Healthcare Purchasing News

Established in 1977, Healthcare Purchasing News (HPN) magazine is the sole magazine focused on delivering in-depth healthcare business news. It provides valuable insights, solutions, and narratives about medical products and systems that impact healthcare supply chain management. HPN is published monthly in print and offers daily online updates. Our audience consists of healthcare executives and professionals involved in materials and supply chain management, surgical services, infection prevention, central service, and sterile processing, as well as clinical members of product evaluation committees at healthcare facilities.

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Study Shows Tumor Genetic Material Can Be Detected in Blood Three Years Prior to Cancer Diagnosis

3 days ago | hpnonline.com | Matt Mackenzie

A study has shown that “genetic material shed by tumors can be detected in the bloodstream three years prior to cancer diagnosis.”The researchers “assessed plasma samples that were collected for the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, a large National Institutes of Health-funded study to investigate risk factors for heart attack, stroke, heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases.
AACN Launches Nursing Workforce Solutions Program

3 days ago | hpnonline.com | Matt Mackenzie

The American Association of Clinical-Care Nurses (AACN) launched the Clinical Scene Investigator (CSI) Academy’s Nursing Workforce Solutions program this week.
Study Finds New Type of mRNA Vaccine More Scalable and Adaptable Than Previous Types

4 days ago | hpnonline.com | Matt Mackenzie

A new study has found that a new type of mRNA vaccine “is more scalable and adaptable to continuously evolving viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and H5N1.”Current mRNA vaccines are highly effective at inducing an immune response. However, they require a “high amount of mRNA” in order to produce them, and the pathogens they tackle are “constantly evolving.” When the virus changes, the vaccine needs to be updated, which takes time.
Dataset Shows MMR Vaccination Rates Declined Since Start of COVID Pandemic

4 days ago | hpnonline.com | Matt Mackenzie

Researchers with Johns Hopkins University have produced a national dataset showing a countrywide “decline in the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination rate among children since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.” CIDRAP has the news. The study comes in the midst of one of the U.S.’s largest measles outbreaks in the post-elimination era, “with more than 1,100 cases reported since the first of the year,” as HPN has reported on.
Nurse-Led Initiative Improves Recovery Outcomes for Female Open-Heart Surgery Patients

4 days ago | hpnonline.com | Janette Wider

According to a June 3 press release, a nurse-led initiative at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver significantly improved recovery outcomes for female patients following open-heart surgery. The project, published in Critical Care Nurse, focused on reducing poststernotomy wound complications by addressing issues with the standard surgical bra used after surgery.
Supporting Future Healthcare Supply Chain Leaders: The Bellwether League Foundation Initiatives

5 days ago | hpnonline.com | Janette Wider

The Bellwether League Foundation (BLF), through its Philanthropy and Professional Development Committees, supports the growth of current and future healthcare supply chain leaders. It does this through educational initiatives like the Collegiate Capstone Project, which began in 2022 and involves students presenting solutions to supply chain challenges, and through newly launched scholarships in 2024.
Government Accountability Office Report Says NIH Did Not Consistently Track Unused Funds

5 days ago | hpnonline.com | Matt Mackenzie

A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that the NIH “didn't consistently track unused funds or act when financial and progress reports from grant recipients were late.” CIDRAP has the news. The report studied the roughly $35 billion in 65,000 external biomedical research awards in 2023.
FDA Announces Launch of Generative AI Tool

5 days ago | hpnonline.com | Matt Mackenzie

The FDA has announced the launch of Elsa, “a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to help employees—from scientific reviewers to investigators—work more efficiently.”FDA Commissioner Marty Makary touted a “very successful pilot program with FDA’s scientific reviewers” surrounding Elsa.
AHA Report Finds Cost of Violence to Facilities and Communities Over $18 Billion in 2023

6 days ago | hpnonline.com | Matt Mackenzie

The AHA has released a report that “measures the substantial financial resources hospitals and health systems spend on preventing and responding to violence in their facilities and communities.”The report “analyzed the financial costs and broader impacts of violence and threatening behavior and found that the total financial cost of violence to hospitals in 2023 was estimated at $18.27 billion.
American Cancer Society Report: Growing Number of Cancer Survivors in the U.S.

6 days ago | hpnonline.com | Janette Wider

A new report from the American Cancer Society reveals that as of January 1, 2025, an estimated 18.4 million people in the United States are living with a history of cancer—a number projected to continue rising in the coming years. The report, published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, attributes the growing survivor population to advances in early detection, treatment, and supportive care. Most survivors are aged 65 or older, reflecting the strong link between aging and cancer risk.