Medical device recalls jumped 31.2 percent in the second quarter, the highest level in two years, according to a new report from Stericycle Expert Solutions.

Abbott received the FDA's emergency use authorization clearance for its rapid COVID-19 detection test BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card.

Three new products for surgery centers and operating rooms:

ASC materials managers, purchasing managers and facility directors should engage in careful planning, negotiation and research when buying capital equipment, according to Vizient.

Smith+Nephew launched Aria, a care management platform designed for patients and providers.

Healthcare supplier Medline Industries opened a $90 million distribution center in Uxbridge, Mass.

The nurse navigator or case manager drives the keys to successful outcomes for a TJR: careful patient selection, education and planning.

The FDA approved the world's first fully transparent surgical mask, according to CNN.

DJO released two Empower systems for total hip and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty that were designed with the cost constraints of outpatient- and ASC-based procedures in mind.

Surgical Partners and InvoSurg entered into separate agreements to commercialize CytoSorb, an extracorporeal cytokine adsorber and the flagship product of CytoSorbents Corp.

The FDA published a list of medical device shortages and discontinuations that have occurred during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The Department of Justice announced Aug. 12 it obtained a temporary restraining order against three people who operate more than 300 websites fraudulently selling products such as hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes during the pandemic.

To build a business case for adding TJR procedures at your facility, you’ll want to assess the opportunity in several ways—including whether you have an appropriate patient population in your area, the strength of local competition, availability of TJR specialists and the regulatory environment.

Three supply chain partnerships established so far during the pandemic:

As surgery centers across America come together to celebrate National ASC Month after months of facing COVID-19 challenges, it’s time to fully recognize the one indispensable role that improves the health of every facility: the materials manager.

Six ASCs have introduced robotics during the COVID-19 pandemic:

If you’re implementing total joint replacements in your ASC, consider contracting with a home health agency.

Independent practices in South Carolina are banding together to increase their buying power in securing personal protective equipment, local NBC affiliate WMBF reports.

The FDA now has 77 hand sanitizers on its recall list due to the presence of methanol.

Inventory Optimization Solutions awarded Boulder, Colo.-based Foothills Surgery Center its Q2 2020 Best Practice Award for excelling in supply chain processes.