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ASC supply chain tip of the day: Focus on the bottom line
Because ASCs are often physician-owned, they're particularly susceptible to physician influence over the business' buying habits, according to Z5 Inventory CEO Carl Natenstedt. -
Orthopedic surgeon among 40+ physicians Apple hired to guide healthcare strategy — 5 insights
Apple has employed dozens of physicians as it aims to integrate health technologies into the Apple Watch, iPad and iPhone, CNBC reports. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Save storage space in the OR
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 reduces supply costs, according to Mandie Shipp, RN, BSN, senior consultant in clinical operations at Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Develop a roadmap
Jeff Lawrence, the vice president of business development for Inventory Optimization Solutions, shared the top supply chain challenges for ASCs on the company's blog. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Use multiple wholesale distributors
James Martinez, a consulting pharmacist who works with surgery centers in Florida, told The Opthalmic ASC how centers can keep drug costs down. -
Omaha eye surgery center offers latest vision correction procedure for astigmatism — 3 details
Omaha, Neb.-based Kugler Vision offers patients with astigmatism a small incision lenticule extraction procedure, according to KETV7. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Seek new opportunities
The shift to value-based care poses both risks and new opportunities for ASCs in the area of inventory management, according to Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems' Ruben Taborda, senior director of supply chain customer solutions. -
San Ramon surgery center receives da Vinci robot
The San Ramon (Calif.) Regional Medical Center moved its da Vinci Si Surgical System to its surgery center after the hospital acquired the da Vinci Xi Surgical System. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Recycle surgical supplies
Healthcare supply company WestCMR listed the ways ASCs can turn surgical waste into profits on Florida Trend. -
ORHub will launch platform for surgical analytics at 3 health systems: 4 insights
ORHub plans to implement its Surgical Spotlight data analytics platform across three health systems in California and Florida. -
East Columbus Surgery Center performs iStent inject procedure — 3 key insights
East Columbus (Ohio) Surgery Center completed its first iStent inject series, according to Glaukos Corp. Senior Regional Business Manager Andy Wright. -
AbbVie, Pfizer reach Humira biosimilar licensing deal — 5 insights
AbbVie signed a non-exclusive licensing deal with Pfizer for its Humira biosimilar, Nasdaq reports. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Automate order confirmations
Inventory Optimization Solutions shared tips ASCs can follow to improve supply chain management on the company's blog. -
New guide outlines EHR implementation to help ASCs, others comply with CDC opioid prescribing guidelines: 4 details
The Electronic Health Record Association published an EHR implementation guide to help healthcare organizations follow the CDC's 12 guidelines for opioid prescription. -
4 benefits of decreasing your SKU count
It’s important to surgery centers to run as efficiently as possible – in other words, as lean as possible – while providing excellent patient care. So, it’s often surprising to surgery centers when they review their inventory and realize how many SKUs they are carrying – and how much it’s costing them. -
Accurate Neuromonitoring acquires Surgical Insights, now serves ASCs in 11 states
Intraoperative neuromonitoring provider Accurate Neuromonitoring acquired Surgical Insights, an IONM company serving hospitals and surgeons. -
How ASCs can save money on supply chain through recycling surgical supplies: 3 insights
Healthcare supply company WestCMR detailed three ways ASCs can turn surgical waste into profits on Florida Trend. -
How CVS' $70B Aetna deal will upend supply chain operations — 5 Qs with CEO John Kupice
CVS' $70 billion acquisition of Aetna will transform the healthcare supply chain, according to John Kupice, CEO of H-Source, an online marketplace for hospital groups to buy and sell medical supplies. -
BirdEye partners with athenahealth — 3 insights
Reputation management service BirdEye partnered with athenahealth to offer its platform to athena's 120,000-plus healthcare providers. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Leverage influence with vendors
Supply chain operations can be improved at an ASC through taking advantage of an affiliated hospital's relationship with vendors, according to the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.
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