Innovative Health, a leader in single-use device reprocessing, today highlighted the publication of a new workbook from CHARME, the Collaborative for Healthcare Action to Reduce MedTech Emissions, ...
Jack Egnatinsky, MD, medical director of the AAAHC and a retired anesthesiologist, discusses what ASCs must do to meet AAAHC standards if they reprocess single-use devices and equipment. Dr. Jack ...
The European Commission this week issued regulations establishing common specifications for the reprocessing of single-use medical devices under the Medical Device Regulation (MDR). Under MDR, ...
The European Commission (EC) on Tuesday set forth the common specifications (CS) for the reprocessing of single-use medical devices under the EU’s medical device regulation (MDR). The EC is proposing ...
In 2000, the FDA began to view and regulate all companies reprocessing single-use medical devices in the same way it viewed and regulated original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Before returning ...
Duodenoscope-associated infections remain a safety concern, and single-use duodenoscopes have been introduced to mitigate ...
The lifespan of medical devices is growing longer as more and more hospitals are turning to device reprocessing to cut costs, reduce waste and maximize potential use of these items. Millions of single ...
FORT LIBERTY, NC-- Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) received the prestigious Stryker Sustainability Solutions Environmental Excellence Platinum Award for its outstanding efforts in reprocessing ...
Every healthcare facility faces the same challenge: to reduce costs without sacrificing the delivery of quality care. As a result of dwindling healthcare reimbursements, and increased awareness of ...