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Key takeaways Curtailing surgical services for even a short time can seriously impact a hospital’s financial security Maintaining access to surgical

The health care supply chain for humanitarian aid — Medically Necessary Who steps in during disaster scenarios? 1 minute read Under normal circumstances, health care providers simply order the supplies they need. In a disaster, the typical supply channels may not be an option, or health care providers may not be able to afford to buy products. That’s where humanitarian aid distributors come to help.  On this episode of Medically Necessary, Matt Blois looks at how the nonprofit medical di...

An increase in elective surgeries and accidents is increasing demand for blood in the U.S., leading to severe shortages, according to a Red Cross report.

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The Strategic National Stockpile is asking Congress for more money to build back its inventory following the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s already starting to make improvements to day-to-day operations.

The FDA is asking Congress to fund new programs focused on regulating the health care supply chain and mitigating shortages.

Legislators think they can improve the health care supply chain Lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills (Photo: Mark Thomas) The promise: Over the last several months, lawmakers from both parties have introduced more than a dozen bills to improve the health care supply chain following failures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Few have made much progress, but several have bipartisan support.  Many of the bills propose similar solutions such as studies on the causes of supply chain issues...

Logistics is the name of the game when it comes to getting health care supplies to patients in disaster zones or places experiencing disease outbreaks.

US will share vaccines and raw materials with other countries Credit: Alok Uniyal This is an excerpt from the April 27, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter.  A White House spokesperson didn’t specify which countries would receive the vaccine. In addition, the U.S. will share raw materials for vaccine manufacturing, therapeutics, rapid test kits, ventilators and personal protective equipment with India, which is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 c...

Medically Necessary: Europe hopes mRNA vaccines will speed rollout after delays Credit: Shutterstock This is an excerpt from the April 20, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter.  Europe hopes mRNA vaccines will speed rollout after delays New strategy: The European Union is turning to Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine to speed up the vaccine rollout after doses from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson were delayed by health concerns and production problems, acco...