Healthcare - Articles - Page 10

Digital Network Platforms: The Five-Stage Maturity Model

July 24, 2019

Roddy Martin, SCB Contributor

Breaking down the stages of the maturity model for achieving digital transformation of the supply chain.

Amazon's Push in Health-Care Supply Chain Has Faded

July 10, 2019

Bloomberg

Amazon’s push into distribution of health-care supplies and equipment has lost momentum, according to a survey by UBS Group AG.

Fourth Carcinogen Discovered in Heart Pills Used by Millions

June 19, 2019

Bloomberg

An online pharmacy told U.S. regulators it found another cancer-causing chemical in widely prescribed blood-pressure pills, raising new questions about a complex global web of companies that produces medicine for millions of people.

Payables: The Last Mile in the Healthcare Supply Chain

June 5, 2019

Rob Alcock, SCB Contributor

The majority of healthcare payment processes remain paper-intensive, despite electronic payments being the most efficient and cost-effective B2B payment method.

Heart-Drug Suppliers for Millions Faulted Over Data, Bugs, Dirt

Heart-Drug Suppliers for Millions Faulted Over Data, Bugs and Dirt

May 17, 2019

Bloomberg

Most of the tainted drugs originated in India and China, which have become popular sources of generic medications and active-drug ingredients as producers and health-care providers try to hold down costs.

China's War on Healthcare Costs Lures India's Top Drugmaker

May 7, 2019

Bloomberg

Sun Pharmaceutical is scouting for a partner in China to help it win a larger piece of the world’s second-largest drug market, where the government is on a mission to drive down the cost of healthcare.

Drug Giants Look for Growth Fuel as Older Blockbusters Show Age

May 2, 2019

Bloomberg

The U.S.’s biggest pharmaceutical companies are beginning to prepare for a new and potentially challenging chapter after reaping the rewards of a fruitful period of cancer research.

Popular Heart Drugs Tainted by Carcinogens Face Wave of Lawsuits

April 25, 2019

Bloomberg

Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against drug makers and sellers over widely prescribed generic heart medications tainted with potential carcinogens.

Drugmakers Stockpiling for Brexit: How Long Do We Wait?

April 15, 2019

Bloomberg

Pharma companies ramped up their stockpiles of drugs to prepare for a potentially chaotic Brexit. Now they’re in the dark about how long they’ll need to hold them.