Supply Chain
Surgery centers across the country have been snapping photos after completing their first cases using Glaukos Corp.'s iStent inject, an implant designed to reduce intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma.
Bausch Health appointed Andrew C. von Eschenbach, MD, to its board of directors.
Former Valeant Pharmaceuticals executive Gary Tanner and former Philidor Rx Services CEO Andrew Davenport were each sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay restitution for perpetrating a kickback scheme, CNBC reports.
When a supply chain shortage occurs, ASCs should have a plan in place to continue operations, according to Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations.
Aetna launched a pilot program in Florida and New Jersey where select ASCs will be reimbursed for using Exparel to incentivize non-opioid therapies for postsurgical pain management.
Medical device and pharmaceutical supply chains are traditionally linear, but several trends are making this model ineffective, according to DHL Consulting Americas' Associate Partner Joel Rambaldini and Project Manager Cesar Fernandez Giove.
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals appointed John Landis, PhD, to its board of directors.
Casetabs has coordinated 1 million surgeries at ASCs and hospitals across the country through its web-based surgery coordination application.
Physician preference items contribute to a large portion of ASC supply chain spending, according to an article in Medline's Outpatient Outcomes.
In light of supply chain shortages, ASCs should plan for the worst by communicating with supply sales representatives, according to Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations.