Supply Chain

ASC software developer Simplify ASC gave three supply chain tips for surgery centers:

Data reported by Orthoworld.com shows that Zimmer Biomet has the biggest percentage of the knee market share, followed by Stryker and DePuy Synthes.

Healthcare software developers Accruent and Attainia have partnered to provide new equipment catalogs and ordering interfaces for its users.

There are a handful of things ASCs can do to reduce the time and money they spend on their supply chain, according to supply chain company McKesson.

  Grant Thornton's Operations Transformation Principal Jeff Berman shared supply chain insights with Becker’s ASC Review.

  Devices or supplies physicians request when performing surgeries are one of the top sources of supply chain spend for ASCs.

Virtual Incision Corp. closed a $20 million series B financing round supporting commercialization efforts for its MIRA Surgical Robotic Platform.

Working with a supply chain distributor or partner can help improve operations for ASCs, according to Medline's Outpatient Outcomes magazine.

A nonsurgical treatment to destroy tumors by freezing them has been cleared by the FDA, allowing it to be marketed in the U.S.

Stephanie Martin, vice president of operations and clinical services for Westchester, Ill.-based ASC manager Regent Surgical Health, shared this supply chain tip on Regent's blog.