In the Press
September 2020
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Med Rx iv: Environmental impact of Personal Protective Equipment supplied to health and social care services in England in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic GalleryMed Rx iv: Environmental impact of Personal Protective Equipment supplied to health and social care services in England in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic
Med Rx iv: Environmental impact of Personal Protective Equipment supplied to health and social care services in England in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic
Objectives Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has been central to controlling spread of SARS-CoV2. This study aims to quantify the environmental impact of this, [...]
HPN: Help needed: HPN and Greenhealth Exchange (GX) second Sustainability in Healthcare Supply Chain Survey input
Greenhealth Exchange (GX) and Healthcare Purchasing News (HPN) announced the 2nd Sustainability in Health Care Supply Chain Survey, stated a GX press release. The survey is open [...]
SDC: More Than Half of Supply Chain Professionals Expect a Greater Focus on Circular Economy Strategies over the Next 2 Years
Fifty-one percent of supply chain professionals expect that the focus on their circular economy strategies will increase over the next two years, according to a [...]
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Healthcare Contracting: Vizient’s SVP of sourcing operations, David Gillan, to speak about supply chain resiliency for AZ State Univ.’s Genius Series GalleryHealthcare Contracting: Vizient’s SVP of sourcing operations, David Gillan, to speak about supply chain resiliency for AZ State Univ.’s Genius Series
Healthcare Contracting: Vizient’s SVP of sourcing operations, David Gillan, to speak about supply chain resiliency for AZ State Univ.’s Genius Series
September 17, 2020 – Vizient (Irving, TX) announced that David Gillan, SVP of sourcing operations, will be the featured speaker for Arizona State University’s W.P. [...]
CNBC: These are the companies trying to solve the world’s plastic waste problem
Since the 1950s, humans have produced about 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic. Every year, 8 million metric tons end up in the ocean. Globally, [...]
Stuff: What’s Dr Dre got in common with the New Zealand healthcare system?
OPINION: In July a video of rapper and producer Dr Dre went viral on Twitter, showing the millionaire leafing through rows and rows of gleaming [...]
AMDR Comments to the European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment on Empowering the Consumer for the Green Transition
The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR) appreciates the Commission’s efforts to promote a green transition. We welcome the opportunity to provide feedback to the [...]
August 2020
Stuff: Start-up says 1700 tonnes of medical waste could be reused per year
A medical technology company says it could save the New Zealand health system $100 million each year by stopping 1700 tonnes of medical waste going [...]
HPN: AHRMM20+ virtual conference agenda announced
The American Hospital Resource Materials Management (AHRMM) association has announced their virtual format for the annual AHRMM20+ Conference & Exhibition, states the AHRMM website. There [...]
Regulatory Focus: FDA lists medical devices in shortage under CARES authority
For the first time, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday listed medical devices in shortage or that have been discontinued during the coronavirus disease [...]
BBC: How do you fix healthcare’s medical waste problem?
When surgeon Claire Teves* (not her real name) landed in Singapore from the Philippines for a six-month fellowship, she knew it would take some time [...]
Practice Greenhealth: 3-Time Greening the OR Champ Saves $1 Million
For the third year in a row, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) received Practice Greenhealth’s Greening the OR Leadership Award for their industry-leading, comprehensive [...]
EP Lab Digest: Innovative Health Receives First-Ever FDA Clearances to Reprocess Transseptal Needles
Innovative Health, Inc. announced it has received FDA clearance for reprocessing the St. Jude Medical BRK Transseptal Needle and the Baylis Medical NRG Transseptal Needle. [...]
Block’s Disinfection, Sterilization, and Preservation
The 6th Edition of Block’s Disinfection, Sterilization, and Preservation, is now available for sale and will ship August 17. AMDR’s Dan Vukelich is a contributing [...]
Vice: Congress Will Consider National Right-to-Repair Legislation for Medical Equipment
Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Yvette D. Clark have introduced right to repair legislation in the Senate and the House that would make it easier [...]
ASA Monitor: COVID and Climate Change
The concept of “flattening the curve” brilliantly communicated the need for rapid public health measures to avoid overwhelming health system capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic [...]
Repertoire: Greenhealth Exchange announces new program, “Greenhealth Approved”
August 03, 2020 – Practice Greenhealth and the Greenhealth Exchange (Reston, VA) announced the release of “Greenhealth Approved,” a new, national program which will allow [...]
Healthcare Business News: Five minutes in healthcare – featuring Dan Vukelich
In this installment, I check in with Dan Vukelich, president of the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR), regarding the untapped potential for reprocessing in [...]
July 2020
The Green Print: Advancement of Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare
Healthcare pollution is a public health crisis. Learn how single-use medical device reprocessing can be part of the solution to help reduce emissions, save resources, [...]
Managed Healthcare: An Urgent Call to Reduce and Reuse Hospital Supplies for Stronger Financial, Environmental and Clinical Sustainability
Now is the time to take serious action to reform wasteful hospital practices and strengthen the healthcare supply chain. The high cost of American healthcare [...]