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

From bnet.com: Medical Device Makers Profit from Waste, While GPOs Grow Fat on Kickbacks (07/09/10): Ever wonder why there’s so much waste in the U.S. healthcare industry? In the medical device sector, at least, it’s

DotMedNews: Responsible Medical Device Strategies Can Help Curb Rising Cost of Health Care (July 2010): As the U.S. health care overhaul unfolds, hospitals are under increased pressure to cut costs while maintaining patient care.  During

Fierce Healthcare: Squandering Supplies: Hospitals Could Trim Costs by Cutting Medical Waste (07/07/10): It's healthcare's dirty little secret. Every year, tons of unused disposable medical devices and supplies and equipment that could be recycled are

As a follow up to the New York Times piece on medical device reprocessing, Discovery News Daily reports that Medical E-Waste and Equipment Gets a Second Chance (07/07/10): In order for medical equipment, such as

The Times Free Press of Chattanooga has also covered the medical device reprocessing industry's efforts, as originally reported by the New York Times (07/07/10): A report by the Government Accountability Office in 2008 said that