Ambulatory surgery centers are considered high-quality sites of care, and many centers with gastroenterology conduct their own endoscope reprocessing. They have small staffs with checks-and-balances ...

Long-flustered nuclear fuel cycle officials fear there could be another delay in the project. In a surprise to hardly anyone, the "hopeful outlook" for completion in June of a spent fuel reprocessing ...

Reprocessing programs offer hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers the opportunity to improve patient care and reduce costs by safely sanitizing reusable medical devices, such as certain ...

Hospitals, especially the ones operating on thin margins, are often looking to cut into their spend in order to realize savings. Finding those savings in the supply chain can be a challenge, but one ...

Patient well-being is naturally a top priority for health systems. However, leading organizations are increasingly turning their attention to the environmental impact of their operations. Many ...

Today, a look at why we’re stuck with 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste at San Onofre — and a glimpse of the future. The folks who dreamed up America’s peaceful nuclear power program always ...

I was taking out the trash and recycling the other day, and as I was dumping things into the cans-and-bottles bin and the paper-and-cardboard bin, I started thinking about radioactive waste. Because ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final guidance document on March 12 titled “Reprocessing Medical Devices in Health Care Settings: Validation Methods and Labeling.” Although the ...

Supply chain resilience has become a key concept in healthcare today. This is because the pandemic (and the post-pandemic) realities of securing necessary supplies have proven to be problematic. More ...

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy is said to help individuals process and resolve traumatic memories and other distressing experiences. If you have experienced trauma and aren't ...