A recent event hosted by GS1 brought together senior healthcare industry leaders from Deloitte, The World Bank, the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists and the World Health Organization to discuss some of the key challenges and opportunities and early learnings presented by the distribution of the COVID-19…

Failure of the global health system supply chain can place both clinicians and patients at great risk, with devastating outcomes when products are not available or when supply chain processes are interrupted and do not function optimally. This paper, Key Characteristics of a Fragile Healthcare Supply Chain:…

Dr. Snowdon shared the findings of her COVID-19 Rapid Response–funded research that investigates and compares supply chain issues in the healthcare system throughout the pandemic. This roundtable discussion was attended by public health professionals, health system leaders and academic experts from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The…

SCAN Health is pleased to announce the short-listed teams in the SCAN Health Virtual Business Case Competition 2021. The students' applications addressed a current and real-world global challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted significant supply chain challenges as health systems around the world struggle to manage the…

It is long overdue for Canada to create a comprehensive digital strategy that ensures data (e.g. population data, supply data, and workforce health data) is available in real time, within and across jurisdictions, to inform leadership decisions that are proactive, able to anticipate risks and implement preventive…

WINDSOR, ONTARIO (December 8, 2020) – For the second consecutive year, Symmetric Health Solutions (Symmetric) wins the SCAN Health Design Competition. The announcement was made today virtually at The Path Forward 2020, a premier supply chain healthcare event in partnership with SCAN Health, HIMSS and GS1 Canada. The…

In her research on the high rates of error in our health system, Dr. Snowdon decided to go down a different path – exploring why other industries don’t have this problem. After studying airlines, grocery stores and even Disney, she realized that supply chain could be the key…

For this week’s episode, co-host, Rob Havasy is joined by Rich Kucera, Principal of Symmetric Health Solutions and the winner of the 2019 SCAN Health Design Competition to discuss their innovative solution to the supply chain problem.  

SCAN Health has partnered with HIMSS and the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor to provide students from around the world an opportunity to showcase their knowledge and skills to create innovative solutions for Canada’s healthcare system.