Why AMDR and ACOs? Originally posted on www.accountablecareforum.com by Daniel J. Vukelich on April 06, 2011 The acronyms and new terminology alone can be overwhelming: ACO: Accountable Care Organization; SSP: Shared Savings Program; VBP: Value-Based Purchasing;

"BJC HealthCare is pleased to announce that Ascent, a division of Stryker Corporation has awarded Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital and Progress West HealthCare Center with the Healthy Hospital Award for outstanding sustainability efforts in 2010.

Check Out AMDR's Postings on ACOs on the Accountablecareforum: ACO 101 - Unicorns No More (Originally posted by Daniel J. Vukelich on April 01, 2011) By Daniel J. Vukelich, President, Association of Medical Device Reprocessors I’ve

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors have launched Accountable Care Forum - From Volume to Value, a blog dedicated to analysis of the emerging accountable care organization (ACO) landscape. The launch

DOTmed.com - CleanMed 2011: Health care goes green dotmed.com A glimpse at the upcoming conference on environmental sustainability in health care.

Hospitals and Health Networks Magazine March 2011 By Whitney L.J. Howell "Cost pressures—current and future— are forcing hospitals to look in every nook and cranny for efficiencies and savings. That includes the waste stream. A