This week's announcement by Florida's Broward Health System that the most intimate medical data of 1,357,879 of its patients was breached in the fall should serve as a warning that the healthcare software supply chain will be a juicy target for cybercriminals as we head into 2022, researchers warn.
The healthcare sector's climate footprint is equivalent to an astounding 4.4% of global net emissions. To put this into perspective, if the sector was a country, it would be the fifth-largest emitter on the planet, and responsible for a much larger share than aviation and shipping, despite their reputation.
At a professional networking event recently, I was glad when someone walked up to me to acknowledge the role played by Supply Chain professionals during the Covid19 pandemic. While the frontline warriors - doctors, nurses, other hospital staff – have primarily been under the spotlight, and rightly so, it was heartening to note that the efforts of so many other back-end professionals hadn’t gone completely unnoticed.
Virginia Health Department officials are blaming supply-chain disruptions and a surge in demand to explain the lack of easily accessible rapid COVID-19 testing for local health departments.
The ultimate goal of the healthcare supply chain is to ensure the right products in the right quantities are in the right places at the right times to support patient care.