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Last year, many drug researchers had to modify their clinical trials to include remote elements, like shipping drugs directly to patients and video check-ins. Now, pharmaceutical companies want to adopt some of those measure to make clinical trials more efficient. The challenge will be getting the supply chain to support these remote trials.
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On the previous episode of Medically Necessary, Matt discussed how to increase the resilience of the health care supply chain with leaders from Vizient. On this episode, they discuss recent calls from industry leaders and politicians to produce more medical supplies in the United States.
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Following the COVID-19 pandemic, politicians and corporate executives vowed to increase supply chain resiliency. Often, the plans to do that are vague. In early 2020, Vizient implemented a program that aims to do something about it.
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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 step in.
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The COVID-19 pandemic put a giant spotlight on the importance of supply chain visibility in the health care industry. Going forward, many companies are hoping to ramp up their visibility capabilities.
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In the past, administrators of health systems viewed the supply chain primarily as a cost. More recently, they are recognizing the important ways that supply chain decisions can affect patient care.
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On today's episode Matt speaks to Rami Karjian, CEO of Medically Home, about what the supply chain looks like for hospital-to-home programs, how the pandemic changed the health care industry’s perception of those programs and what the future of hospital care might look like.
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Many hospitals use RFID tags to track the location of expensive medical equipment or keep tabs on supply levels of personal protective equipment. The RFID tracking company Impinj hopes to provide better visibility into healthcare supply chains.
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Biological samples used for laboratory tests degrade quickly, so lab companies have to make sure to pick up shipments promptly. That can be a challenge without detailed data about where samples are. BOXLOCK wants to use technology to improve lab logistics. Andrew Kelley, Chief Commercial Officer of BOXLOCK, joins Matt Blois of FreightWaves.
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On today's episode Matt Blois, Medical Analyst for FreightWaves, speaks with Josh Komenda, CEO of Veyo, about non-emergency transportation's role in the health care supply chain.
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