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HDA’s Davis Shares 2022 Strategic Priorities Under Increased Awareness of Supply Chains
Events spanning COVID-19 vaccine distribution to shipping containers held up at port have made the supply chain a “kitchen-table” issue during the past year. Many industries experienced notable disruptions in their delivery of goods and supplies; however, as noted by President and CEO Chip Davis, “[P]harmacies, health systems and physicians’ offices, more than 180,000 across the country, remain stocked with the lifesaving medications and vaccines patients need. That didn’t happen by accident.” Davis’ perspective was featured alongside healthcare supply chain association leaders as part of Chain Drug Review’s annual “Pharmacy Outlook” feature.
Latest HDA Videos Highlight Industry Value, Supply Chain Careers
Over the past year, HDA’s Faces of the Supply Chain series has showcased the talented professionals working across the healthcare supply chain. At the most recent Distribution Management Conference, we sat down with 19 industry experts to cover a range of perspectives, including how each person got their start in the sector, what opportunities have made their career rewarding and the important role distributors play in ensuring medical products are delivered whenever and wherever needed. Highlights from these conversations are summarized in this blog.
HDA Names New Federal Government Affairs, Communications Appointments
The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) announced new appointments to its Government Affairs and Communications teams.
Advocacy in Action: KeySource Capitalizes on Congressional Recess To Meet with Rep. Landsman
On August 25, HDA member KeySource hosted Congressman Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) and his staff at the company’s distribution center in Cincinnati, Ohio. KeySource CEO and HDA Board Member Albert Paonessa, III, and his team — including CFO Ryan Sevek, Fulfillment Vice President Thom Coleman, Sr. Vice President of Legal Affairs Robert Brown and Director of Fulfillment Stacy Ives — described KeySource’s role in the pharmaceutical supply chain as a national distributor of generic products to retail pharmacies, hospitals, clinics and other sites of care.
A Conversation With Trinh Clark, Henry Schein’s Chief Global Customer Experience Officer
HDA distributor members are investing in optimizing the user experience for their manufacturer partners and pharmacy and provider customers — with efficiency, reliability, and security in mind. In line with this focus, Henry Schein recently launched a new Global Customer Experience Organization, led by Trinh Clark, SVP and Chief Global Customer Experience Officer.As part of HDA’s Faces of the Supply Chain series, we recently sat down with Clark to discuss her new function, the company’s adoption of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), and her role as a leader in Henry Schein’s employee resource groups (ERGs) and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.