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Less Than a Year From the DSCSA Deadline, Experts Discuss the Road to Compliance
The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) has entered its final year of implementation. For the past nine years, HDA has brought together supply chain partners, represented distributors’ insights and expertise with FDA and other regulators, and led educational initiatives aimed at informing and preparing supply chain stakeholders for 2023. At the October Traceability Seminar in Washington, D.C., HDA spoke with several industry experts, who were asked to share insights from across the DSCSA’s legislative and implementation process as part of our Faces of the Supply Chain series. Key highlights from these conversations are captured in this piece.
HDA Names New Federal Government Affairs, Communications Appointments
The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) announced new appointments to its Government Affairs and Communications teams.
Cardinal Health Transforming the Supply Chain for COVID-19 and the Future
Protecting the steady supply of critical, lifesaving medicines to hospitals, pharmacies, providers and patients is a complex process in normal times. During COVID-19, patient demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) and other products has escalated significantly, adding new and unique challenges for HDA distributor members who are working around the clock to meet the daily healthcare needs of all Americans.
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.