Results for "Understanding Pharmaceutical Distribution"
Technological Innovations Reshaping the Healthcare Supply Chain
Almost every industry is exploring the groundbreaking potential of new technologies involving automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), and the healthcare supply chain is no exception. While rapid innovation always brings some degree of uncertainty, the healthcare distribution industry has already found exciting opportunities for automation, AI and ML to assist employees, while also creating efficiencies that ultimately benefit providers and their patients.
Distributors' Sustainability Efforts: Protecting Patients and the Planet
A new report estimates that the overall health costs of climate change already exceed $820 billion each year. The healthcare sector alone is responsible for nearly 5 percent of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. According to a December 2020 Health Affairs study, “health damages stemming from U.S. [healthcare] pollution in 2013 [are] on the same order of magnitude as deaths from preventable medical errors.” Unfortunately, many of the most vulnerable communities are impacted by the harmful effects of climate change.
HDA Survey Results Indicate More Preparation Necessary for Connecting EPCIS-Enabled Systems Before DSCSA Deadline
Data released by the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) indicate more preparation is needed to ensure all healthcare supply chain partners are ready to meet the requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). HDA’s latest EPCIS Implementation Benchmarking Survey provides a final report on supply chain partners’ progress toward the November 27, 2023, deadline to connect data systems to exchange serialized transaction data for all pharmaceuticals.
HDA Statement on “Most-Favored-Nation” Executive Order
HDA released a statement in response to President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order establishing a “Most-Favored-Nation” (MFN) pricing policy for pharmaceuticals.
Faces of the Supply Chain: Distribution Sector Career Pathways
As some of the best minds in distribution convened for the 2024 Distribution Management Conference, HDA spoke with professionals at all stages of their careers to explore paths that led to them to rewarding work. Their insights are featured in the latest installment of the Faces of the Supply Chain video series. In part two of our two-part series, we share some of the valuable perspectives on careers in distribution highlighted during these conversations.