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July 2010
University HealthSystem Consortium Awards Single-Source Agreement to Ascent for Medical Device Reprocessing Services
PRnewswire reports: University HealthSystem Consortium Awards Single-Source Agreement to Ascent for Medical Device Reprocessing Services (07/12/10): The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) today announced that it [...]
bnet.com, Medical Device Makers Profit from Waste, While GPOs Grow Fat on Kickbacks
From bnet.com: Medical Device Makers Profit from Waste, While GPOs Grow Fat on Kickbacks (07/09/10): Ever wonder why there’s so much waste in the U.S. [...]
DotMedNews: Responsible Medical Device Strategies Can Help Curb Rising Cost of Health Care
DotMedNews: Responsible Medical Device Strategies Can Help Curb Rising Cost of Health Care (July 2010): As the U.S. health care overhaul unfolds, hospitals are under [...]
Fierce Healthcare: Squandering Supplies: Hospitals Could Trim Costs by Cutting Medical Waste
Fierce Healthcare: Squandering Supplies: Hospitals Could Trim Costs by Cutting Medical Waste (07/07/10): It's healthcare's dirty little secret. Every year, tons of unused disposable medical [...]
Discovery News Daily: Medical E-Waste and Equipment Gets a Second Chance
As a follow up to the New York Times piece on medical device reprocessing, Discovery News Daily reports that Medical E-Waste and Equipment Gets a [...]
The Chattanooga Times Free Press: In a World of Throwaways, Making a Dent in Medical Waste
The Times Free Press of Chattanooga has also covered the medical device reprocessing industry's efforts, as originally reported by the New York Times (07/07/10): A [...]
Environmental Leader: Half of Hospitals Recycling At Least Some Medical Waste
In the wake of the New York Times story on reprocessing, Environmental Leader reports that Half of Hospitals Recycling At Least Some Medical Waste, (07/07/10): [...]
The San Francisco Chronicle: Making a dent in medical waste
The San Francisco Chronicle: Making a dent in medical waste (07/06/10): In a commentary published in March in Academic Medicine, Dr. Martin Makary, a gastrointestinal [...]
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Making a dent in medical waste
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Making a dent in medical waste (07/06/10): Eliminating the squandering of medical supplies and equipment can save on new purchases as well [...]
The New York Times: In a World of Throwaways, Making a Dent in Medical Waste
The New York Times: In a World of Throwaways, Making a Dent in Medical Waste (07/05/10): The health care industry has a garbage problem. It’s [...]
June 2010
Greenbiz.com, Pharma and Medical Supply Leaders' Rx for Green Operations
Greenbiz.com, Pharma and Medical Supply Leaders' Rx for Green Operations (06/03/10): Reprocessors Help Hospitals Reduce Waste As discussed in Part 1 of this series, hospitals [...]
Outpatient Surgery: Reprocessed vs. New Single-Use Devices Blog
Outpatient Surgery: Reprocessed vs. New Single-Use Devices Blog entries: I am also an RN (and a human) and I wouldn't require that new stainless steel [...]
DotMed News: Ascent Takes Home Award Three Years in a Row
DotMed News: Ascent Takes Home Award Three Years in a Row (06/16/10): For the third year in a row, Ascent, a medical device reprocessing company, [...]
Today's Medical Developments: Ascent Helps EP Labs to Further Reduce Waste
Today's Medical Developments: Ascent Helps EP Labs to Further Reduce Waste (06/15/10): The addition of a new product to the extensive roster of single use [...]
Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology: Bi-Directional EP Catheter Cleared for Reprocessing
Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology: Bi-Directional EP Catheter Cleared for Reprocessing (06/10/10): The single-use EZ Steer bi-directional catheters are now cleared for reprocessing through Ascent. The [...]
iData Research Inc.: Surge in Cardiac Ablation Procedures to Treat Atrial Fibrillation Fuels Total CRM Market to Over $8 Billion
iData Research Inc.: Surge in Cardiac Ablation Procedures to Treat Atrial Fibrillation Fuels Total CRM Market to Over $8 Billion (06/08/10): Increased incidence of cardiac [...]
Catholic Healthcare West: CHW Partners with Ascent Medical Device Reprocessing and Recycling to Advance Its 'Go Green' Initiative
Catholic Healthcare West: CHW Partners with Ascent Medical Device Reprocessing and Recycling to Advance Its 'Go Green' Initiative (06/08/10): For more than a decade, Catholic [...]
Outpatient Surgery Magazine: Who's Afraid of Reprocessed Single-Use Devices?
Outpatient Surgery Magazine: Who's Afraid of Reprocessed Single-Use Devices? (June 2010): Education plays a key role in acceptance of reprocessed devices, says Marcia Patrick, RN, [...]
SurgiStrategies: Reprocessing of Medical Devices Can Be a Smart Business, Clinical Decision
SurgiStrategies: Reprocessing of Medical Devices Can Be a Smart Business, Clinical Decision (06/10/10): The organization Practice Greenhealth says that the healthcare industry ranks among the [...]
OR Manager: Winning Converts to SUD Reprocessing
OR Manager: Winning Converts to SUD Reprocessing (June 2010): Reprocessing of single-use devices is now mainstream, with an estimated 70% of US hospitals using single-use [...]