Physorg.com: Going Green in the Hospital
Physorg.com reports on Going Green in the Hospital. The Physorg.com post notes recommendations made in an analysis by Johns Hopkins researchers that "proper sterilization, recalibration and testing, [and] reuse of equipment is safe." The articles
Winnipeg Free Press: Hospitals Can Resterilize Some Devices for Reuse and Cut Waste; Researchers
The Winnipeg Free Press reports that Hospitals Can Resterilize Some Devices for Reuse and Cut Waste. The February 24, 2010 article quotes Dr. Martin Makary of Johns Hopkins University from his Academic Medicine Journal article
A Call to Go Green in Health Care by Reprocessing Medical Equipment
The March 2010 issue of Academic Medicine, the Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges printed the following Commentary, A Call to Go Green in Health Care by Reprocessing Medical Equipment, by Kwakye (Yale),
Attendees for White House Healthcare Summit Announced
Tomorrow (Thursday), the White House will host a televised meeting between the President and Members of Congress to discuss healthcare reform. The White House has released details for the event including an agenda and a
New reprocessing business to form in Michigan
Michigan's Saginaw News reports today that a new medical device reprocessing start-up could employ 25 people in Saginaw Township by 2011. See Medical Reprocessing Business Could Hire Up to 25 Workers in Saginaw Township (02/23/2010). The formation
2008 Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report:
Reprocessing Single-Use Devices, FDA Oversight Has Increased, and Available Information Does Not Indicate That Use Presents Elevated Health Risk “…After reviewing the available evidence—including FDA’s process for identifying and investigating device-related adverse events reported to