National organizations are coming together to master understanding of the active pharmaceutical ingredient supply chain. 

FedEx has appointed Nick Gennari to oversee global healthcare sales and operations. 

Healthy relationships are crucial among supply chain leaders, physicians and hospital executives. Persistent tensions can hinder this collaboration, though. 

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care, Politico reported July 13.

Experts predict AI will cause the most disruption in the healthcare supply chain industry within the next 10 years. 

The difference between $2.1 million and $2.5 million has prompted nearly 130 UChicago Medicine tradespeople and supply chain workers to go on strike. 

The CDC released an updated advisory to healthcare providers on July 22 regarding the BD BACTEC blood culture bottle shortage.

A 12-hospital system is jumping two tall hurdles in the supply chain industry: Invoice match exceptions and delays in contract renewals. 

Trade and supply chain workers at UChicago Medicine plan to begin a strike July 14, according to union SEIU Local 73. 

Baxter on July 10 issued a recall on its Life2000 ventilators with an attached battery charger dongle.

Two weeks after posting about alarm issues with some Philips Respironics ventilators, the FDA clarified July 10 there have been seven reports of death, not 65. 

Medtronic is recalling all NIM Standard and Contact EMG endotracheal tubes because of blockage issues, the FDA said July 9. 

The U.S. Navy and healthcare industry are testing the efficiency of supply-carrying drones. 

Minnesota-based Inspire Medical Systems is voluntarily recalling a model of its Inspire IV Implantable Pulse Generator because of a manufacturing defect, the FDA said July 8. 

The first six months of 2024 has seen a flurry of promotions and resignations in the healthcare industry, including the medical supply chain. 

When diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are effective, HR professionals report low turnover among their respective companies' supply chain teams, according to a June report from the Association for Supply Chain Management and the Society for Human Resource Management. 

FedEx has secured more than $500 million in quality healthcare agreements in fiscal 2024, the company said during a June earnings call.

The healthcare industry rapidly embraced innovative solutions to navigate unprecedented supply chain challenges amid COVID-19. However, as the pandemic waned, so too has the pace of innovation, one supply chain expert told the Association of National Account Executives. 

The American Hospital Association said raising tariffs on Chinese-made medical supplies could create more problems. 

After 11 healthcare organizations urged CMS to remove catheter expenditures from accountable care organization calculations, the agency proposed excluding payment amounts for two catheter codes.