Supply chain management
The American Hospital Association (AHA) provides resources on supply chain management, the management of health care supplies manufacturing, distribution, delivery, utilization, and replacement.
This webinar brings together value analysis and supply chain leaders, including practitioners who have led these programs at major health systems, to explore how health systems approach procedure-level cost variation today, where traditional dashboards and manual processes fall short, and what…
Explore field-tested strategies for strengthening supply chain resilience and supporting continuity of care during public health emergencies.
Stephanie Mittler and Pete Sosenko from Mercy will share what they've learned from that experience, including what's worked, what's still being refined and what they'd tell another system weighing the same path. Dr. Alex Mitchell, a practicing general surgeon and founder of Translate Health, brings…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ six-month moratorium on the enrollment of new durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supply companies in Medicare expired Aug. 27.
The Food and Drug Administration July 10 released a proposed rule that would modernize drug establishment registration requirements, with implications for pharmaceutical manufacturers and health systems that depend on a stable medication supply chain.
The AHA today sent a letter to the Office of the United States Trade Representative to ask that medications, medical devices and other healthcare equipment and supplies be exempted from proposed duties on goods from other nations. While “America’s hospitals and health systems support…
The Food and Drug Administration June 16 announced that a nationwide shortage of stereotactic breast biopsy needles is expected to last through the end of March 2027.
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response June 16 announced the launch of the Digital Stockpile and Manufacturing Response Network Challenge, a three-phase competition to improve the rapid domestic production of key medical supplies for emergencies.
The U.S. Trade Representative yesterday announced plans to impose additional tariffs on goods from certain nations that it said had lacked or failed to enforce a ban on goods produced with forced labor. The agency reached the conclusion following an investigation under…
The Food and Drug Administration announced May 6 that it is aware of a shortage of neurosurgical patties, sponges and strip devices across the U.S. due to supplier issues, and expects the issue to continue through the end of the year.