Health Point Capital: Medical Device Reprocessing Gaining Traction in Hospitals Nationwide (07/13/10): Notably, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a comprehensive report in 2008 detailing the FDA’s supervision of the practice and outlining requirements

The Herald Tribune: In a World of Throwaways, Making a Dent in Medical Waste (07/06/10): In a commentary published in March in Academic Medicine, Dr. Martin A. Makary, a gastrointestinal surgeon, and colleagues at Johns

Envirovaluation.org: In a World of Throwaways, Making a Dent in Medical Waste (07/11/10): In a commentary published in March in Academic Medicine, Dr. Martin A. Makary, a gastrointestinal surgeon, and colleagues at Johns Hopkins School

A letter-to-the-editor of The New York Times, Hospitals and Recycling (07/12/10): To the Editor: Re “In a World of Throwaways, Making a Dent in Medical Waste” (July 6): In addition to operating rooms, radiology departments are

The Green Guide for Health Care version 2.2 (free registration required) has been released and includes recommendations for FDA-regulated reprocessing under the Regulated Waste Reduction section: In collaboration with infection control and safety committees, assess the

PRnewswire reports: University HealthSystem Consortium Awards Single-Source Agreement to Ascent for Medical Device Reprocessing Services (07/12/10): The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) today announced that it has awarded a 3-year single-source agreement to Ascent, a leader