Letter to the Editor, Academic Medicine, An Ethical Imperative to Use Reprocessed Medical Equipment: By using safe, reprocessed equipment, there will be less need for single-use devices, which are relatively new on the scene and

The Star Tribune, Putting Dollars to Dreams, 08/01/10: For anyone thinking of starting a health care company in Minnesota, one of the first doors to knock on is Pete McNerney's….  … His track record includes

EP Lab Digest: Ascent Leads Industry Commitment to Quality Healthcare as a First-Mover on GLN Readiness (08/24/10): As hospitals and providers work to adopt GS1 global supply chain standards into their operations, Ascent is now

Qmed, Stryker CEO to Represent Medical Technology Industry on U.S. Commerce Department's Manufacturing Council, (08/16/10): U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke has named Stephen P. MacMillan, chairman, president, and CEO of Stryker Corp., to the

Healthcare Purchasing News Q&A on Reprocessed single use devices, by Ray Taurasi (August 2010): Q We have been utilizing an outside third party source to reprocess some of our single use devices (SUDs).While I have been

Treehugger.com: U.S. Health Care Industry Makes a Dent in Massive Medical Waste (07/17/10): If you've ever sat in the dentist's chair wondering where all those shiny, silver teeth-cleaning tools might end up one day, or