Supply Chain

Hospital-based supply chain strategies often work for ASCs too, said Molly Ehrlich, Vizient's consulting director of advisory solutions for supply chain operations.

HealthBanks and athenahealth entered into a partnership to provide HealthBanks' patient engagement solution to clinicians.

Casetabs, a developer of cloud-based surgery coordination technology, has received $3 million in funding for its surgery coordination application.

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

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, a specialty biopharmaceutical company, has appointed Wendy DiCicco to the company's audit committee and board of directors.

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

Ospitek, a developer of software for ASCs, has launched its View surgical center management platform.

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

Beverly Bryant, MSN, RN, administrator and director of Yuma (Ariz.) Endoscopy Center, shared supply chain insights with Becker's ASC Review.

Fewer hospital purchasing managers are buying supplies from Amazon than last year, according to a survey from UBS Group AG cited by Bloomberg.