Supply Chain

Time is a limited resource, especially at surgery centers. ASCs can free up time for clinicians by combining the supplies used most often into a procedure pack, streamlining operations and reducing supply costs, according Mandie Shipp, senior consultant in clinical…

ASCs can pressure vendors to be more price-transparent, according to Ann Castro, vice president of non-acute sales for healthcare data insight company BroadJump.

Independent practice coalition Strategic Radiology entered into a vendor agreement with Neurologica to provide discounts to outpatient imaging centers.

Modernizing Medicine upgraded its EHR platform, EMA, providing users with better price transparency and patient engagement tools.

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

As more surgeries transition to the outpatient setting, ASCs are under increased pressure to have the necessary supplies and support available to nurses and surgeons to meet increasing demands. 

Physician brand loyalty is one of the biggest challenges for ASCs that want to optimize supply chain operations, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.

Here are four recent supply chain partnership and software releases:

Medical technology company Carlsmed is developing a surgical workflow platform for spine deformity intervention through a merger with Precisive Surgical.

ASCs can cut costs by controlling how supplies are shipped, according to FreightCenter's Terese Kerrigan, director of marketing communications.