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Federal government seizes 900K+ hoarded medical supplies
The Department of Justice and HHS seized and distributed nearly a million medical supplies hoarded by price gougers, the departments announced April 2. -
Alabama surgery center to receive 25 homemade masks
An Alabama resident who has assembled and donated more than 150 masks to medical providers is sending some to a local surgery center, Eagle Eye TV reports. -
ASCs and technology adoption: 3 thoughts from Dr. Ray Raven
As CMS continues expanding the services permitted in outpatient settings, ASCs are seeking more efficient administrative solutions — and technology is the answer, according to Ray Raven, MD, an orthopedic specialist who penned an article on Physicians Practice. -
Henry Schein to distribute "several hundred thousand" new COVID-19 tests — 5 insights
Henry Schein Medical plans to make "several hundred thousand" COVID-19 tests available to physician offices, hospitals and other healthcare facilities by March 30, according to a March 26 announcement. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Monitor staff for costly mistakes
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems Chief Nursing Officer Ann Geier, RN, shared a tip for ASCs to improve inventory management practices on the company's blog. -
ASCs offer to share supplies, staff with hospitals treating COVID-19 patients
ASCs and other healthcare facilities are sharing supplies with hospitals treating COVID-19 patients, according to the Pantagraph. -
Illinois governor asks ASCs to donate unused PPE
The Illinois Department of Public Health is asking all ASCs, outpatient surgery centers and veterinarians to donate unused personal protective equipment to providers on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak. -
Medline will use Wisconsin plant to produce 150K bottles of hand sanitizer
Medline is using its manufacturing facility in Hartland, Wis., to produce hand sanitizer. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Weigh storage convenience, risk
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems Chief Nursing Officer Ann Geier, RN, shared tips for ASCs to improve inventory management practices on the company's blog. -
Supply Chain Tip of the Week: Prioritize streamlined operations
Streamlining operations and improving efficiency are always top priorities in a surgery center, especially when focusing on growing your business. But day-to-day tasks and urgent action items often push strategic streamlining to the back-burner. With this in mind, it’s important to plan ahead. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: How to cut streamline, cut supply costs
Too many stock keeping units to track and manage can affect the efficiency of an ASC. Decreasing the SKU count can help ASCs streamline operations and reduce supply costs, according to Cardinal Health's Mandie Shipp, RN, BSN, senior consultant in clinical operations. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Monitor supply chain spikes
Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations, outlined what ASCs can do to prepare for supply chain disruptions. -
Kentucky ASC wins award for supply chain cost effectiveness
The Bluegrass Specialty Surgery Center in Lexington, Ky., has won an award from healthcare solutions company Intalere for supply chain management and cost effectiveness. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Ask yourself the '5 whys'
Molly Ehrlich, Vizient's consulting director of advisory solutions for supply chain operations, shared a story on Vizient's blog about an operating room that kept running out of supplies. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Have a strategy to deal with disruption
When supply chain shortages occur, ASCs can take steps to a stay ahead of disruptions, according to Cheryl Poplaski, senior director of supply chain operations for healthcare services company Vizient. -
Modernizing Medicine offers free access to telemedicine platform
Modernizing Medicine will offer current and future users access to an audio and video telemedicine platform to help treat patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Communication is key
Planning for supply chain shortages can help ASCs prepare their teams quickly and efficiently when a disruption occurs, according to Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations. -
C-arms slimming down for use in outpatient surgery centers
C-arms, intraoperative imaging devices, are becoming more compact as more procedures move to the outpatient setting, according to healthcare industry news source Dotmed. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Prepare for disruption
Understanding the risk of disruptions in an ASC supply chain takes time, planning and continuous assessment, according to Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations. -
Amkai EHR ranked No. 1 with ASC clients for 5th straight year
Surgical Information Systems' Amkai EHR for ASCs earned the No. 1 client rating for user satisfaction for the fifth year in a row in the Black Book survey.
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