EP Lab Digest: Ascent Leads Industry Commitment to Quality Healthcare as a First-Mover on GLN Readiness
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
Stryker CEO to Represent Medical Technology Indistry on U.S. Commerce Dept. Manufacturing Council
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
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
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
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
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.