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The Supply Chain Stabilization Task Force is executing a whole-of-America approach to address limited supply of critical protective and life-saving equipment. Through a four-prong approach of Preservation, Acceleration, Expansion and Allocation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is bringing the full capacity of the federal government for support.Preservation to extend the life of PPE and …
Supply chain taskforce helps ramp up medical supply production during COVID-19Read More
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John Bardis, former Assistant Secretary of Administration for Health and Human Services (HHS), and the founder and former CEO of MedAssets, joins the podcast during the height of the COVID 19 pandemic. John Pritchard, Publisher of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting, discusses the strength of collaboration between the public and private sectors in the fight …
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The number of healthcare workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus is likely far higher than the reported tally of 9,200, and U.S. officials say they have no comprehensive way to count those who lose their lives trying to save others. The CDC released the infection tally Tuesday and said 27 health worker deaths …
True toll of COVID-19 on U.S. healthcare workers unknownRead More
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U.S. health care providers are expected to use 500 million N-95 masks this year, which is 20 times what they used last year. That massive demand has led the Pentagon to step in to help increase U.S. production. Healthcare company Premier Inc. earlier this month said its survey of U.S. hospitals found Covid-19 had created …
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As demand skyrockets for personal protective equipment to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon has launched a new section of Prime dedicated to stocking and supplying gear like face masks, thermometers and protective gloves. Recode writes that PPE will be exclusively sold to hospitals and government organizations, and those interested in purchasing supplies must fill out …
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FEMA will issue a temporary rule to allocate “certain scarce or threatened materials” for domestic use so that they are not exported from the U.S. without approval by the agency. Rule covers five types of personal protective equipment, including N95 filtering facepiece respirators, PPE surgical masks and PPE gloves or surgical gloves. Read More
FEMA to Issue Temporary Rule Blocking Export of PPE SuppliesRead More
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Due to COVID-19, ANAE has made a decision to postpone IDN Insights East, a meeting that was originally scheduled for May 7-8. We have rescheduled this event for December 9-10, 2020 at the same hotel in Philadelphia, PA, which will also serve as a year-end holiday celebration!This meeting highlights some of the most progressive, largest healthcare …
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The Advisory Board has compiled a list of 10 key takeaways on Covid-19. View the full detailed list at the link below! Covid-19’s ‘exponential growth’ continues Domestic death rate continues to climb Following New York, states hurtle toward peak demand Hospitals need contingency plans for looming ICU bed shortage Amid PPE shortages and test backlog, …
10 takeaways: The ‘radical measures’ health systems are taking to manage Covid-19’s costRead More
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3M, Honeywell and other legitimate manufacturers have been working with law enforcement and state attorneys general since the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. became acute and exacerbated shortages of protective medical supplies. Now, both 3M and law enforcement are becoming more organized in their efforts to fight the fraud. 3M has set up a hotline …
3M, law enforcement step up efforts to stop N95 scamsRead More
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The Trump administration quietly invoked the Defense Production Act which gives federal officials the power to edge out the competition and force contractors to provide supplies to them before filling orders for other customers. While it’s unclear how many times the power has been used during the coronavirus pandemic, federal contracting records examined by Kaiser …
Trump Administration Uses Wartime Powers To Be First In Line On Medical SuppliesRead More
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John Bardis, former Assistant Secretary of Administration for Health and Human Services (HHS), and the founder and former CEO of MedAssets, joins the podcast during the height of the COVID 19 pandemic. John Pritchard, Publisher of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting, discusses the strength of collaboration between the public and private sectors in the fight …
New National Accounts Today Podcast Released with John BardisRead More
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Massachusetts General Hospital, the Infectious Disease Diagnostics Laboratory at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Diagnostic Molecular Laboratory at Northwestern Medicine, have received federal approval to produce tests to detect COVID-19. All three organization’s real-time tests were cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week for detecting COVID-19 using nasopharyngeal swabs, nasal swabs, …
Mass General, CHOP, Northwestern Med receive federal approval for COVID-19 testsRead More