Reprocessing Programs Integral to Green Healthcare
5 Best Practices to Green Healthcare Author: Deborah Fleischer Source: GreenBiz Highlights U.S. hospitals contribute 8 percent of our total carbon footprint, creating 2 million tons of waste annually. “Sustainability is preventative medicine on a grand
New Study Compares Reported Failure Rates Between Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Single-use Energy Devices and Reprocessed (RP) Devices
Technical Brief: A Comparison of the Failure Rate between Original Equipment Manufacturer and Reprocessed Single-use Energy Devices Author: Terrence J. Loftus MD, MBA, FACS Source: ASME Journal of Medical Devices Background: Reprocessing has
Greening the OR Symposium
The Greening the OR Symposium celebrates progress and milestones made on the journey to promoting environmentally friendly practices in the operating room and invites new thinking in innovative ideas to overcome our challenges, and strategies
Sign the Practice Greenhealth EPP Pledge
Demonstrate Your Environmental Commitment Practice Greenhealth is the nation’s leading membership organization for companies in health care that have made a commitment to sustainable, environmentally preferable practices. Practice Greenhealth’s Greening the Supply Chain™ Initiative provides
MHRA Wants Input on Single-Use Device Re-Manufacture Guidance
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a survey to gather input on its new draft guidance on the re-manufacturing of single-use devices... Reprocessing vs Re-manufacturing Presently, reprocessing single-use devices is not
EU Council Makes Medical Device Reform Breakthrough After Years of Deadlock
The Council of the European Union has published a compromise text on medical device regulation, three years after the Commission first proposed reworking the legislation. Making the breakthrough