Growing El Camino Hospital’s Reprocessing Program
El Camino Hospital's EP Lab has been using reprocessed single-use devices for several years, generating important savings from the reprocessing program to reduce the costs of its cardiac care. We have experienced minimal to no
“Electrophysiology Labs Save $800M by Maximizing the Value of High-Cost, Single-Use Devices”
Story from Stryker Sustainability; Tempe, Arizona, USA – March 2019 – Cardiac ablation is one of the highest-expenditure clinical service areas in health systems today. Electrophysiology (EP) labs are leaning heavily on single-use device (SUD) reprocessing
Is Coffee the Key to Curbing Medical Equipment Waste?
AUSTIN, Texas -- Gift cards to the local coffee shop helped a Johns Hopkins hospital cut inventory waste, researchers said. A system that rewarded residents and fellows for choosing soon-to-expire equipment resulted in a 31.3%
As Value-Based Efforts Lag, Push for Price Regulation Gains Momentum
For many years, the battle cry of healthcare cost warriors was, “Eliminate all those wasteful services.” More recently that evolved to, “Pay providers based on value rather than volume.” But there were always those who
Maximize the Value of Your SUD Reprocessing Program
IT’S NO SECRET that supply chain costs are health care facilities’ second largest expense. Many supply chain professionals help their organizations mitigate those expenses by implementing single-use device (SUD) reprocessing and growing existing programs. In fact,
Leonard da Vinci School Creates Short Video on Single-Use Plastic in Neonatology
AMDR congratulates Leonard da Vinci School students for their short video documentary, “911 – It’s an Emergency Single-Use Plastic in Neonatology.” The students won Sacramental County Champions with their video! Asher Ballard, Harry Corless, Lily