Supply Chain

In a recent press release, BroadJump, LLC, a leader in supply chain cost transparency through web-based data and analytics tools, announced that it has launched their medical and surgical expense analytics platform into the non-acute market.

Analysts estimate President Donald Trump's proposed 25 percent tariff on certain Chinese products and manufacturing ingredients could cost the medical device industry up to $1.5 billion each year, the New York Times reports.

CVS Health Corp. is making an at-home hemodialysis device and plans to conduct its first clinical trial this year, MarketWatch reports.

Using technology to automate supply chain management helps healthcare organizations — including ASCs — devote more time to patients and boost the bottom line, according to four supply chain experts from McKesson and Supplylogix.

A Monroe, N.Y.-based man pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to secure a contract between his employer — a medical device company— and a metallurgical technology company, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Boston Scientific acquired Securus Medical Group for up to $50 million, WB Journal reports.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon John Sperling, MD, completed the first surgery where Zimmer Biomet's Comprehensive Augmented Baseplate was used Jan. 3.

Vero Solutions compiled an infographic on how much revenue companies in the manufacturing industry make compared to how many employees they have.

Although 3D printing isn't yet fully capable of making functional parts in addition to prototypes, the current technology can benefit doctors and biomedical engineers, according to Machine Design Senior Editor Stephan Mraz.

While most frontline clinicians see inventory management as either "complicated" or a "necessary evil," more than two-thirds of organizations reported experiencing a delayed case due to inventory shortage, according to a Cardinal Health survey of surgical staff and hospital supply…