While maintaining a high standard of compliance within an ASC is vital to the health and safety of both patients and staff, common compliance issues can occur no matter how vigilant you are.

ASCs are going to play an integral role in joint replacement as more procedures migrate to the surgery center space. A column in AJMC shared insights into how ASCs can improve cost and care management.

AMN Healthcare Services purchased a language interpretation company serving ASCs, health systems and hospitals for $475 million, according to a Jan. 29 announcement.

Keith Fricker is assistant director of pharmacy for Jackson Health System in Miami. Having experience in both pharmacy and supply chain, Mr. Fricker shared his insight on the top challenges in the field, disruptions to look for and more.

Three recent supply chain company partnerships:

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.

While EHRs are pervasive in the healthcare industry, ASCs have been slow to adopt them.

Not all group purchasing organizations are the same, according to Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems Chief Nursing Officer Ann Geier, RN.

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has licensed its Dexycu anti-inflammation drug to Chinese pharmaceutical company Ocumension Therapeutics for distribution in Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China.

Smith & Nephew acquired Tusker Medical, an ENT devicemaker, for an unspecified amount.

Chris Childers, Cardinal Health's national sales director of strategic accounts, weighed in on best supply chain practices for ASCs.

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.

An inside look at medical device reprocessing with key insight from industry leaders

Cardinal Health told its customers Jan. 11 and Jan. 15 to not use its level three surgical gowns due to the manufacturer not being able to guarantee the products are sterile, according to a release from the FDA.

A Southern California ASC has chosen to partner with digital health company ORHub to track data from surgeries.

Medline acquired a medical and dental device distributor based in Quebec City, Canada.

  ASC management software developer Simplify ASC shared tips for effective ASC inventory management.

  Supply chain solutions company Inventory Optimization Solutions shared tips ASCs can follow to improve supply chain management on the company's blog.

  TrackMySolutions, a healthcare-focused application company, has partnered with the South Kansas City Surgicenter in Overland Park, Kan. to track implantable device data.

Here are five supply chain tips experts shared with Becker's ASC Review that were featured this month: