Medically Necessary

Medically Necessary

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Medically Necessary episodes

  • Getting COVID-19 vaccines to hard-to-reach patients

    Many people are getting vaccines from retail pharmacies or mass vaccination sites. However, those locations might be hard for some people to get to, especially if they live far away or have mobility issues. The telepharmacy company AdhereHealth has been working to reach those people by bringing vaccines to community landmarks, such as travel stops, churches and community centers.

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    31 min
  • A supply chain for telemedicine

    Many hospital systems saw telehealth visits skyrocket during 2020, and some providers are expecting telehealth appointments to remain well above pre-pandemic levels. That means health care supply chain professionals will need to adjust. 

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    28 min
  • The pandemic’s effect on the strategic importance of supply chain

    Some researchers and business leaders believe the pandemic has changed the strategic importance of the supply chain. It used to be that the health care supply chain was all about reducing costs. After the pandemic, that focus has shifted to include resiliency.

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    17 min
  • FourKite's new partnership with Cardinal Health

    On today’s episode of Medically Necessary Matt Blois, Health Care supply chain analyst for FreightWaves, speaks with Matt Elenjickal, Founder & CEO of Fourkites, about the company's new partnership with Cardinal Health.

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    23 min
  • Increasing cold chain capacity for new drugs

    Matt Blois, Healthcare Supply Chain Analyst, FreightWaves, chats with Ranjeet Banerjee, CEO, Cold Chain Technologies.

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    31 min
  • Shoring up the pharmaceutical supply chain

    In this episode Matt Blois speaks with Dr. Hui Zhao, medical researcher at Penn State University, about reducing drug shortages in the pharmaceutical supply chain.

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    26 min
  • The enormous challenge of scaling up global vaccine production

    In the inaugural episode of FreightWaves newest show Medically Necessary, Matt Blois speaks with Robert Handfield, Professor of Supply Chain Management at North Carolina State University, about the enormous challenge of scaling up global vaccine production.

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    21 min
  • Welcome to the show

    Welcome to the show

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    1 min

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The health care supply chain — how we get drugs, devices and medical supplies to health care providers and patients.