Supply Chain
Keeping an eye on performance metrics can help ASCs increase supply chain efficiency, said Molly Ehrlich, Vizient's consulting director of advisory solutions for supply chain operations.
ASCs can optimize efficiency and save space through a pack program, according to Cardinal Health’s Mandie Shipp, senior consultant in clinical operations. Combining the most-used supplies into a procedure pack can streamline operations and reduce supply costs.
Bausch Health paid off approximately $400 million of its debt in the quarter, after the company recently announced the repayment of an additional $76 million.
ASCs should involve all stakeholders in order to control costs, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals was added to the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index.
To prepare for supply chain disruptions, ASCs should review data, according to Vizient's Cheryl Poplaski, senior director of supply chain operations.
Orthopedic device company EDGe Surgical secured $4 million in series A financing.
Because ASCs are often physician-owned, they're particularly susceptible to physician influence over the business' buying habits, according to Z5 Inventory CEO Carl Natenstedt.
Apple has employed dozens of physicians as it aims to integrate health technologies into the Apple Watch, iPad and iPhone, CNBC reports.
Surgery centers have limited storage space for supplies, which is why it’s important to identify and combine the SKUs used for every procedure in space-saving packs. Combining the most frequently used supplies streamlines operations and reduces supply costs, according to…