Over the past year, Amazon began to move further into several branches of healthcare, including supply chain, voice recognition and the retail market.

Too many SKUs to track and manage can impact 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.

DrMet Biomedical's new customer partnerships increased by 28 percent in 2018, according to DrMet Biomedical CEO Tom Cooper.

Brock K. Bakewell, MD, was the first surgeon in Tucson, Ariz., to implant the Visian Toric ICL, according to STAAR Surgical Territory Sales Manager Korrie Katz.

It’s a new year – which means it’s time for everyone to start their New Years’ resolutions! In my role at Cardinal Health, I work with surgery centers each day to help them navigate major pain points and capitalize on opportunities for improvement.

  ASCs should have a plan in place for continuing operations when a supply chain shortage occurs, according to Cheryl Poplaski, Vizient's senior director of supply chain operations.

The healthcare supply chain management market is expected to undergo significant growth from 2018 to 2023, The Business Investor reports.

Medline's Outpatient Outcomes magazine outlined ways ASCs can streamline supply chain ordering with inventory management software.

  Time is a limited resource, especially at surgery centers. Free up time for clinicians by combining the supplies you use most often into a procedure pack, streamlining operations and reducing supply costs, said Mandie Shipp, Cardinal Health's senior consultant in clinical operations.

  Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems shared three tips for ASCs to improve inventory management practices on their blog.

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 Mandie Shipp, RN, BSN, senior consultant in clinical operations at Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health.