Supply Chain

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

ASCs can avoid losing money on refurbished equipment by asking important questions before buying it, according to DRE Medical Equipment executive Kary VanArsdale Tanner, EdD.

Medline secured a prime vendor distribution agreement with Corvallis, Ore.-based Strategic Resource Partners.

The approval backlog is here, and the medical device industry is pleading with Congress to fund the FDA during the government shutdown, Medscape reports.

Conmed Corp. is offering $300 million in senior notes to qualified institutional buyers through a private offering.

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

Medivis, a surgical augmented reality company partnering with Microsoft, was co-founded by radiologist Christopher Morley, MD.

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

Chris Childers, Cardinal Health's national sales director of strategic accounts, weighed in on best supply chain practices for ASCs.

  ASCs should minimize the number of different storage locations for the same item, said Molly Ehrlich, Vizient's consulting director of advisory solutions for supply chain operations.