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Medically Necessary
By FreightWaves
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How many episodes does Medically Necessary have?
The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.
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September 30, 2021Connecting sustainability, supplier diversity and resilience 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. 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.Follow Medically Necessary on Apple PodcastsFollow Medically Necessary on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...more September 23, 2021The case for repatriating the U.S. drug supply Shortages 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.Follow Medically Necessary on Apple PodcastsFollow Medically Necessary on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...more September 16, 2021Navigating supply chains in the pandemic end game The 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.Follow Medically Necessary on Apple PodcastsFollow Medically Necessary on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...more September 09, 2021The influence of e-commerce on the health care supply chain E-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.Follow Medically Necessary on Apple PodcastsFollow Medically Necessary on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...more September 02, 2021China’s impact on the U.S. health care supply chain China 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.Follow Medically Necessary on Apple PodcastsFollow Medically Necessary on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...more August 26, 2021Reducing the carbon footprint of the health care supply chain Matt 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.Follow Medically Necessary on Apple PodcastsFollow Medically Necessary on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...more August 19, 2021Using 3D printing to shorten drug supply chains Most 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.Follow Medically Necessary on Apple PodcastsFollow Medically Necessary on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...more August 12, 2021Using 3D printing to make PPE A 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.Follow Medically Necessary on Apple PodcastsFollow Medically Necessary on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...more August 05, 2021COVID-19 lockdowns in Malaysia slow down medical glove production The 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.Follow Medically Necessary on Apple PodcastsFollow Medically Necessary on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...more July 29, 2021Supporting small U.S. mask manufacturers In 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.Follow Medically Necessary on Apple PodcastsFollow Medically Necessary on SpotifyMore FreightWaves PodcastsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...more
FAQs about Medically Necessary:
How many episodes does Medically Necessary have?
The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.