Can Health Systems Source Direct to Factory Alone?

“We make working with us as easy as having a factory down the street.” – Bill Fallon  Why can’t I go directly to the factory myself?  Direct sourcing straight from the factory is the superior option for health systems, as it gives you greater control over product quality, cost and design while driving out the … Continued

Pill Cutters and Crushers: Joint Commission Surveyors Take Notice

Our health system partners tell us that Joint Commission surveyors are looking for proper medication management techniques when nurses or pharmacists crush or split pills, prompting many organizations to direct-source single-patient-use pill cutters and crushers through us. We peeked into a popular online nurses’ chat board to find out more about current practice for crushing … Continued

Comfort and Caring for Breast Cancer Patients

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so we’d like to acknowledge our health system partners who go the extra mile to comfort breast cancer patients during treatment. Patients facing a breast cancer diagnosis also face a challenging course of treatment, whether surgery or chemotherapy is advised. Surgery can be a difficult decision. Chemotherapy brings unique … Continued

The Questions We Hear at Every Conference

Kids are back to school, the air has turned crisp, and that means that fall meeting and event season is upon us. We’ve spied some terrific agendas coming up at both national events and regional AHRMM chapter meetings. In addition to learning and networking at events, we genuinely enjoy helping health system leaders get hands-on … Continued

Do your nurses need Helping Hands for patient positioning?

No one understands front-line patient care challenges better than clinicians themselves.   Clinicians’ unique perspective shaped the development of the Helping Hands tissue displacement strap. Both patients and the nurses who care for them are the ones who need a “helping hand” from this unique product. Nurses Are Lifting More Mass Patients’ body mass index … Continued

Are your clinicians searching for their sizes on the internet?

Our typical point of contact with a health system is in supply chain leadership. But we also respond directly to queries that come to us through our website from individual clinicians and healthcare professionals. Many clinicians find us through their own web searches as they scour the internet for access to the clinical supplies that … Continued

Craig Long joins InHome Medical Solutions, an ASP Global company, as Senior VP, Business Development

30-year post-acute market veteran charged with delivering efficiency gains, quality improvements and cost reductions for hospice and home health providers nation wide. January 25, 2017 – Atlanta, GA InHome Medical Solutions, a wholesale medical products distribution company serving physicians, home health and hospice providers, announces it has hired Craig Long as Senior Vice President of … Continued

Northside Hospital boosts patient comfort with global sourcing

“Kits for care: How global sourcing helped Northside Hospital boost patient comfort” ASP Global is proud to provide Atlanta-based Northside Hospital an amenity kit for every patient who walks through its doors, including custom, specialized kits for new mothers and kits for breast cancer patients, filled with products to make their hospital stay as comfortable … Continued

Driven by quality across the continuum, ASP Global acquires InHome Medical Solutions

At ASP Global, our mission is simple: support the full continuum of healthcare in any setting: hospitals, IDNs, home health, hospice and group practices. We improve quality, reduce risk, enhance transparency and cut costs on medical products every day for some of the nation’s largest hospitals including Banner Health, New York Presbyterian, Northside Hospital, Sisters … Continued

ASP Global Acquires InHome Medical Solutions

Atlanta-based ASP Global extends its global sourcing of medical supplies and hospital supply chain business into the $53 billion home health and hospice market. January 20, 2016 — Atlanta, GA — ASP Global an industry leader in global sourcing of hospital medical supplies, has acquired Jacksonville, FL based InHome Medical Solutions, a leading wholesale medical … Continued