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December 2010
ASCReview: 6 Things to Know About ASC Reprocessing
ASC Review reports: 6 Things to Know About ASC Reprocessing (12/15/10): With supply costs as one of the top two expenses for surgery centers (staffing [...]
Des Moines Business Record: Recycling Boosts Iowa Health's Bottom Line
The Des Moines Business Record Reports: Recycling boosts Iowa Health's bottom line (12/09/2010, by Todd Razor): Hospitals have reused surgical tools such as drill bits, [...]
Sustainability Roadmap for Hospitals; Advice Highlights Reprocessing
The Sustainability Roadmap for Hospitals is a new web-based resource center designed to assist organizations to become "green" facilities, according to the Association for Healthcare [...]
EP Lab Digest: Ascent Secures Top Supply Chain Contract from Premier
EP Lab Digest: Ascent Secures Top Supply Chain Contract from Premier (12/07/10): Ascent, a leader in delivering healthcare resource sustainability, is proud to announce it [...]
November 2010
Infection Control Today: Hospitals Boost Sustainability Efforts, Reduce Environmental Impact
Infection Control Today: Hospitals Boost Sustainability Efforts, Reduce Environmental Impact, by Kelly M. Pyrek (11/16/10): ... Reprocessing allows hospitals to deploy more of their scarce resources [...]
Healthcare Purchasing News, Reprocessing is Not a Disposable Idea,
Healthcare Purchasing News, Reprocessing is Not a Disposable Idea, November 2010 (see page 68): . .. The function of a saw blade is to cleanly [...]
October 2010
Calculate Your Savings!
Ascent: A Stryker Sustainability Solution has made available a savings and waste-reduction estimator tool based on averages achieved by actual Ascent reprocessing customers. To calculate [...]
Clinica: The device reprocessing debate: Can reprocessing help hospitals stretch resources and conserve the environment?
The device reprocessing debate: Can reprocessing help hospitals stretch resources and conserve the environment? (10/21/10); subscription required: The European Commission, hospitals and industry are looking [...]
Medical Product Outsourcing: The EU Attempts to Clarify the Reprocessing of Medical Devices
Medical Product Outsourcing, The EU Attempts to Clarify the Reprocessing of Medical Devices (10/21/10): ...The report’s introduction outlines the scope of what reprocessing might entail [...]
America's Top Hospitals Reprocess
AMDR is pleased to announce that, according to the U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals rankings for 2010-2011, AMDR members serve ALL of the honor roll [...]
Man Bites Dog: Medical-Device Makers vs. Corrupt Hospital Purchasing Outfits
Bnet: Man Bites Dog: Medical-Device Makers vs. Corrupt Hospital Purchasing Outfits (10/13/10): The device makers themselves have tried to limit competition from firms that reprocess [...]
GreenNurture: Misconceptions and Benefits of Reprocessing Medical Devices
GreenNurture: Misconceptions and Benefits of Reprocessing Medical Devices (10/10/10): Reprocessing Benefits for Hospitals include: ->Decreases health care spending in the long-term -> Cost savings (When compared [...]
Medical Devices Today: The Re-Emergence of Device Reprocessing
Medtech Insight, The Re-Emergence of Device Reprocessing, September 2010, subscription required (10/07/10): Article preview from Medtech Insight - September, 2010. See also Ascent's website (under what's new) for [...]
American Nurses Association Releases Resolution on Safety and Effectiveness of Reprocessed "Single Use" Devices in Healthcare
The American Nurses Association Released a Resolution on Safety and Effectiveness of Reprocessed "Single Use" Devices in Healthcare (10/04/10:) Finding, among other things, "that reprocessing has [...]
FDAnews Device Daily Bulletin, Responding to Market Demands, Devicemakers Are Going Green
FDAnews Device Daily Bulletin, Responding to Market Demands, Devicemakers Are Going Green (10/01/10): In an effort to cut operating costs and appeal to consumers, many [...]
"Just the validated reprocessing procedure counts," German experts comment on the latest European Commission's medical device reprocessing report
On October 1, 2010, European Hospital reported on German expert reaction to the European Commission's latest report on medical device reprocessing, in The Risks are Controllable; Report [...]
German experts address the European Commission's medical device reprocessing report
European Hospital reports, The Risks are Controllable; Report by the European Commission on the issue of the reprocessing of medical devices- commented by German Experts (10/01/10): [...]
Congratulations to Ascent Health Care Solutions, Inc. for its Gold Medal from the Society of Plastics Engineers
Congratulations to Ascent Health Care Solutions, Inc. for its Gold Medal from the Society of Plastics Engineers. Ascent's GYRUS ACMI device packaging is yet another [...]
Ascent Receives Top Honor for Innovative Medical Packaging
EPLab Digest, Ascent Receives Top Honor for Innovative Medical Packaging (10/01/10): Ascent, in partnership with Perfecseal, Inc., has been honored with a Gold Medal by [...]
September 2010
Greenbiz.com, Report Shows Job Creation Potential via Higher Recycling Rates
Greenbiz.com, Report Shows Job Creation Potential via Higher Recycling Rates (09/14/10): A recent report from Friends of the Earth Europe shows the strong potential for [...]