Becker's Healthcare May 5, 2023
While COVID-19 caused the largest disruption to supply chains across industries, officials at the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health said some of the issues within the healthcare supply chain existed before the pandemic. Now, experts say, is the time to proactively correct issues into the future, the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society reported May 2.
At the 2023 MedCon conference, Tammy Beckham, associate director for the CDRH’s Resilient Supply Chain Program, said she is concerned that many of the issues with healthcare and medical device supply chain issues will continue.
“We’ve seen these before COVID, and we’re continuing to see these moving into the future,” she said. “Many of the issues we’re facing are becoming much more complex...