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

Orthopreneur: Single-Use Device Reprocessing to Gain Traction Under Reform, July/August 2010: The recent healthcare legislation has already created some urgency in identifying ways to improve operational efficiency and drive out procedure costs. . . .And

HealthLeaders: Single-Use Device Reprocessing: Balancing Cost Savings, Patient Safety (07/13/10): Michele De Meo, sterile processing manager at Memorial Hospital in York, PA, says her facility has reprocessed external compression sleeves for the past three years.

The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR) is pleased to share more positive coverage of FDA-regulated medical device reprocessing in the mainstream media. The New York Times article below discusses the problem of hazardous medical