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
What Hospitals Buy Matters to Health
Sustainability leaders and health care supply chain professionals are coming together at CleanMed May 7-9 in Nashville to advance strategies and solutions in buying sustainably to ensure improvements in health.Hear from leaders who are driving
Doctors are frightened by climate change. Their industry is a big part of the problem.
Vox notes that a recent New England Journal of Medicine commentary argues that it’s “high time” to tackle climate change in healthcare. Hospitals in the US alone “produce about a pound of hazardous medical waste
Greener Healthcare: Strategies for Sustainable Surgical Units
The Environmental Magazine discussing reprocessing in its article, “Greener Healthcare: Strategies for Sustainable Surgical Units” January 11, 2019: Single-use devices (SUDs) make up a sizable percentage of many medical facilities’ waste. Yet facilities can recycle