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.
A new AHA Leadership Scan episode will explore how some hospitals and health systems have developed more resilient and proactive approaches to identifying, vetting and purchasing sustainable products.
Health care supply chain leaders face no shortage of challenges in this environment. Still, top-performing organizations are optimizing sustainable, repeatable practices and processes to achieve operational excellence while maintaining a socially responsible approach to procurement. Join us as we…
The Drug Shortage Prevention Act would require manufacturers to notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of increased demand of covered drugs. The AHA believes the requirement that manufacturers notify the FDA of increased demand for critical drugs will be an integral tool for shoring up the…
Pharmaceutical shortages and supply chain failures can have a devastating impact on patients. The RAPID Reserve Act would establish a program to improve supply chain resiliency for critical generic drug products, ensuring adequate supply is available even in the event of a shortage.
The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Risk Assessment Act of 2023 would require a comprehensive risk assessment of the entire U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain. This overarching project will help provide critical information necessary to mitigate and prevent drug supply shortages.
Hospitals and health systems share concern about chronic and increasing drug shortages that have serious consequences for patient safety, quality of care and access to therapies. Addressing drug shortages is complex and costly to hospitals and health systems in terms of staff time and other…
In the wake of tornado damage last week to a large Pfizer sterile injectables plant in North Carolina, the Food and Drug Administration July 28 posted a list of products made at the facility that have less than three months of inventory in the supply chain.
The Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management annual conference August 6-9 in Orlando offers supply chain leaders a chance to collaborate, learn best practices and find solutions that benefit hospitals
The upcoming AHRMM annual conference, which will be held August 6-9 in Orlando, is an opportunity for supply chain leaders to collaborate, learn best practices and find solutions that benefit hospitals.
High-performing supply chains are developing new practices to ensure supply resiliency across all care delivery.