Supply Chain

For ASCs — where inventory management looks much different than at hospitals — the shift to value-based care comes with big opportunities and risks, said Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems' Ruben Taborda, senior director of supply chain customer solutions.

During a panel discussion at the Becker's ASC 26th Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs in Chicago, three accreditation standards experts shared their thoughts on the importance of infection control and how ambulatory surgery centers can improve processes…

ORHub inked a sales contract that will add over 20,000 cases to its Surgical Spotlight platform through 2020.

Baring Private Equity Asia agreed to acquire specialty-energy-based devicemaker Lumenis for more than $1 billion.

Hiring a materials manager, embracing standardization and consolidating supplies is key to building a cost containment culture at ASCs.

Educating ASC staff on supply chain best practices can be fun, according to Quorum Purchasing Advantage Vice President Tony Bramer.

After labor costs and devices, implants and medical supplies are an ASC's greatest expense, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems Chief Nursing Officer Ann Geier, RN, shared three tips for ASCs to improve inventory management practices on the company's blog.

Physicians ranked current EHR systems as unusable and said they directly contributed to burnout, according to a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Using data can make your practice more efficient, according to Scott McDade, McKesson Medical-Surgical's general manager of health systems.