Building Resilience into the Nation’s Medical Product Supply Chains

By: Board on Health Sciences Policy and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Health and Medicine Division

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Synopsis: Over the past several decades, supply chain disruptions have repeatedly plagued the U.S. health care system, costing health care systems millions of dollars per year, threatening the clinical research enterprise, and most importantly, imperiling the health and lives of patients. The Committee on Security of America’s Medical Supply Chain, convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, was charged with addressing this important issue by examining the root causes of medical product shortages and identifying ways to enhance their resilience - both in so-called normal times and during public health emergencies. Building Resilience into the Nation’s Medical Product Supply Chains outlines the committee’s seven recommendations and presents a framework of protection comprising awareness, mitigation, preparedness, and response measures.