Rushing Supplies to the COVID-19 Forefront

Healthcare providers responding to the COVID-19 crisis need significant amounts of diagnostic testing supplies, protective personal equipment, respiratory treatment equipment and supplies, and a host of other items, according to an April 2020 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. And as treatment centers have emerged in nontraditional locations to back up hospitals, these supplies are needed in some unique areas. The Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) has set up the COVID-19 Information Center to help both healthcare organizations and manufacturers of medical supplies manage any shortages and navigate a a shifting supply chain. The group has also developed a Critical Supply Reference List to help providers identify supplies and potential alternatives as well as offer greater visibility into the fluctuating demand for products, GHX explained in a news release. “The COVID-19 pandemic places intense pressure on manufacturers to get critical products into market faster,” Denise Odenkirk, vice president, supplier sales, GHX, told MD+DI. “GHX is leveraging several solutions and has created a few resources to help manufacturers.” MD+DI asked Odenkirk how GHX can help these manufacturers get their products into the supply chain faster. “As providers rapidly create overflow care locations—hotels, conference centers, outdoor areas—GHX has e...
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