News and Events

Reprocessing News/Events

Currently, the MEDISISS Library consists of the following reports and articles. This list is updated as new publications are issued.

November 2008 - "10 Quick Tips to Improve Your Inventory Management"
     "Tip # 7: Reprocess whenever possible"
      Outpatient Surgery Center Magazine (Online)

August 2008 - "Is Reprocessing Single-Use Devices for You?"
      Outpatient Surgery Center Magazine (Online)

June 30, 2008 - "Device Reprocessing" (PDF)
      Practice Greenhealth newsletter

March 19, 2008 - "Hospitals Reuse Medical Devices to Lower Costs"
      The Wall Street Journal

January 2008 - "REPROCESSED SINGLE-USE MEDICAL DEVICES—FDA Oversight Has
      Increased, and Available Information Does Not Indicate That Use Presents an
      Elevated Health Risk"
      United States Government Accounting Office (GAO)—Report to the Committee on
      Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, January, 2008:
      GAO-08-147

September 26, 2006 - Statement of Daniel Schultz, M.D., Director CDRH, Before the
      Committee on Government Reform

Various Reprocessing Industry Quotes (PDF)

MEDISISS News/Events

August 11, 2008 - Launch of medisiss.com web site

July 2008 - MEDISISS is awarded the exclusive contract by Surgical Care Affiliates to provide
      reprocessing services to all SCA healthcare facilities.