HIT Consultant March 25, 2020
Irv Lichtenwald , CEO of Medsphere Systems Corporation

COVID-19: Is Your Hospital’s Supply Chain Ready for Coronavirus?

Chances are good the face mask you’re wearing or have on hand (just in case) was made outside the United States, maybe in China.

In calmer times, that wouldn’t matter much. But when Chinese officials are trying to stem a global pandemic that started in a Chinese city, how likely is it that the country will continue to export face masks at the same rate?

This isn’t a hypothetical. With the spread of COVID-19, aka, coronavirus, we know the answer is not very, and that it impacts a great deal more than face masks.

This moment might be one of opportunity for Mike Bowen, executive vice president for one of...

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