Supply Chain

Having an employee dedicated to supply chain management helps ASCs become more efficient, said Molly Ehrlich, Vizient's consulting director of advisory solutions for supply chain operations.

A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine presented physician's thoughts on the FDA's drug review process.

Exact Sciences is developing 15 diagnostic cancer tests. Exact Sciences' eventual goal is to develop a universal cancer test, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.

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.