GHX recognizes 89 providers, suppliers for supply chain automation
Global Healthcare Exchange named 89 healthcare providers and supplier organizations to its 2023 Millennium Club.
View ArticleFederal court, Philips Respironics enter consent decree
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania restricted Philips Respironics from producing and selling new respiratory devices from several facilities in the U.S., the FDA said...
View ArticleMedline recalls convenience kits
After the FDA handed down a sterility warning to Nurse Assist in relation to its saline and sterile water products in November, Medline recalled an unspecified number of convenience kits.
View ArticleEPA finalizes emissions rule affecting medical sterilization plants
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule it predicts will slash more than 6,200 tons of chloroprene and ethylene oxide emissions, which are used by chemical and medical sterilization plants.
View ArticleTop suppliers, systems to work for: Business Group on Health
Business Group on Health honored five health systems and three medical supply companies with its Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-being Award on April 9.
View ArticleKaiser, Vizient target healthcare greenhouse gas emissions
With the help of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, Vizient and the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council, the Collective Healthcare Action to Reduce MedTech Emissions launched April 9.
View Article8 recent hospital, supplier deals
Medline is advancing its footprint in the health system industry, and systems are building warehouses and buying their own medical supply companies.
View ArticleUS supply chain settles but is short of 'normal': Report
A full return to "prepandemic normalcy remains unlikely in 2024," but turbulence from supply chain disruptions is weakening, according to a new stability index.
View ArticleAmid syringe probe, FDA places import alert on China-based manufacturer
The FDA said U.S. healthcare workers should avoid all plastic syringes manufactured by Jiangsu Shenli Medical Production as the agency investigates multiple syringe suppliers.
View Article273 injuries, 14 deaths reportedly linked to heart device
Abbott and its subsidiary Thoratec Corp. warned customers of 13,883 heart devices after receiving reports of 273 injuries and 14 deaths related to blood flow obstructions.
View ArticleAMA: 'Time to scrutinize' medical supply chain
The global medical supply chain is flawed and all stakeholders have a hand in these issues, according to the American Medical Association.
View ArticleMedline to offer Epredia products
Medline is now a direct distributor for Epredia, a medical devicemaker that makes products for cancer and tissue diagnostics.
View ArticleCardinal Health, OptumRx break up
Cardinal Health's pharmaceutical distribution contracts with OptumRx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, will not be renewed, the medical distributor said April 22.
View ArticleNavigating market shifts: How hospitals are succeeding with clinically led...
Hospitals and health systems are constantly balancing the need to maintain focus on delivering quality care to all the patients they serve with trying to run a successful business. As shifts in site of...
View ArticleDrones to deliver meds, supplies to Memorial Hermann patients
Memorial Hermann Health System is the latest hospital system to partner with Zipline, a drone and logistics company.
View ArticleSupply chain goals for HCA, Lifepoint Health
Rising costs in the medical supply chain are pushing health system leaders to get creative, according to Jay Kirkpatrick at Lifepoint Health and Bill Keller at HCA Healthcare.
View Article4 Premier updates
In 2024, healthcare supply improvement company Premier has been steadily racking up partnerships with group purchasing organizations, health systems and drugmakers.
View ArticleFresenius Medical Care warns about issue with 2M catheters
Fresenius Medical Care recently published a correction for more than 2 million of its Stay-Safe / Luer Lock Catheter Extension and Adapter Sets, the FDA said April 25.
View ArticleFDA issues warning to Cardinal Health for unapproved syringes
Months after the FDA warned clinicians about plastic syringes made in China, the agency listed violations it discovered at Cardinal Health related to the marketing of unapproved and adulterated...
View ArticleAnesthesia device might suddenly fail, Draeger says
The internal backup battery in Draeger's Perseus A500 anesthesia machines might unexpectedly fail, the FDA said April 25.
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