June 2017
Comprehensive Patient Room Asset Management Program Can Produce $5290 In Hard Cost Savings Per Bed Over 5 Years
PR Newswire reports that HYGIA Health Services, an Essential Clinical Commodities (ECC) vendor, focuses its reprocessing activities on single use, non-invasive devices around the patient
May 2017
AMDR’s Dan Vukelich talks EU MDR in the May issue of the Journal of Medical Device Regulation
The May issue of the Journal of Medical Device Regulation, a peer-reviewed journal from the UK, recently covered the new EU Medical Devices Regulation in
April 2017
ReMaTec News Turns Spotlight on Reprocessing
ReMaTec News taps into the world of “single-use” device (SUD) reprocessing and in doing so brings news from the FDA-regulated industry of third-party medical device
Reprocessing: From FDA Regulation to Best Practice
AMDR is honored to be included in the April issue of DOTmed’s HealthCare Business news. AMDR is celebrating its 20th year and the article, written
March 2017
Hospitals Save Millions With Sustainability Programs
Healthcare Finance has come out with a new article that profiles hospitals and how they can save millions of dollars with sustainability programs. Citing advocacy
Becker’s Spine Review Profiles Stryker Sustainability Solutions
Single-use device reprocessing takes center stage this week as Becker’s Spine Review profiles the reprocessing industry with some help from Bill Scott of Stryker Sustainability
February 2017
10 Reasons Healthcare Needs Sustainability
10 Reasons Healthcare Needs Sustainability In a recent GreenBiz article, Practice Greenhealth’s Janet Howard explores how healthcare can sometimes get in the way – paradoxically
January 2017
Reprocessed Medical Devices Market Forecasts Huge Growth
Sci/Tech Nation, based on data from a Future Markets Insights Global Analysis, reports that due to rising healthcare costs and the high price of
December 2016
Zion Research Report: Global Reprocessed Medical Devices Market Expected to Reach over $4bn by 2021
Source: Shawn Morgan, QWTJ LIVE Zion Research has published a new report titled “Reprocessed Medical Devices Market (Cardiovascular Medical Devices, Laparoscopic Medical Devices,
Interview: Where Do New Reprocessing Rules Leave EU?
Questions over proper oversight and allowances for reprocessing of single-use devices in the EU caused significant debate among policymakers who developed the
Association Between Surgeon Scorecard Use and Lower Operating Room Costs
Source: HPN Online Despite the significant contribution of surgical spending to healthcare costs, most surgeons are unaware of their operating room (OR) costs.
November 2016
Good As New – Reprocessing Single-Use Devices
Source: Medical Device Developments There are many challenges to pre-hospital sterilisation methods of medical equipment, from single-use disposable devices to longer-lasting equipment designed to work for
Reprocessed Medical Devices Market Expected to Surpass $5 Billion by 2023
A new report by Global Market Insights forecasts that revenue from the reprocessed medical device market will increase by 20% CAGR by 2023, growing from $1.12 billion
September 2016
Celebrating Health Care Without Harm’s 20th Anniversary
Gary Cohen reflects on the last two decades in the environmental health movement and offers an opportunity for health care to redefine its role in
Giving "Choosing Wisely" a Sporting Chance
Source: Choosing Wisely “Choosing Wisely is something that corroborates the best practices in medicine very well,” said Dr. Anuruddh
Determining the Cost of Not Going Green
A new Practice Greenhealth tool identifies the costs of medical devices from an environmental perspective Source: Jeff Ferenc, H&HN Magazine Leading health care sustainability
Study Shows Hospitals Waste Millions Tossing Away Unused Supplies
Source: Thomas Dworetzky, DotMed Sustainability in the OR may be challenging, but as cost containment becomes more important in the modern push to improve the
6 Trends in $1B Medical Devices Reprocessing Market
Source: Laura Dyrda, Becker's ASC Review The reprocessed medical devices market is expected to grow over the next few years, according to a new report from
New Exchange Aims to Bleed Green, Not Red
Source: Rick Dana Barlow, HPN Online When it comes to progressing toward and implementing environmentally responsible contracting and