Supply Chain
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals appointed Ron Honig, Esq, the senior vice president, general counsel and company secretary — a newly created position.
A 2010 video showing the da Vinci Xi robot performing surgery on a grape created a viral internet sensation, Elite Daily reports.
Amazon is selling software capable of scanning patient medical records and extracting data, Engadget reports.
Mankato (Minn.) Surgery Center launched an effort to eliminate annual physical inventory counting variables, product nomenclature inconsistencies and consignment inventory identification inaccuracies.
Planning for supply chain shortages allows ASCs to provide their organization with information, alternatives and product updates on a timely basis, according to Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations.
As payers steer patients toward lower-cost settings, ASCs are pressured to improve supply chain efficiency and discover new savings opportunities, regardless of the organization's size, region or hospital affiliation.
Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations, outlined what ASCs can do to prepare for supply chain disruptions.
Boston Scientific will acquire British healthcare company BTG for $4.2 billion.
Ophthalmologist Mark C. Vital, MD, performed a complex cataract surgery with the Zepto capsulotomy system, according to Mynosys Cellular Devices' Patrick Lydon, OD, vice president of clinical affairs, sales and marketing.
The McLaren Bay Region Auxiliary is hosting a Charity Ball to help Bay City, Mich.-based McLaren Surgery Center purchase 3D mammography equipment, the Midland Daily News reports.