New Survey Finds Healthcare Systems Will Focus on Reducing Costs and Improving the Patient Experience in 2019
From Healthcare Purchasing News: New survey finds healthcare systems will focus on reducing costs and improving the patient experience in 2019… “In 2019, health systems will focus on addressing cost pressures, largely stemming from declining reimbursements,
Employer-Sponsored Healthcare Spending Reaches Record High
“Higher prices – not higher utilization,” is causing record-high premium prices for employer sponsored health plans. Reprocessed devices cost, on average, HALF the cost of buying a new device and the competitive pressure reprocessed devices
How U.S. Hospitals Cleaned Up Their Toxic Trash
It was an ironic discovery: Medical centers designed to treat patients could actually be harming them. In 1994, the Environmental Protection Agency released a report that found that incinerators used by many hospitals throughout the United States
Portuguese Journal of Public Health: Reprocessing of Single-Use Medical Devices: Clinical and Financial Results
New peer reviewed research published by the Portuguese Journal of Public Health confirms "excellent results regarding clinical efficacy and cost reduction” by using “certified reprocessed single use medical devices.” This research, as noted, confirms the long-standing practice of hospitals contracting with regulated SUD reprocessors
The Healthcare Industry Needs to Lead In Finding Climate Change
Healthcare leaders have both a moral responsibility and a historic opportunity to take action. For the first time, the NCA identified healthcare as a significant contributor to the crisis, noting that the sector accounts for 10%
Hospital price growth driving healthcare spending
Hospital prices for inpatient care grew 42% from 2007 to 2014 while physician prices rose 18%, according to a new study. This trend should direct policy reform, researchers said... To read the full article, visit