Supply Chain

The global market for prepackaged medical kits and trays is expected to reach $36.9 billion by 2024, according to Global Industry Analysts.

Hackensack, N.J.-based Metropolitan Surgery Center signed a contract with healthcare data analytics company ORHub.

ASC demand for Omeros' phenylephrine and ketorolac intraocular solution, Omidria, hit a record high in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Beverly Bryant, MSN-RN, CASC, administrator and director of Yuma (Ariz.) Endoscopy Center, discusses the biggest challenges and opportunities in the center's supply chain management.

ASCs can be more efficient when considering alternative supply sources, according to H-Source CEO John Kupice.

Taking advantage of technology may help lower supply chain costs for ASCs, said Vizient's Molly Ehrlich, consulting director of advisory solutions for supply chain operations.

Traverse City, Mich.-based Copper Ridge Surgery Center houses a femtosecond laser machine, giving surgeons the ability to perform cataract surgery with precise incisions, MyNorth reports.

Medical Research Organization NAMSA acquired consultancy firm Reimbursement Strategies.

Taking advantage of consignment can help ASCs save supply chain costs, Medline reported in Outpatient Outcomes magazine.

Linking patient, physician and outcome data can show the economic and clinical impacts of supply chain decisions, according to Debbie Schuhardt, principal of clinical advisory solutions at Vizient.