Supply Chain
How Smarter Operations Reduce Burnout and Infection Risk: 6 Steps Every Practice Should Take
Medical and Surgical Practice Playbook: 6 Steps to Reduce Infections and Staff Burnout Physician practices nationwide face mounting operational pressures.…
Surgical facilities face ongoing pressure to manage expenses, boost labor efficiency, increase caseload and improve patient care. Implementing a comprehensive, customized surgical kitting program that evolves with a facility can have a significant payoff.
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COVID-19 showed many ASCs that just-in-time delivery models carry risks.
The U.S. is preparing for further supply chain strain as a COVID-19 outbreak in southern China disrupts port services.
Since overworking and stressful work environments are noted above as causes of burnout, enabling flexibility in schedules could be key to alleviating burnout, especially if it allows nurses to take time off or work schedules that better fit their lives.1
Cardinal Health
The FDA added sodium citrate tubes to its list of shortages, and the White House included four supply chain initiatives to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic.
ASCs are still struggling with resource acquisition and supply management because of rising costs and pandemic-related shortages.
Countless patients around the country have already had Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) procedures performed at ASCs.
Cardinal Health
Here are six new developments about the COVID-19 vaccine from the last week:
A carcinogen was found in sunblock, and McKesson is opening a new distribution facility.
Currently there are more than 160 outpatient spine surgery facilities in the U.S., and the spine Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) market is expected to grow 200%1 over the next few years.
Cardinal Health