After labor costs, devices, implants and medical supplies are an ASC's greatest expenses, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.  By Rachel Popa - 10/31/19

Not all group purchasing organizations are the same, according to Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems Chief Nursing Officer Ann Geier, RN.  By Rachel Popa - 10/30/19

Stephanie Martin, vice president of operations and clinical services for Westchester, Ill.-based ASC manager Regent Surgical Health, shared supply chain tips on Regent's blog.  By Rachel Popa - 10/29/19

  Clear communication can improve supply chain processes for ASCs, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.  By Rachel Popa - 10/25/19

Medline and HOTB Software Solutions partnered to make the accreditation compliance process easier with their Surgical Center Toolbox.  By Eric Oliver - 10/25/19

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems Chief Nursing Officer Ann Geier, RN, shared tips for ASCs to improve inventory management practices on the company's blog.  By Rachel Popa - 10/24/19

Software providers HSTpathways and Casetabs are collaborating to develop more efficient, functional products for U.S. surgery centers.  By Angie Stewart - 10/24/19

Assessing products used in an ASC can help staff save money and improve efficiency, according to the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.  By Rachel Popa - 10/24/19

  Physician brand loyalty is one of the is one of the biggest challenges for ASCs looking to optimize supply chain operations, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.  By Rachel Popa - 10/23/19

CVS and UPS have teamed up to develop a drone delivery service for prescriptions and retail products.  By Rachel Popa - 10/22/19

Beverly Bryant, MSN, RN, administrator and director of Yuma (Ariz.) Endoscopy Center, shared supply chain insights with Becker's ASC Review.  By Rachel Popa - 10/21/19

ASCs that want to control costs should involve all stakeholders in the effort, but they should also have a go-to person to lead those efforts, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.  By Rachel Popa - 10/18/19

Using data can make your practice more efficient, according to Scott McDade, McKesson Medical-Surgical's general manager of health systems.  By Rachel Popa - 10/17/19

Physician brand loyalty is one of the biggest challenges for ASCs looking to optimize supply chain, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.  By Rachel Popa - 10/16/19

Surgical Information Systems has partnered with Neximatic, a EHR-focused technology provider, to automate its SIS Charts software.  By Rachel Popa - 10/16/19

Some items are "must-haves" because they make physicians' jobs easier, according to Beverly Bryant, RN, administrator and director of Yuma (Ariz.) Endoscopy Center.  By Rachel Popa - 10/15/19

The Surgery Center at Mississippi Sports Medicine in Flowood, Miss. was built with the future of healthcare in mind and the patient at heart. Helene Levenson, RN, BSN, senior consultant of clinical operations at Cardinal Health, and Meredith Warf, administrator for The Surgery Center at Mississippi Sports Medicine, explored how the practice developed the new expansion facility to enhance the patient experience and capitalize on the expanding outpatient portfolio during a Sept. 11 webinar hosted by Becker's ASC Review and sponsored by Cardinal Health.  By Eric Oliver - 10/15/19

Too many SKUs to track and manage can affect the efficiency of an ASC. Decreasing the SKU count can help ASCs streamline operations and reduce supply costs, according to Cardinal Health's Mandie Shipp, RN, BSN, senior consultant in clinical operations.  By Rachel Popa - 10/11/19

Surgery centers have limited storage space for supplies, which is why it’s important to identify and combine the SKUs used for every procedure in space-saving packs. Combining the most frequently used supplies streamlines operations and cuts supply costs, according to Mandie Shipp, RN, BSN, senior consultant in clinical operations at Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health.  By Rachel Popa - 10/10/19

When the newly opened Flowood-based The Surgery Center at Mississippi was under development, administrator Meredith Warf and the center's physician owners spared no expense to ensure a patient-centric experience.  By Eric Oliver - 10/10/19