Below are five of the top supply chain stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in February, beginning with the most popular:
- Medtronic recalls insulin pumps linked to 2,000 injuries, 1 death
Medtronic is recalling 322,005 of its MiniMed 600 series insulin pumps after discovering a problem that can cause the user to be given the wrong dose of insulin. - Baxter overstated its income by $276M the last 4 years, probe finds
Baxter International said in a Feb. 13 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it had overstated its income by $276 million for the last four years. - 6 hospitals that suspended surgeries due to supply chain issues
Six hospitals that recently suspended surgeries due to supply chain issues. - 50 best healthcare supply chains in North America, cited by GHX
Global Health Exchange released its annual list of the 50 best healthcare supply chains in North America. - Tennessee hospital lab manager quits, says hospital regularly ran out of critical supplies
A former lab manager at Big South Fork Medical Center in Oneida, Tenn., said he quit after the hospital regularly ran low on basic supplies and critical lab tests.