Below are five of the top supply chain stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in February, beginning with the most popular:
1. 50 best healthcare supply chains in North America, rated by GHX
Several big-name health systems in the U.S. made the Global Health Exchange's annual list of 50 best healthcare supply chains in North America.
2. Amazon now sells hospital rooms: 5 notes
Hospitals, health systems and businesses now can purchase a hospital room on Amazon.
3. 10 largest medical device companies
People care about the actions of medical device companies — especially as the industry faces heightened political pressure to ensure the safety of their products. Below is a list of the top medical device companies worldwide based on sales in 2017. Medical Design and Outsourcing, an industry magazine, generated the list.
4. Supplies of bladder cancer drug are dwindling
Supplies of BCG, a critical immunotherapy drug that treats bladder cancer, are dwindling.
5. Improper vaccine storage a growing problem, report finds
In the last few years, thousands of patients have been notified that they received potentially compromised vaccines because they had been stored improperly.