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More medical devices were recalled last year than there were in each of the previous four years. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalled more than 50 devices in 2019. In 2018 and 2017, there were 32 devices recalled. In 2016 there were 39. 2015 had 32 devices recalled and in 2014 there were 60 …

More Medical Devices Recalled in 2019 Than in Each of Previous 4 YearsRead More

In today’s evolving business environment, a data-rich supply chain contains the fuel that will help healthcare stakeholders tackle big industry challenges, including reducing variation through insights into which products work best for which patients. Here are five technologies that will play a prominent role in the healthcare supply chain’s continued evolution: Artificial Intelligence Internet of …

5 Technologies Poised to Disrupt the Healthcare Supply ChainRead More

Congressman Eliot L. Engel participated in an Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing today, which included his bipartisan legislation to protect the U.S. health care supply chain. The Safeguarding Therapeutics Act, H.R. 5663, which Congressman Engel introduced with Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the ability to destroy counterfeit medical …

Proposed Legislation Would Protect the U.S. Healthcare Supply ChainRead More

Skanska and H.J. Russell & Co. will partner to build the $151 million Grady Memorial Hospital Center for Advanced Surgical Services. The 10-story, 576,960-square-foot building will be located adjacent to Grady’s main campus in downtown Atlanta at 80 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE, Atlanta, Ga., 30303, according to an announcement by the joint venture. Construction …

Skanska, HJ Russell partner to build $151M Grady outpatient centerRead More

The FDA issued a safety communication last week informing healthcare providers, facilities and patients about cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified for certain GE Healthcare Clinical Information Central Stations and Telemetry Servers. These devices are primarily used in healthcare facilities for displaying patient information, such as the physiologic status of a patient, and monitoring patient status from a central location …

FDA warns of vulnerabilities for certain GE Health Clinical Information Central StationsRead More

Cardinal Health (Dublin, OH) announced it is initiating two voluntary field actions for select Cardinal Health Presource Procedure Packs containing gowns that were part of last week’s recall of AAMI Level 3 surgical gowns. These procedure packs, also known as kits, had been placed on voluntary hold at the time of the gown recall. Cardinal Health …

Cardinal Health says Chinese supplier behind surgical gowns recallRead More

Join The Journal of Healthcare Contracting and ANAE for the 4th Annual Consolidated Service Center Forum on April 8 in Atlanta. This is an educational forum on health systems evaluating, implementing and managing a centralized distribution center. Confirmed Speakers: Jeromie Atkinson, Supply Chain Leader and Essentialist, Supply Chain Sherpas John Lebowitz, Distinguished Faculty Fellow, The …

Everything You Need to Know About Self-Distribution in HealthcareRead More

Premier Inc. (Charlotte, NC) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets and certain liabilities of  Acurity, Inc. and Nexera, Inc., two indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA), for approximately $291.5 million. The transaction will be comprised of approximately $166.1 million in cash at close and …

Premier Inc. to acquire Acurity, Nexera businesses from GNYHARead More