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The union that represents healthcare workers in California announced it had arranged the purchase of 39 million N95 masks for hospitals and government agencies that badly need the protective equipment.Among the intended recipients was Kaiser Permanente, which placed orders for 6 million masks. A week later, none of those masks have materialized, and Kaiser is …
39 million masks never materialized at hospitals, sparking a federal investigationRead More
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HCA Healthcare and Google Cloud today jointly announced the COVID-19 National Response Portal, an open data platform built and operated by SADA. Running on Google Cloud, the platform is intended to enable healthcare providers across the country to safely share and display anonymous, aggregated metrics from hospital systems into a single platform to show a …
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Getinge is announcing yet another ramp-up in production capacity, to 26,000 ventilators in 2020. The increase equals a growth of 160% compared to 2019, when 10,000 ventilators were produced. Getinge is ramping up the production capacity at its production facility in Solna, Sweden and is now increasing production capacity to 26,000 in 2020, compared to …
Getinge to further increase production capacity of ventilators in 2020Read More
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About 2,200 workers in Michigan’s two largest health care systems have coronavirus symptoms or have tested positive for the virus.Beaumont Health, Michigan’s largest health care system with 38,000 employees, has about 1,500 staff members staying home because they have symptoms consistent with Covid-19. In addition, Henry Ford Health System, a Detroit-based health care system with …
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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 discusses the strength of collaboration between the public and private sectors in the fight against the virus, as well as his insights …
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Democrats and Republicans across the country say they’re desperately trying to acquire masks, gloves and ventilators for the most at-risk health care workers in their districts — a crisis that, for now, can’t be solved with simply more cash. The Michigan Republican said he’s been surveying hospitals and health centers in his district about their …
Desperate lawmakers hunt for medical supplies as Trump takes hands-off approachRead More
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Bloomberg reports that the U.S. intelligence community concluded in a classified report to the White House, according to three U.S. officials, that China concealed the extent of the coronavirus outbreak in its country, under-reporting both total cases and deaths. The unidentified officials said the thrust is China’s public reporting on cases and deaths is intentionally …
China Concealed Extent of Virus Outbreak, U.S. Intelligence SaysRead More
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Brian Kolfage, a Florida military veteran, formed a business called America First Medical, which offers on its website and in social media pitches to broker large-volume sales of high-grade masks known as N95s. Though he hasn’t yet found buyers, Kolfage says he’s found masks all over the world, including stockpiles hidden away in warehouses in …
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House Democrats want to make Covid-19 treatments free and plan to mandate the Trump administration create a supply chain czar to oversee the purchase and distribution of medical supplies in their next legislative package. House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) said he wants “some kind of clear national leader” for the medical equipment …
HEALTH CARE BRIEFING: Pelosi Eyes Supply Chain Czar in Next BillRead More
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States and cities across the United States are reporting dangerous shortages of the vital medical supplies needed to contain the coronavirus. Why is the world’s biggest economy suffering such a scramble to find lifesaving equipment? Listen to the podcast here
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Khatereh Calleja, JD, President and CEO of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA), weighs in on why GPOs play an important role in helping to support response efforts to emergencies like the coronavirus. Read his post below! Read More
Group Purchasing Organizations: Supply chain leaders in emergency responseRead More
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The world’s largest retailer will delve into its sprawling global supply chain to identify a company to make an undisclosed number of gowns. Walmart does not sell surgical gowns in its stores, but some of its existing suppliers could have the capability to provide them. Some of its suppliers could have the capability to provide …
Trump Seeks Help From Walmart in Securing Surgical GownsRead More
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