgency about China-made syringes
Nearly four months after the FDA said it was investigating reports of China-made syringes breaking and leaking, the agency confirmed the quality issue and found the problem is "more widespread than originally known." -
Massachusetts protects crabs vital to drug, device industry
Massachusetts is implementing new regulations to protect horseshoe crabs, which play a key role in drug and device safety, the Portland Press Herald reported March 19. -
AHA supply chain group taps executive
The American Hospital Association's supply chain group, Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management, named Mike Schiller as its new executive director March 18. -
Cedars-Sinai-backed company aims to speed device recalls
A software company that went through Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai's accelerator program is aiming to streamline the medical device recall process, Fast Company reported March 14. -
Cleveland Clinic to roll out supply tracker chatbot systemwide
For about a year, Cleveland Clinic has built and tested an AI-powered chatbot that generates answers on supply orders. Over the next three months, the technology will be launched to the system's 7,000-some employees who regularly place orders. -
High-reliability supply chains: 6 qualities that help drive financial + patient care improvements
Healthcare organizations have faced unprecedented pressures in the last decade. Shifting consumer preferences, changing reimbursement models and supply chain disruptions have all become the norm. In addition, health system leaders routinely struggle with escalating costs, as well as eroding margins. -
BD taps division president
Becton Dickinson has promoted Rian Seger, vice president of medication delivery solutions, to be president of the company's surgery business unit. -
Cardinal Health recalls 27M syringes
Cardinal Health revised its product correction for more than 27 million syringes on Feb 2, and the FDA upgraded the notice to a Class I recall — the most serious type. -
Maryland system to build 400K-square-foot 'locker' for supplies
The largest health system in Maryland is constructing a logistics operations center to centralize its medical supply storage, The Baltimore Banner reported March 8. -
PruittHealth buys medical supply company
An affiliate of PruittHealth, a post-acute services system, acquired medical supply company Allied Health Resources on March 6. -
26 injuries reported in Medtronic device recall
Medtronic Neurosurgery is recalling 45,176 drainage systems because catheters might disconnect from patient line stopcock connectors. There have been 26 reported injuries, the FDA said March 7. -
135K syringe pumps flagged for delay risk
Smiths Medical has warned customers of more than 135,000 Medfusion syringe pumps about problems associated with earlier software versions. -
40+ systems promote resiliency badge for suppliers
More than four dozen health systems have pledged to adopt the Healthcare Industry Resilience Collaborative's resiliency badge, which seeks to improve trust between medical suppliers and providers. -
Pennsylvania system taps Medline for prime vendor deal
Lehigh Valley Health Network signed a yearslong agreement for Medline to exclusively service medical supplies to the system's 13 hospital campuses. -
3 systems' supply chain priority outside hospital walls
Hospital systems' supply chain teams are increasingly working on environmental initiatives as climate change threatens the healthcare industry. -
With US helium supply faltering, 1 MRI looks ahead
As hospitals and health systems worry over the unsteady supply of helium, a necessary element for MRI machines, Royal Philips installed its thousandth "virtually helium-free MRI," the company said Feb. 28. -
AdventHealth, Medline supply center opens
AdventHealth, in partnership with Medline, has opened a new 375,000-square-foot supply facility in Central Florida, according to a Feb. 28 announcement. -
6 recent device recalls, issues
Here are six recent warnings the FDA has issued since Jan. 1:
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