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Medically Necessary
by FreightWavesThe health care supply chain — how we get drugs, devices and medical supplies to health care providers and patients.
Copyright: 2021 FreightWaves
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Connecting sustainability, supplier diversity and resilience
23m · PublishedHospital systems aim to make their communities healthier. Traditionally, that means simply providing health care. Increasingly, hospitals are going a step further, trying to create healthier communities by working with local suppliers and reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Hospital systems aim to make their communities healthier. Traditionally, that means simply providing health care. Increasingly, hospitals are going a step further, trying to create healthier communities by working with local suppliers and reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
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The case for repatriating the U.S. drug supply
23m · PublishedShortages of many generic drugs have plagued the U.S. health system for decades. The leading cause of drug shortages is quality issues at manufacturing plants, which are mostly located overseas. Some experts argue that bringing pharmaceutical production back to the U.S. will help companies and regulators better monitor manufacturing and avoid issues.
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Navigating supply chains in the pandemic end game
26m · PublishedThe COVID-19 pandemic caused demand for PPE to spike and demand for products used in elective procedures and primary care visits to plummet. Effective vaccines raised hopes for a return to normal, but the delta variant has complicated that calculus. The next step is predicting how demand will change in this new stage of the pandemic.
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The influence of e-commerce on the health care supply chain
24m · PublishedE-commerce has made retail shopping as easy as clicking a button. Telehealth has already brought some of those conveniences to health care. Now, companies are trying to figure out how to use the tools of e-commerce to improve the health care supply chain.
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China’s impact on the U.S. health care supply chain
26m · PublishedChina is a manufacturing superpower and in many industries U.S. companies have a hard time competing. Now, many policy makers are interested in boosting manufacturing of medical products and drugs in the U.S.
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Reducing the carbon footprint of the health care supply chain
26m · PublishedMatt speaks with Beth Schenk, executive director of environmental stewardship for Providence, a health system that has a network of more than 50 hospitals in the Western U.S. Matt and Beth discuss the carbon footprint of the health care supply chain and how health care providers, distributors and manufacturers are trying to reduce their carbon emissions.
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Using 3D printing to shorten drug supply chains
23m · PublishedMost of the drugs sold in the U.S. come from overseas, exposing those supply chains to disruptions like natural disasters or political conflicts. Some researchers argue that using 3D printing to make drugs at the site of care could increase resiliency.
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Using 3D printing to make PPE
20m · PublishedA network of small businesses, universities and enthusiasts used 3D printers to make millions of pieces of personal protective equipment last year. That helped mitigate supply shortages in some cases, but it’s not clear how useful the technology will be for the next pandemic.
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COVID-19 lockdowns in Malaysia slow down medical glove production
22m · PublishedThe demand for gloves soared during the COVID-19 pandemic and those issues still persist. Now, a nationwide lockdown in Malaysia, which produces most of the world’s gloves, is slowing down production. The lockdown could last for weeks.
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Supporting small U.S. mask manufacturers
21m · PublishedIn 2020, dozens of businesses started manufacturing personal protective equipment to make up for severe shortages. As demand for PPE has declined, many of those small businesses are now close to shutting down. A trade group representing these companies wants the federal government to stop that from happening.
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Medically Necessary has 28 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 10:42:45. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 27th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 15th, 2023 19:25.
