A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine presented physician's thoughts on the FDA's drug review process.

Exact Sciences is developing 15 diagnostic cancer tests. Exact Sciences' eventual goal is to develop a universal cancer test, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.

Keeping an eye on performance metrics can help increase supply chain efficiency for ASCs, said Molly Ehrlich, Vizient's consulting director of advisory solutions for supply chain operations.

ASCs can avoid losing money on refurbished equipment by asking important questions before buying it, according to DRE Medical Equipment executive Kary VanArsdale Tanner, EdD.

Medline secured a prime vendor distribution agreement with Corvallis, Ore.-based Strategic Resource Partners.

The approval backlog is here, and the medical device industry is pleading with Congress to fund the FDA during the government shutdown, Medscape reports.

Conmed Corp. is offering $300 million in senior notes to qualified institutional buyers through a private offering.

Educating ASC staff on supply chain best practices can be fun, according to Quorum Purchasing Advantage Vice President Tony Bramer.

Medivis, a surgical augmented reality company partnering with Microsoft, was co-founded by radiologist Christopher Morley, MD.

ASCs can cut costs by controlling how supplies are shipped, according to FreightCenter's Terese Kerrigan, director of marketing communications.

Chris Childers, Cardinal Health's national sales director of strategic accounts, weighed in on best supply chain practices for ASCs.

  ASCs should minimize the number of different storage locations for the same item, said Molly Ehrlich, Vizient's consulting director of advisory solutions for supply chain operations.

Using data can make your practice more efficient, according to Scott McDade, McKesson Medical-Surgical's general manager of health systems.

Here are five Becker's ASC Review articles covering ASC supply chain management:

Executive director of Langhorne, Pa.-based The Ambulatory Surgery Center at St. Mary's, Ashley Verbitsky, discusses her biggest pain points in supply chain management and how she's tackling the toughest challenges.

Matthew Traynor, MD, successfully completed iStent inject cases at Idaho Falls, Idaho-based Grand Teton Surgery Center, according to Glaukos Corp. Senior Regional Business Manager Jennifer Lee.

Precision Therapeutics' Skyline Medical division sold six Streamway systems to Guilford, Conn.-based Yale University Ambulatory Outpatient Surgical Center.

Beverly Hills, Calif.-based ophthalmologist Sam Goldberger, MD, told EHR and practice management systems provider Eye Care Leaders how ASCs can save money on supply costs.

Atlanta-based Advanced Urology acquired three Exact-Vu micro-ultrasound systems to provide high-definition real-time targeted prostate biopsies.

Hospital-based supply chain strategies often work for ASCs too, said Molly Ehrlich, Vizient's consulting director of advisory solutions for supply chain operations.