9 Statistics on ASC Supply Chain & Cost Management

Here are nine statistics on how ambulatory surgery centers are managing their supply chains and costs, according to a 2011 supply chain survey from Provista.

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Surgery Centers engaged in managing supply costs:
Very — 16 percent
Somewhat — 39 percent
Engaged — 39 percent
Not at all — 6 percent

How ASC manage their supply chain:
Maintain paper records — 53 percent
Other inventory management software — 48 percent
Track on spreadsheet — 23 percent
Distributor-provided system — 18 percent
Other — 5 percent

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