Vulnerability of the medical product supply chain: the wake-up call of COVID-19.

Fiona A Miller; Steven B Young; Mark Dobrow; Kaveh G. Shojania

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Vulnerability of the medical product supply chain: the wake-up call of COVID-19.

November 25, 2020

Miller FA, Young SB, Dobrow M, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020;30(4):331-335.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about medical product shortages and demand surges, and the resulting effects on patient safety. This viewpoint discusses medical product supply chain vulnerabilities heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors summarize the evidence on supply chain resilience and medical product shortage, provide examples to illustrate key vulnerabilities, and discuss reactive and proactive solutions for medical product shortage.

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