AMDR Participates in Upcoming EU Conferences, Promotes Reprocessing and Remanufacturing of Single-Use Devices
AMDR continues its speaking and Conference tour of Europe to encourage Ministries of Health, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders to evaluate the provisions of the new European Medical Device Regulation (MDR) as Article 17 requires
Use of Catheter Reprocessing to Reduce Cath and EP Lab Costs: Aligning cardiology industry objectives with clinical and patient care goals
Diagnostic & Interventional Cardiology recently published the article, "Use of Catheter Reprocessing to Reduce Cath and EP Lab Costs", that explores the challenges and opportunities found within the EP lab setting. The article notes that
AMDR Members Unaffected by FDA Recall of Reprocessed Agilis Steerable Introducers from SterilMed
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a recall of reprocessed Agilis Steerable Introducers from SterilMed, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, on product lots manufactured between January 1 and May 5, 2017. Agilis Introducer
Why Does the U.S. Spend More On Healthcare?
A New York Times article looks at the question of Why the U.S. Spends So Much More Than Other Nations on Health Care and found that studies point to a simple reason: the prices, not
Practice GreenHealth Sustainability Benchmark Reports
Practice GreenHealth offers ups Sustainability Benchmark Reports. Resources may be limited to members only. https://practicegreenhealth.org/membership/awards/sustainability-benchmark-reports
Hospitals, sustainable development and reprocessing: From The Greenbeat Blog
Practice Greenhealth reports, in The Greenbeat Blog, that reducing waste through procurement is a priority for many health care organizations. The Blog points out that Virginia Mason Medical Center saved more than 13,000 pounds of