Focus at national level on supply chain will help remedy drug shortages

Opioids, controlled substances, expensive oncology therapeutics and vaccines risk being stolen and sold on the black market. Tom Knight, CEO of Invistics, explains how supply chain visibility and inventory control tools help safeguard them.

The Clinically Integrated Supply Outcomes Model (CISOM) aims to improve quality and safety through the integration of supply chain and clinical data in healthcare organizations, says Anne Snowdon, director of clinical research with HIMSS Analytics.

Anne Snowdon, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the University of Windsor, discusses the development of supply chain maturity model H-SIMM and how healthcare supply chains help achieve the most desirable outcomes for patients.