DOTmed News: The Economics of Supplies
DOTmed News December 3, 2012 By Brian White, President of Stryker Sustainability Solutions It's a challenging time for hospitals, but it's also an exciting one. Harsh economic realities demand new ways of thinking about how
Health Facilities Management: The Incentives Continue to Grow for Hospitals to Reduce Their Impact on the Environment
Health Facilities Management December 2012 By Jeff Ferenc, Senior Editor If it's the mission of hospitals everywhere to improve the health and well-being of patients, staff and the communities they serve, health care leaders stressed
Plastics Today: Hospital Sustainability Drives Will Affect Plastics' Demand
Plastics Today December 5, 2012 By Doug Smock Kaiser Permanente, a California-based healthcare group, saved $8.2 million in purchasing and waste disposal costs last year through use of reprocessed medical devices. Re-use of medical devices
American Medical News: ACOs, Already Surging, Poised for Even More Growth
American Medical News December 10, 2012 By VICTORIA STAGG ELLIOTT The number of accountable care organizations has increased significantly in recent years and is expected to grow even more quickly in the immediate future, with physician
Practice Greenhealth Innovation Image Photo Contest
Practice Greenhealth is currently running a contest among its members and "Greening the OR" participants for photographs that best capture "sustainable innovations" in the operating room or surgical department. Please take a moment to check out
AMDR Submits Comments to FDA on the proposed Unique Device Identification System
The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR) submitted comments on November 7, 2012 in response to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposed rule (published July 10, 2012 in the Federal Register) on the Unique Device