Blog
May 2020
AMDR Statement – Device Collections and COVID-19
As hospitals begin to reopen to elective procedures, the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR) is pleased that all its members are fully operational. Single-use [...]
April 2020
Device Reprocessors Keep COVID-19 Medical Supply Chain Resilient
We’re sharing a behind-the-scenes look into resupplying front-line hospital workers in the war against COVID-19. Medical equipment is like modern day artillery. Here is one [...]
#HospitalStrong
My heart fills when I read stories of physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals serving on the front lines, volunteering to travel, or coming back [...]
March 2020
Regulated Reprocessed / Remanufactured Devices Expand to EU
We have some important news coming out of the EU! Two months from now, on May 26 2020, the EU MDR will officially go into [...]
February 2020
Unlocking Healthcare Cost Savings from Medical Devices: Industry’s Untapped Value Vault
Americans spend more on healthcare than anyone else in the world. Although the high cost of prescription drugs are often thought of as a primary [...]
HCWH: A New Road Map for Strategic Procurement in European Healthcare
Thanks to Health Care Without Harm, EU-based hospitals and national health systems have a new roadmap to strategic procurement. The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors, or [...]
January 2020
The EU Ushers in New Era in Reprocessing and Remanufacturing of Medical Devices Labelled for “Single Use”
Looking to understand the new EU rules for medical devices (“EU MDR”)? Check out the European Commission’s “Fact Sheet for Healthcare Professionals and Health Institutions.” [...]
Medical Devices and Wasteful Spending: It’s Time for the Discussion
Should we be surprised to know hospitals in the U.S. are wasting over $25 billion on unnecessary supply chain spending? Hat tip to John R. [...]
AMDR Underscores Dramatic Value Reprocessing Brings to HHS’s “Sprint to Coordinated Care” in Comments to OIG
America’s healthcare system is transitioning, albeit slowly, from a volume based payment system, to a focus on paying for value. As part of this, last [...]
December 2019
Hospitals Can Go Green AND Save Money: Here’s How
This article posted on LinkedIn December 2, 2019 I once read something to the effect of, ‘if your sustainability initiatives are costing your company money, [...]
November 2019
The cost of care is killing Americans.
This article posted on LinkedIn November 18, 2019. Thanks Sarah Gantz, Philadelphia Inquirer for reporting that 13% of Americans “know a friend or family member who died [...]
October 2019
Environmental Leadership: Health Canada’s Regulation for Reprocessing Single Use Medical Devices Will Dramatically Reduce Hospital Expenses, Medical Waste
When it comes to action on environmental issues, Canadians have been among the world’s leaders. In the 1970s, they were among the first to phase [...]
August 2019
European Commission’s Proposed Common Specifications for Hospital Reprocessing of Single Use Devices
AMDR Response to Stakeholder Comments The European Union is moving closer to fully implementing its requirements for single-use device (SUD) reprocessing and remanufacturing as part [...]
EU Action Needed to Reduce Costs and Environmental Impact of Healthcare
On Tuesday, 20 August 2019 the European Commission closed its feedback period on safety and performance requirements for single-use device reprocessing. As the 26 May [...]
July 2019
AMDR Launches Summer Newsletter
AMDR's latest newsletter was sent out this week. This newsletter highlighted many of the top reprocessing stories from the past quarter, including a few like [...]
EORNA May 2019
Daniel J. Vukelich spoke to the European Operating Room Nurses Association (EORNA) on May 17th in the Hague about the [...]
AMDR’s Dan Vukelich visits with Turkish Ministry of Health July 2019
AMDR President Dan Vukelich was honored to participate in meetings with the Turkish Ministry of Health, Health and Food Policies Board and Medicines and Medical [...]
May 2019
Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology: 4 Key Takeaways From the 2019 Heart Rhythm Society Meeting
As a follow up to this year's Heart Rhythm conference in San Francisco, Lars Thording of Innovative Healthcare, an AMDR member, blogs his 4 takeaways [...]
Healthcare Purchasing News Blog: Advancements in electrophysiology continue but with few solutions to reduce costs
Healthcare Purchasing News Blog: Advancements in electrophysiology continue but with few solutions to reduce costs Lars Thording of Innovative Healthcare gives his Take-aways from the [...]
April 2019
“Peter Nichol: The $50 Billion Dollar Opportunity | Re-Thinking The Economics of Sterile Processing”
Check out the April 8 Beyond Clean podcast featuring Peter Nichol on the $50 billion dollar savings opportunity that exists by investing in Sterile Processing departments. Dr. [...]