Supply Chain

Private investment group Vontobel Holdings has increased its position in health services company Cardinal Health by 98.1 percent since the start of the year, now owning 96,042 shares in the company, according to a June 25 report from Best Stocks…

Medical technology company Becton, Dickinson and Co. plans to sell its surgical instrumentation platform to Steris, a medical device company, for $540 million.

A Florida business owner was sentenced to 65 months in prison for a Medicare fraud scheme involving back, knee, and wrist braces, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the southern district of New York said May 26.

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.