Healthcare Supply Chain Management under COVID-19 Settings: The Existing Practices in Hong Kong and the United States
COVID-19 is recognized as an infectious disease generated by serious acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. COVID-19 has rapidly spread all over the world within a short time period. Due to the coronavirus pandemic transmitting quickly worldwide, the impact on global healthcare systems and health...
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| description | COVID-19 is recognized as an infectious disease generated by serious acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. COVID-19 has rapidly spread all over the world within a short time period. Due to the coronavirus pandemic transmitting quickly worldwide, the impact on global healthcare systems and healthcare supply chain management has been profound. The COVID-19 outbreak has seriously influenced the routine and daily operations of healthcare facilities and the entire healthcare supply chain management and has brough about a public health crisis. As making sure the availability of healthcare facilities during COVID-19 is crucial, the debate on how to take resilience actions for sustaining healthcare supply chain management has gained new momentum. Apart from the logistics of handling human remains in some countries, supplies within the communities are urgently needed for emergency response. This study focuses on a comprehensive evaluation of the current practices of healthcare supply chain management in Hong Kong and the United States under COVID-19 settings. A wide range of different aspects associated with healthcare supply chain operations are considered, including the best practices for using respirators, transport of life-saving medical supplies, contingency healthcare strategies, blood distribution, and best practices for using disinfectants, as well as human remains handling and logistics. The outcomes of the conducted research identify the existing healthcare supply chain trends in two major Eastern and Western regions of the world, Hong Kong and the United States, and determine the key challenges and propose some strategies that can improve the effectiveness of healthcare supply chain management under COVID-19 settings. The study highlights how to build resilient healthcare supply chain management preparedness for future emergencies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12b26e7529ab490d8fdb5ec5aa2e0a172023-11-30T21:30:19ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-08-01108154910.3390/healthcare10081549Healthcare Supply Chain Management under COVID-19 Settings: The Existing Practices in Hong Kong and the United StatesYui-Yip Lau0Maxim A. Dulebenets1Ho-Tung Yip2Yuk-Ming Tang3Division of Business and Hospitality Management, College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Florida A&M University-Florida State University (FAMU-FSU), Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046, USAThe Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ChinaCOVID-19 is recognized as an infectious disease generated by serious acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. COVID-19 has rapidly spread all over the world within a short time period. Due to the coronavirus pandemic transmitting quickly worldwide, the impact on global healthcare systems and healthcare supply chain management has been profound. The COVID-19 outbreak has seriously influenced the routine and daily operations of healthcare facilities and the entire healthcare supply chain management and has brough about a public health crisis. As making sure the availability of healthcare facilities during COVID-19 is crucial, the debate on how to take resilience actions for sustaining healthcare supply chain management has gained new momentum. Apart from the logistics of handling human remains in some countries, supplies within the communities are urgently needed for emergency response. This study focuses on a comprehensive evaluation of the current practices of healthcare supply chain management in Hong Kong and the United States under COVID-19 settings. A wide range of different aspects associated with healthcare supply chain operations are considered, including the best practices for using respirators, transport of life-saving medical supplies, contingency healthcare strategies, blood distribution, and best practices for using disinfectants, as well as human remains handling and logistics. The outcomes of the conducted research identify the existing healthcare supply chain trends in two major Eastern and Western regions of the world, Hong Kong and the United States, and determine the key challenges and propose some strategies that can improve the effectiveness of healthcare supply chain management under COVID-19 settings. The study highlights how to build resilient healthcare supply chain management preparedness for future emergencies.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/8/1549COVID-19healthcare facilitieshealthcare supply chain managementpublic health crisis |
| spellingShingle | Yui-Yip Lau Maxim A. Dulebenets Ho-Tung Yip Yuk-Ming Tang Healthcare Supply Chain Management under COVID-19 Settings: The Existing Practices in Hong Kong and the United States Healthcare COVID-19 healthcare facilities healthcare supply chain management public health crisis |
| title | Healthcare Supply Chain Management under COVID-19 Settings: The Existing Practices in Hong Kong and the United States |
| title_full | Healthcare Supply Chain Management under COVID-19 Settings: The Existing Practices in Hong Kong and the United States |
| title_fullStr | Healthcare Supply Chain Management under COVID-19 Settings: The Existing Practices in Hong Kong and the United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Healthcare Supply Chain Management under COVID-19 Settings: The Existing Practices in Hong Kong and the United States |
| title_short | Healthcare Supply Chain Management under COVID-19 Settings: The Existing Practices in Hong Kong and the United States |
| title_sort | healthcare supply chain management under covid 19 settings the existing practices in hong kong and the united states |
| topic | COVID-19 healthcare facilities healthcare supply chain management public health crisis |
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