Supply Chain

As healthcare organizations confront persistent financial challenges, ambulatory surgery center (ASC) leaders are looking at all areas of their operations to find cost savings that won't negatively affect the quality of patient care. Streamlining shipping and logistics management is a…

Challenges in the healthcare supply chain have been exacerbated over the last three years by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has increased costs and decreased product availability worldwide. 

Jeremy Riley, CEO of Titusville, Fla.-based GML Healthcare Consulting, joined Becker's to discuss the disruptions of the ASC industry. 

Supply chain issues, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, are still hurting ASCs' bottom line. 

Medline has been tapped as the exclusive provider of medical and surgical supplies for Boston-based Mass General Brigham's healthcare network, including for its ASCs. 

Warehouse and distribution center storage prices are up 11 percent year over year, putting more pressure on the U.S. supply chain and consumer costs, according to a Feb. 13 report from CNBC.

The new Veterans Affairs Corpus Christi (Texas) Outpatient Clinic is now aiming for a summer 2023 opening following vendor delays due to a backed up supply chain, according to a Feb. 4 report from local news station KIII-TV. 

Below are eight supply chain updates for ASC leaders reported by Becker's since Jan. 25:

Here are eight supply chain updates for ASC leaders to know that have been reported by Becker's since Jan. 17:

Here are 10 supply chain updates for ASC leaders that have been reported by Becker's since Jan. 11.