Anti-Reprocessing Efforts Heat Up as Some OEMs Attempt to Thwart Hospital Savings
At AMDR we are committed to the ways in which reprocessing can bring about savings to a healthcare system in need of solutions. Reprocessing of single-use medical devices brings about the same clinical care for
Reprocessing Highlighted in AJPH Article as Strategy to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Laparoscopic Surgery
In a recently published article from the American Journal of Public Health, medical device reprocessing is highlighted as one of several key strategies hospitals should undertake to "reduce the environmental emissions of surgeries." The article,
Stryker acquires Hygia Health Services
Stryker’s Sustainability Solutions division announced the completion of its acquisition of Hygia Health Services. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., Hygia focuses exclusively on reprocessing patient care single-use devices (SUDs) in the U.S. The acquisition broadens Stryker’s
Spend Matters article looks at Value-Based Purchasing, Importance of Reprocessing
Spend Matters takes a look at the supply chain and offers up its own RX for bringing down costs in healthcare. In the recent article titled “Hospitals Can No Longer Afford to Pay the Bill
Taking the WASTE Out of Healthcare
Earlier this year, ProPublica's Marshall Allen wrote a commentary in the Washington Post, Want to Cut Health Care Costs? Start with the obscene amount of waste. Waste in healthcare is an issue Mr. Allen knows
As Hospital Profit Margins Fall, Reprocessing Helps Lower Costs
A new Wall Street Journal article is reporting on the financial pressures on the rise for U.S. hospitals due in part to increasing labor costs and a shifting patient mix. Monitored by Moody’s Investors Service