Supply Chain

Merit Medical Systems will pay an estimated $18 million to settle alleged False Claims Act violations, the devicemaker announced July 15.

Small, local and nonprofit healthcare providers hurting from COVID-19-related losses can reduce their overall supply spend by reevaluating their procurement strategy, an Amazon Business spokesperson told Becker's ASC Review.

Earlier this year, Stryker launched an ASC-focused business.

Conversations with key stakeholders are critical to understanding what your immediate needs for implementing total joint replacements are. 

Seven of Compass Surgical Partners' nine active ASCs met or exceeded volume expectations as of June 23, a feat following weekslong closures due to COVID-19, according to Stacy Danahy, RN, regional director of operations for the Raleigh, N.C.-based management company.

The FDA is warning against using five more hand sanitizers after they tested positive for menthol, according to a CNN report.

In today's cost-conscious, value-based healthcare system, demand for Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) continues to rise.

Results from six antibody testing sites in the U.S. suggest that current COVID-19 case numbers reflect a severe undercount, according to CDC data released June 26.

Commercial and clinical labs are warning that there may be extended turnaround times for COVID-19 test results amid an uptick in demand for testing as cases rise across the U.S.

A company with no medical supply experience that was created by a former Pentagon official won a $2.4 million contract to supply the Bureau of Prisons with surgical gowns, ProPublica reported.