Supply Chain

  Planning for supply chain shortages can help ASCs prepare their teams quickly and efficiently when a disruption occurs, according to Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations.

  C-arms, intraoperative imaging devices, are becoming more compact as more procedures move to the outpatient setting, according to healthcare industry news source Dotmed.

  Understanding the risk of disruptions in an ASC supply chain takes time, planning and continuous assessment, according to Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations.

Surgical Information Systems' Amkai EHR for ASCs earned the No. 1 client rating for user satisfaction for the fifth year in a row in the Black Book survey.

Too many stock-keeping units to track and manage can impact the efficiency of an ASC. Decreasing the SKU count can help ASCs streamline operations and reduce supply costs, according to Cardinal Health's Mandie Shipp, RN, BSN, and senior consultant of…

Collecting data on third-party contracts can simplify the process of lowering supply chain costs, according to Vizient, a healthcare management consulting company.

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Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations, outlined what ASCs can do to prepare for supply chain disruptions.

Because ASC team members often wear several hats, it can be hard for them to find time to ensure supply orders have been placed, according to Jeff Lawrence, vice president of business development for Inventory Optimization Solutions.

Medline is opening a national sales support center in Libertyville, Ill., bringing multiple teams under the same roof.