Smith & Nephew agreed to acquire Brainlab's orthopedic joint reconstruction business.

Dallas-based Guardian Pharmacy Services — the manufacturer of a compounded solution at the center of 60 lawsuits — reached a settlement with the federal government, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

SimplifyASC surpassed the midpoint in its $6 million Series A fundraising with $2.75 million from Jumpstart Capital, according to Venture Nashville Connections.

McKesson Medical-Surgical signed a national distribution agreement with Linet, an international provider of hospital beds, medical mattresses and patient transport systems.

Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute Surgery Center is one of only three ASCs in Florida offering robotic-assisted total and partial knee replacement procedures, according to Smith & Nephew Robotic Implementation Consultant Alison Ryan.

Former Medtronic Chairman and CEO William Hawkins joined Surgical Theater as its advisory board chairman.

Pacira Pharmaceuticals will acquire Myoscience, a targeted pain therapies company, for up to $220 million, AP News reports.

Modernizing Medicine is moving into a new space in Boca Raton, Fla., the Orlando Sun Sentinel reports.

Planning for supply chain shortages allows ASCs to provide their organization with information, alternatives and product updates on a timely basis, according to Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations.

Healthcare supply company WestCMR explained how ASCs can turn surgical waste into profits on Florida Trend.

Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations, outlined what ASCs can do to prepare for supply chain disruptions.

For ASCs, it's important to ensure the center has the information needed to manage supply chain delays to successfully deploy a mitigation strategy, according to Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations.

McKesson Chairman and CEO John H. Hammergren will retire, effective March 31, 2019.

CMS approved Respicardia's remede system for outpatient transitional pass-through payment.

Takeda agreed to a senior short-term loan agreement to borrow up to 500 billion Japanese Yen ($4.47 million).

Surgery centers that use surgical instrument marking tape to identify or track instruments should carefully monitor the material, according to Beyond Clean.

Bolivar, Mo.-based Citizens Memorial Hospital surgeons can now perform both inpatient and outpatient surgeries using the da Vinci system after the hospital installed a da Vinci in its surgical suite.

Medical Design & Outsourcing released its list of the 100 largest medical device companies in the world for 2018, a year full of mergers and acquisitions. 

Marvella Thomas, clinical consultant at Cardinal Health, discusses the key issues in supply chain management for ASCs today.

Boston Scientific is laying off 85 employees at its neuromodulation plant in Burlington, Mass., the Boston Business Journal reports.