Supply Chain

As the holiday season approaches, promising vaccine news from drugmakers AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna has been clouded by soaring COVID-19 case numbers. More than 187,000 new infections were recorded Nov. 19 in the U.S., putting continued strain on the healthcare…

  Northfield, Ill.-based Medline Industries has made progress on a 1.2-million-square foot distribution center in Mebane, N.C., according to a Nov. 19 report from the Mebane Enterprise.

ASCs are rising in popularity among both patients and providers, and their various ownership models create unique challenges and opportunities for supply distributors, according to Jason Pedaci, chief commercial officer of specialty distributor Suture Express.

 Eight ASC leaders shared their biggest supply chain challenges with Becker's ASC Review.

As COVID-19 cases soar, some healthcare organizations are running into challenges with securing, storing and utilizing necessary supplies, including personal protective equipment and COVID-19 tests.

CVS Caremark, which manages drug benefits for more than 40 million individuals, is granting preferred access to three Bioventus treatments for pain caused by knee osteoarthritis, according to a Nov. 10 announcement.

ASC software providers HST Pathways and Casetabs merged their businesses in a private transaction, according to a Nov. 10 announcement.

The pandemic has driven up supply expenses for the owners of small physician practices, including Milwaukee-based family medicine specialist Barbara Hummel, MD, according to a Nov. 9 USA Today report.

“The use of protective equipment in the procedure area seems easy to accomplish, but I’m often surprised to find that facilities aren’t utilizing their PPE properly or in the most effective way”, shares Helene Levenson, RN, BSN, Senior Consultant of…

Smith+Nephew added patient selection and care pathway tools to its care management platform for ASCs, the company announced Nov. 5.