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Karen Conway, Vice President, Healthcare Value with Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX), wrote an article on 4 lessons that we can take away from the Covid-19 Pandemic. “Supply chain professionals are collaborating and innovating with clinicians and communities in ways that are not only addressing the immediate crisis but also will likely reshape the future of …
Shoring Up the Healthcare Supply Chain: 4 Lessons From The COVID-19 PandemicRead More
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IBM announced the launch of its Rapid Supplier Connect, a blockchain-based network designed to help government agencies and healthcare organizations identify new, non-traditional suppliers who have pivoted to address the shortage of equipment, devices and supplies needed for COVID-19 relief efforts. Rapid Supplier Connect is available at no cost until August 31, 2020 to qualified …
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Sergio Chayet, director of the Operations and Supply Chain Management MBA platform at Olin, foresees changes ahead in several areas including making workers safer and strategies to guard against future massive stresses on supply chains. “Just like September 11 brought permanent changes to airport and port security, it is likely this latest crisis will bring …
COVID-19 crisis predicted to bring ‘permanent changes’ to supply chain risk managementRead More
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Amazon Business created COVID-19 Supplies to help direct health and safety products, such as facial shields, PPE, digital thermometers, exam gloves, sanitizers and wipes, directly to healthcare organizations.Inventory of these critical supplies is currently very limited. Amazon Business will vet, certify, distribute, and deliver vital products to organizations delivering medical care and public health services. …
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Resilinc conducted a Pandemic Readiness Assessment of global manufacturers. The results underscore the importance of preparing your Supply Chain for pandemics.27% of suppliers admit to not having a pandemic readiness program42% of supply chains have never tested their pandemic plan in the last three years75% of manufacturers reported part shortages in February and March70% of …
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Daria Byrne, Chief Strategy Officer, CSI and Steve Kiewiet, Chief Commercial Officer, Intalere address three considerations healthcare organizations should reflect on as these critical healthcare partners – supply chain and frontline clinicians – move forward together after the COVID-19 pandemic.Maintaining Trust Culture Modification Communication Read More
Reflections on the Clinician-Supply Chain Relationship Through the Lens of CrisisRead More
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Please join us for the members only ANAE Supply Chain Leader Webinar on April 29 at 2:30 PM ET with Charlie Miceli, Network Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer Health Network Ventures at The University of Vermont Health Network.Find out more about UVM Health Network, their GPO partners, how suppliers can better collaborate with …
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To reopen the economy safely, experts estimate the U.S. will need to administer millions of tests every month. WSJ’s Christopher Weaver and Rebecca Ballhaus explain why we are so far from the number of tests needed. Read More
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PDI Healthcare is testing several of its disinfectant products for efficacy against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, for submission to the EPA for approval.Partnering with Microbac Laboratories, Inc. for testing, PDI hospital-grade products could become among the products with demonstrated effectiveness against the novel coronavirus.Infection prevention experts have been looking to the EPA’s Emerging …
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Providers across the country are facing draining revenues as they suspend lucrative elective procedures to free up beds, staff and equipment for COVID-19 patients.HCA Healthcare reported profit of $581 million for the first quarter of 2020, down almost 45% year over year.HCA Healthcare missed Wall Street expectations for both earnings and revenue, chalking up the …
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On Saturday, the joint Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization, or FEHRM, program office stood up the DOD and VA Health Information Exchange, which will allow medical providers at both agencies to share patient data with private-sector health care organization, such as specialists and urgent care clinics.Both DOD and VA had major EHR management system rollouts …
VA and DOD Now Default to Sharing Patient Data with Private-Sector ProvidersRead More
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On this episode of National Accounts Today we welcome Dr. Eugene Schneller, a professor of supply chain management at the University of Arizona State’s W. P. Carey School of Business, and the principal at Health Care Sector Advances. This podcast was recorded in mid-April 2020 during the Covid-19 shelter-in-place order.While we are seeing indications that …
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The Journal of Healthcare Contracting (JHC) asked Mark Campbell, vice president, supply chain for Tampa General Hospital, to weigh in on cyber threats, security and where the healthcare supply chain fits into the overall cybersecurity discussion. Read the interview here
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