In the Press
July 2018
Through environmental stewardship, hospitals can preserve and protect health
Greenbiz reports about how hospitals can protect health through environmental stewardship. “For Englewood, Colorado-based Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, [...]
Hospitals ‘can’t afford not to’ provide value-based care
Modern Healthcare reports on how hospitals can no longer afford not to provide value based care. "The calls for health systems to ditch fee-for-service [...]
June 2018
Commentary: Value in healthcare remains an imperative; it’s just the matter of how we get there
Modern Healthcare discussing the value in healthcare. But how do we get there? “…Value, as a principle, remains as solid as ever. In fact, it's [...]
Is This the Hospital That Will Finally Push the Expensive U.S. Health Care System to Innovate?
The Harvard Business Review reports about a revolutionary new hospital. "There was a time when the American steel industry seemed invincible. The American automotive [...]
Reprocessed Medical Devices Market To Witness Huge Growth Due To Rising Requirement For Reduction In Medical Waste Till 2022: Grand View Research, Inc.
The Digital Journal reported on the expected growth of the reprocessed medical device market. According to report published by Grand View Research, the global [...]
Healthcare costs increasing at unsustainable pace
Modern HealthCare reports on the increasing costs of healthcare. "The expected 6% growth in 2019 aligns with the 5.5% to 7% trend over the past [...]
How University of Washington Medical Center improved supply chain efficiency and saved $1M+
Becker's Hospital Review reports on the partnership between the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle and Stryker's Sustainability Solutions division to save on medical device [...]
AMDR President Selected to Speak at 2018 CleanMed Europe
AMDR is proud to announce that Dan Vukelich has been selected to speak on medical device reprocessing at the 2018 CleanMed Europe meeting in Nijmegen, [...]
Beware: Anti-Reprocessing Tactics
Today, AMDR released an alert to hospitals and healthcare facilities advising of certain sales tactics which may undermine reprocessing programs. In spite of the economic pressure facing hospitals [...]
Reprocessed Medical Devices Market is Rising to a Valuation of US$3.35 bn in 2024, Says TMR
PRNewswire reports on how reprocessed medical devices market is rising to new heights. “As per the TMR report, the global reprocessed medical devices market is likely to [...]
AMDR President, Dan Vukelich, will meet with the Japanese SUD Remanufacturing Association (JRSA) in Tokyo for a roundtable event June 27
AMDR President, Dan Vukelich, will meet with the Japanese SUD Remanufacturing Association (JRSA) in Tokyo for a roundtable event June 27. This intra-industry event is dedicating [...]
AMDR President Dan Vukelich will speak at the MedTech 2018 summit Thursday, June 14th
AMDR President Dan Vukelich will speak at the MedTech 2018 summit Thursday, June 14th on the European Medical Device Regulation and requirements on the reprocessing of single-use [...]
AMDR President Attended AAMI’s Technical Committee Meeting This Week
AMDR attended AAMI’s technical committee meetings in Long Beach this week. Dan Vukelich, AMDR’s president, represented commercial reprocessors in standards committee meetings Tuesday dedicated to medical device [...]
Greening the OR: Savings, trends, opportunities
Practice Greenhealth reports on how we can green the OR. The OR can be a pretty wasteful place, and we’re not just talking about physical [...]
Five Key Takeaways From Heart Rhythm 2018
Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology reports on the five key takeaways from Heart Rhythm Society’s annual conference Stryker Sustainability Solutions as well as Innovative Health represented [...]
Takeaways from the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual conference
MedCity News reports on the takeaways from the Heart Rhythm Society’s annual conference noting the increased importance of reprocessing to the electrophysioloigsts. Thousands of clinicians, scientists, researchers [...]
MedTech 2018 Summit
The 2018 MedTech Summit will cover 8 crucial areas: EU MDR, IVDR, Post Market Surveillance and Vigilance, Clinical Evaluations and Investigations for Medical Devices, Medical [...]
Reprocessed Medical Devices Market Projected to Register 14.9% CAGR Through 2024Reprocessed Medical Devices Market Projected to Register 14.9% CAGR Through 2024
Reprocessed Medical Devices Market Projected to Register 14.9% CAGR Through 2024 Transparency Market Research quotes the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR) in estimate that [...]
May 2018
FDA names drugmakers potentially acting to delay cheap generics
Reuters reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) listed a number of pharmaceutical companies that it believes could be "blocking access to their [...]
How the Healthcare Industry is Addressing the Fast-growing Medical Waste Problem
Writing for Waste 360, Arlene Karidis, in an article about how the healthcare industry is addressing the growing medical waste problem, does note a solution: [...]