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.

PharmaPoint will open outpatient pharmacies at three Paterson, N.J.-based St. Joseph's Health locations.

Molly Ehrlich, Vizient's consulting director of advisory solutions for supply chain operations, shared a story on Vizient's blog about an operating room that kept running out of supplies.

The global market for prepackaged medical kits and trays is expected to reach $36.9 billion by 2024, according to Global Industry Analysts.

Hackensack, N.J.-based Metropolitan Surgery Center signed a contract with healthcare data analytics company ORHub.

ASC demand for Omeros' phenylephrine and ketorolac intraocular solution, Omidria, hit a record high in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Beverly Bryant, MSN-RN, CASC, administrator and director of Yuma (Ariz.) Endoscopy Center, discusses the biggest challenges and opportunities in the center's supply chain management.

ASCs can be more efficient when considering alternative supply sources, according to H-Source CEO John Kupice.

Taking advantage of technology may help lower supply chain costs for ASCs, said Vizient's Molly Ehrlich, consulting director of advisory solutions for supply chain operations.

Traverse City, Mich.-based Copper Ridge Surgery Center houses a femtosecond laser machine, giving surgeons the ability to perform cataract surgery with precise incisions, MyNorth reports.

Medical Research Organization NAMSA acquired consultancy firm Reimbursement Strategies.

Taking advantage of consignment can help ASCs save supply chain costs, Medline reported in Outpatient Outcomes magazine.