Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Washington Post Examines Reuse Of Some Medical Devices As Cost Savings Tactic, USA. The Washington Post recently published a series that examined the issues related to the use of reprocessed medical devices in hospitals. Summaries appear below. "http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/10/AR2005121001213.htmlHospitals Save Money, But Safety Is Questioned": The article examines how more hospitals nationwide have begun to use reprocessed medical devices to reduce costs, despite warnings from manufacturers against the practice... click link for more info. [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed] 5:27:24 AM    comment [] A Pocketful Of Help For Alzheimer's Sufferers And Caregivers. Florida Tech Professor of Psychology, Dr. Frank Webbe, and Dr. Annie Becker, director of the Florida Tech National Center for Small Business Information, received $200,000 from the Alzheimer's Association (in partnership with Intel Corporation and Agilent Technologies) to study the use of PocketPC and Web technologies to promote quality of life for Alzheimer's patients and caregivers... click link for more info. [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed] 5:26:47 AM    comment []

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