Supply Chain

Medical supply company McKesson acquired Medical Specialties Distributors for $800 million, according to Zacks.com.

ASC supply chain leaders should look at the top 25 percent of costliest inventory items and evaluate whether purchasing in a low measure would deliver better long-term results, according to Quorum Purchasing Advantage Vice President Tony Bramer.

Amid rising freight and raw materials expenses, companies are upping salaries for supply chain professionals, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The FDA approved Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci SP surgical system for urologic procedures suitable for a single-port approach.

Last month, President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 25 percent tariff on about $50 billion worth of goods imported from China. With the final list of affected imports set to be announced by June 15, U.S. medical device industry…

Allergan will sell its women's health and infectious disease units to focus on its core portfolio offerings in an effort to increase shareholder value, Reuters reports.

Smaller ophthalmology ASCs might have 400 to 800 intraocular lenses onsite from several manufacturers, while large ASCs might carry as many as 4,000 IOLs, according to McKesson Medical-Surgical's Jayme White, technology sales director.

UPS launched a field inventory tracking platform in collaboration with WebOps and Baxter Planning to optimize delivery of surgical kits and implantable devices.

Takeda's shareholders are urging the company to put its $62 billion acquisition of Shire and future acquisitions like it to a vote, Reuters reports.

Medline signed a medical-surgical distribution agreement with Sharp HealthCare that includes nearly two dozen ambulatory medical centers in San Diego County.