Supply Chain

Jacob Hookom, of medical supply chain company McKesson, shared insights on how ASCs can improve their supply chain operations.

Amazon has the potential to become a player in the ASC supply chain market, according to Neil Olderman, partner at law firm Drinker Biddle & Reath, and president of Drinker Biddle & Reath's consulting firm, Innovative Health Strategies.

Technology can help ASCs organize and track their supply inventory, according to supply chain operations company Hybrent.

Specialty biopharmaceutical company EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has selected Scott Jones as chief commercial officer and Said Saim, PhD, as chief technology officer.

Keeping an eye on performance metrics can help increase supply chain efficiency for ASCs, said Molly Ehrlich, healthcare performance improvement company Vizient's consulting director of advisory solutions for supply chain operations.

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health's Integrated Service Center, a facility that provides medical supplies to the system's hospitals and acute care centers in the state at a reduced price, is expanding to deliver supplies to other facilities, according to Inside Indiana…

Effective supply chain management is a key component of an ASC's clinical, operational and financial success, according to Mandie Shipp, BSN, RN, senior consultant of the clinical operations ambulatory care segment at Cardinal Health.

Data analytics can provide ASCs with new visibility and transparency into their business operations — so they can spot new opportunities to cut waste, find real savings and adopt new best practices to improve performance.

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

  Budgeting and tracking supply chain data can improve ASC supply chains, according to Tom Hui, founder of ASC management software company HSTpathways and Kerri Ubaldi, RN, vice president of operations for Merritt Healthcare.