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Supply Chain Tip of the Week: Technology will be essential for managing the growing volume of supply chain data
In a recent white paper from Becker’s Supply Chain Leadership Virtual Forum, titled “Health system leaders weigh in on supply chain transformation,” 6 healthcare supply chain leaders representing Cardinal Health, Mayo Clinic, UChicago Medicine and other healthcare institutions discussed how supply chains can become a strategic asset when bolstered by the power of data, standardization, and process efficiency. -
5 thoughts keeping supply leaders up at night
Workforce shortages and managing supply chain disruptions as the COVID-19 pandemic eases in severity are top of mind for hospital supply leaders. -
FDA's user fee program awaits renewal for next 5 years
Reauthorizing the FDA's user fee program, which allows the agency to decide how much to charge pharmaceutical and medical device-maker companies for their product submissions, was added to a spending bill Sept. 22 to prevent a government shutdown, according to The Hill. -
FDA loosens restrictions on naloxone distribution
The FDA is loosening requirements surrounding the distribution of naloxone to increase Americans' access to the opioid overdose antidote. -
Boston Medical, Stanford, 8 other systems seeking supply chain leaders
Here are 10 health systems and hospitals that posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week. -
FDA's authorization process hindered COVID-19 tests in 2020: HHS report
From an unusual number of submissions of low-quality COVID-19 tests to limits at U.S. laboratories, the FDA faced multiple barriers in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, an HHS report found. -
4 recent medical device issues: FDA
From a potential cybersecurity risk for some insulin pumps to health equity issues with pulse oximeters, here are four medical device updates the FDA has published as of Sept. 15: -
Supply disruptions from Hurricane Fiona will be minimal, experts say
Drug and medical devicemakers with operations in Puerto Rico are cautiously optimistic that Hurricane Fiona will cause few ripples across the medical supply chain. -
New York spent $250M on unused ventilators, X-ray machines amid COVID-19
When health systems and public health departments were scrambling to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, New York bought ventilators and X-ray machines for more than a quarter of a billion dollars. The products were never used and are sitting in storage, according to a Sept. 20 Politico report. -
Moderna is behind on supply for omicron booster
Pharmacies and hospitals across the country are running out of Moderna's tweaked vaccine booster, but the vaccine-maker said it expects supply to return to normal levels in a few days. -
Texas Medical Center to build biomanufacturing center for medical supplies, drugs
Houston-based Texas Medical Center on Sept. 20 unveiled plans to build a biomanufacturing center called the TMC BioPort. It will focus on manufacturing and distributing medical supplies, therapies and pharmaceuticals. -
Medtronic wins FDA clearance for 1st insertable cardiac system for children
The FDA cleared the first pediatric insertable cardiac system for approval Sept. 20. -
GSK aims to cut carbon emissions from its supply chain
Pharmaceutical company GSK launched a sustainable procurement program Sept. 20 in its efforts to reach net-zero impact on the climate. A big chunk of GSK's carbon emissions, 40 percent, comes from its supply chain, the company said in a news release. -
Mölnlycke opens $49.8M surgical gloves facility
Medical device company Mölnlycke has opened a $49.8 million factory in Malaysia to increase production of surgical gloves. -
More Adderall generics on back order: 3 shortage updates
A growing list of drugmakers are reporting back orders for Adderall and its generics in a shortage that's been slowly worsening since August. -
Viewpoint: Supply chains aren't broken everywhere
As the U.S. works to attract biomanufacturing power within its borders, some Asian countries have largely escaped global supply chain issues, Bloomberg columnist Anjani Trivedi wrote in a Sept. 18 opinion. -
Bolstering Competitive Advantage Through Supply Chain Efficiency
As patient consumerization continues to drive forward and healthcare adjusts to a evolving pandemic environment, hospital leaders are tasked with finding new ways of maintaining a competitive edge. -
Supply for Moderna's omicron booster hits snag
Two weeks after the CDC and FDA authorized Moderna's bivalent omicron booster for emergency use, doses are running out in a few U.S. states. -
10 systems seeking supply chain leaders
Here are 10 health systems and hospitals that posted job listings seeking supply chain expertise in the last week. -
Cardiac medical device company opens $42M plant
Terumo Cardiovascular, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based medical devicemaker that specializes in cardiac and vascular surgery products, has opened a $42 million, 157,000-square-foot facility in Costa Rica.
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