Supply Chain

Managing supplies is a crucial part of moving medical products from the manufacturer to patient’s bedside. Efficient supply chains can reduce healthcare costs and make medical devices more affordable for patients and health systems. This news page includes content on supply shortages, inventory management, and procurement practices.

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Healthcare margins at risk from labor and supply chain challenges

Margin pressures among U.S. healthcare and pharmaceutical companies are at risk with renewed labor challenges and supply chain issues.

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The best 50 healthcare providers based on supply chain excellence

GHX has awarded the best 50 healthcare organizations based on supply chain excellence.

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macro-eyes receives $2.2M to expand supply chain AI for vaccines

macro-eyes, a Seattle-based healthcare company, has received $2.2 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve healthcare access in Tanzania and Mozambique with its Connected Health AI Network (CHAIN) technology.

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Unnecessary hospital supply chain spending tops $25B

Hospitals are leaving billions on the table when it comes to the U.S. supply chain, according to a new study from Navigant that found unnecessary supply chain spending reached $25.7 billion a year.

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What AI could mean to healthcare’s supply chain

While the loudest buzz around AI in healthcare continues to emanate from clinical and research quarters, an easily overlooked subpopulation is watching with keen interest: hospital supply-chain executives and the vendor reps who call on them.

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AI-powered pharma supply chain solution launches

Healthcare improvement company Premier has teamed up with a cognitive supply chain company, Pensiamo, to tackle drug supply chain with a new AI-powered solution.

GHX Expands Executive Leadership Team to Support Growth in Healthcare Supply Chain, Data and Services Markets

Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC(GHX), a healthcare business and data automation company, has added two senior executives to support and amplify the company’s growth plans.

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Ascension forms ‘global supply chain’ joint venture with Australia’s Ramsay

Ascension, the largest nonprofit health system in the U.S., has announced a new joint venture with Australia-based hospital operator Ramsay Health Care Limited to create a global supply chain to reduce costs for Ascension’s 2,600 sites of care and the more than 230 facilities Ramsay operates in six countries.

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