As the Trump administration moves forward with sweeping tariffs aimed at increasing U.S. manufacturing, health systems are ramping up efforts to protect patients from potential effects.  At Renton, Wash.-based Providence, COO Darryl Elmouchi, MD, said the health system has implemented a supply chain risk management program to help prepare for challenges with respect to tariffs. 

“We have mapped our item master against supplier and manufacturer tiers down to raw material sources, so we are confident in our reporting around potential tariff impacts on each item,” he said. “We have developed a tariff projection model that allows us to analyze different tariff scenarios and assess potential impact. Since tariffs are dynamic and changing on a regular basis, we regularly update our model and as

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