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ASC supply chain tip of the day: Use tools for price transparency
ASCs can pressure vendors to be more price-transparent, according to Ann Castro, vice president of non-acute sales for supply chain analytics company BroadJump. -
EyecareLive enhances telemedicine platform — 3 insights
EyecareLive updated its telemedicine platform by releasing EyecareLive 2.0, which provides several new features. -
UPMC, Pensiamo team up with Premier Inc. to launch CognitiveRx
Cognitive supply chain company Pensiamo partnered with healthcare improvement company Premier Inc. to launch CognitiveRx, a supply chain solution that predicts and manages drug shortages. -
Vizient, Civica Rx team up to tackle drug shortages
Civica Rx, a nonprofit generic drug company, and healthcare improvement company Vizient are partnering to address drug shortages. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Shop around for GPOs
Not all group purchasing organizations are the same, according to Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems Chief Nursing Officer Ann Geier, RN. -
Grant Thornton's Jeff Berman on the key supply chain trends to watch for
Jeff Berman, principal of consulting company Grant Thornton's operations transformation, shared trends he sees in the healthcare supply chain with Becker's ASC Review. -
3 ways ASCs can improve supply chain operations
Jacob Hookom, of medical supply chain company McKesson, shared insights on how ASCs can improve their supply chain operations. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Consider Amazon
Amazon has the potential to become a player in the ASC supply chain market, according to Neil Olderman, partner at law firm Drinker Biddle & Reath, and president of Drinker Biddle & Reath's consulting firm, Innovative Health Strategies. -
How supply chain technology can help ASCs
Technology can help ASCs organize and track their supply inventory, according to supply chain operations company Hybrent. -
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals adds 2 executives
Specialty biopharmaceutical company EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has selected Scott Jones as chief commercial officer and Said Saim, PhD, as chief technology officer. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Track trends
Keeping an eye on performance metrics can help increase supply chain efficiency for ASCs, said Molly Ehrlich, healthcare performance improvement company Vizient's consulting director of advisory solutions for supply chain operations. -
IU Health distribution center plans to deliver to ASCs
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health's Integrated Service Center, a facility that provides medical supplies to the system's hospitals and acute care centers in the state at a reduced price, is expanding to deliver supplies to other facilities, according to Inside Indiana Business. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Find effective partners
Effective supply chain management is a key component of an ASC's clinical, operational and financial success, according to Mandie Shipp, BSN, RN, senior consultant of the clinical operations ambulatory care segment at Cardinal Health. -
3 opportunities to lower costs with data
Data analytics can provide ASCs with new visibility and transparency into their business operations — so they can spot new opportunities to cut waste, find real savings and adopt new best practices to improve performance. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Evaluate clinical processes
Stephanie Martin, vice president of operations and clinical services for Westchester, Ill.-based ASC manager Regent Surgical Health, shared supply chain tips on Regent's blog. -
5 tips to improve ASC supply chain operations
Budgeting and tracking supply chain data can improve ASC supply chains, according to Tom Hui, founder of ASC management software company HSTpathways and Kerri Ubaldi, RN, vice president of operations for Merritt Healthcare. -
ASC supply chain tip of the day: Focus on case costing
Physician preference items can account for a majority of an ASC's supply chain costs, according to Ann Castro, BroadJump's vice president of non-acute sales. -
HCA Healthcare affiliate acquires supply chain management company — 4 insights
HealthTrust acquired Resource Optimization & Innovation, a supply chain management company, and will now take over group purchasing operations. -
3 key opportunities for success in the ASC market
To navigate the ever-changing, increasingly complex healthcare landscape, ASCs nationwide are exploring opportunities to enhance care coordination, meet patient demand and ensure optimal outcomes — all while reducing costs. -
Top challenges facing ASCs: How to capitalize on growth & avoid headwinds
Ambulatory surgery centers are uniquely positioned in the healthcare industry to increase value and cut costs without compromising patient experience. However, while ASCs' ability to provide high quality care at a lower cost have spurred private insurers and CMS to drive surgical care into the outpatient setting, there are some industry trends that can impede ASC growth.
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