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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

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N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

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Archive > June, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 6

Who's Afraid of Reprocessed Single-Use Devices?

The FDA says they're safe. But are your docs comfortable with them?

Kent Steinriede, Associate Editor

Mention purchasing reprocessed single-use devices to administrators and materials managers and you'll hear stories about savings of tens of thousands of dollars and an easy way to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. But mention purchasing reprocessed single-use devices to a surgeon and you might get a wince.

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