ASCs can optimize efficiency and save space through a pack program,  according to Cardinal Health’s Mandie Shipp, senior consultant in clinical operations. Combining the most-used supplies into a procedure pack can streamline operations and reduce supply costs. 

Bausch Health paid off approximately $400 million of its debt in the quarter, after the company recently announced the repayment of an additional $76 million.

ASCs should involve all stakeholders in order to control costs, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals was added to the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index.

To prepare for supply chain disruptions, ASCs should review data, according to Vizient's Cheryl Poplaski, senior director of supply chain operations.

Orthopedic device company EDGe Surgical secured $4 million in series A financing.

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.

Apple has employed dozens of physicians as it aims to integrate health technologies into the Apple Watch, iPad and iPhone, CNBC reports.

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.

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.

James Martinez, a consulting pharmacist who works with surgery centers in Florida, told The Opthalmic ASC how centers can keep drug costs down.

Omaha, Neb.-based Kugler Vision offers patients with astigmatism a small incision lenticule extraction procedure, according to KETV7.

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.

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.

Healthcare supply company WestCMR listed the ways ASCs can turn surgical waste into profits on Florida Trend.

ORHub plans to implement its Surgical Spotlight data analytics platform across three health systems in California and Florida.

East Columbus (Ohio) Surgery Center completed its first iStent inject series, according to Glaukos Corp. Senior Regional Business Manager Andy Wright.

AbbVie signed a non-exclusive licensing deal with Pfizer for its Humira biosimilar, Nasdaq reports.

Inventory Optimization Solutions shared tips ASCs can follow to improve supply chain management on the company's blog.

The Electronic Health Record Association published an EHR implementation guide to help healthcare organizations follow the CDC's 12 guidelines for opioid prescription.