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15 ASC MANAGEMENT "Working through EMR reporting and analytics provides accurate case-costing. Incentivizing staff through profit-sharing to minimizes supply costs. Leverage GPO pric- ing as needed for favorable agreements." 12. Control vendor access to physicians ASCs should prevent vendors from push- ing products on physicians by implement- ing restrictions, according to Mr. Bramer: "Just like in a hospital, strongly control access to physicians by outside vendors. We recommend [making] it a win-win for phy- sicians. In many cases, they really don't want to be interrupted by vendors," he said. 13. Customize your approach ASC supply chain management requires a tailored approach, according to Navigant Consulting director Rob Austin and consul- tant Joe Pesek: "A common mistake health systems make, particularly as they emphasize centraliza- tion of core nonclinical business functions, is they try to run the supply chain for their ASCs as if the centers are just another acute care facility," Mr. Austin and Mr. Pesek said. 14. Don't waste supplies Healthcare supply company WestCMR listed the ways ASCs can turn surgical waste into profits, according to the company's CEO Randy Ware: "Surplus surgical supplies that sit un- used in supply closets are a balance sheet nightmare for many hospitals and surgery centers. Landfills are no place for usable 'expensive' overstock medical supplies. Liquidate responsibly, and sell unwanted, in-date inventory." 15. Use supply chain consignment Taking advantage of consignment can help ASCs save supply chain costs, Medline reported in its Outpatient Outcomes magazine: "Consignment ordering is flexible. ASCs can stock supplies for everyday use, as well as for emergency cases, which allow for cost savings as the center is billed only for what is used. rough using consignment, inventory management is handled by the supplier rather than the ASC, saving staff time." n ASC coming to 102,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Colorado By Eric Oliver A new mixed-use medical office development featuring an ASC is coming to Englewood, Colo., the Colorado Real Estate Journal reported. What you should know: 1. The development, Synergy Medical, will be 102,000 square feet. 2. The development will serve Englewood-based Swedish Medical Center. 3. Several tenants have committed to the development, including an ASC, neurologists, orthopedic surgeons and plastic surgeons. 4. The space's retail offerings will include a restaurant and a coffee shop for now. Developers expect there to be more offerings in the future. n Health system to open ambulatory center as part of $75M campaign By Angie Stewart D oylestown (Pa.) Health is nearing completion on two construction projects, including an ambulatory center on its flagship hospital campus. The ambulatory center at Doylestown Hospital will feature a same-day sur- gery center, orthopedic offices and rehabilitation facilities. Construction is expected to wrap up in spring 2020. Doylestown Health's Cardiovascular and Critical Care Pavilion is also expected to be finished in early 2020. It will house the Woodall Center for Heart and Vascular Care. Both projects are part of Doylestown Health's $75 million, five-year invest- ment campaign. n ASC part of $9M Michigan hospital expansion By Rachel Popa T he $9 million renovation to transition Charlotte, Mich.-based Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital into Sparrow Health System is com- plete, according to the Lansing State Journal. The renovation included changing the name of the hospital to Sparrow Eaton Hospital, adding a new surgery center and implementing a new record-keeping system. Through Sparrow Eaton Hospital patients will have access to Sparrow Health System's care network resources, including urgent care clinics and other hospitals. n

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