Since materials represent the second highest expense for most ASCs, trailing staffing costs, the money and time lost due to poor materials management can add up quickly. On a positive note, this also means even small improvements to a poorly run materials program can lead to significant savings.
In this article, originally published in the March 2017 edition of ASC Focus Magazine, Daren Smith, Senior Clinical Solutions Specialist at AmkaiSolutions, gives a preview of a presentation he will deliver at ASCA 2017, the ASC industry's premier national conference.He will discuss the following steps for reducing supply costs: