Articles by: Waste Medic

Healthcare Leaders Share Thoughts on How Hospitals Can Invest in Workplace Safety

When it comes to workplace safety, hospitals, and health systems must be proactive, not reactive. Most often, in the wake of tragedy, leaders get together to discuss what could have been done to prevent such a shocking incident, but what if that plan were already in place? Recently, HealthLeaders hosted a Now Summit event on the topic of workplace violence within the hospital and health system space. In the first of three sessions from the […]

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‘Hire for Passion and Potential’: Cedars-Sinai Supply Chain VP on Priorities, Challenges and Listening

As a supply chain leader, Motz Feinberg isn’t just focused on getting product to the point of care. The vice president of supply chain at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Health System is also intent on guiding and leveraging other leaders’ understanding of supply chain operations. Many hospital leaders outside of supply chain developed a greater appreciation for the complexities of supply operations during the COVID-19 pandemic as they faced shortages of personal protective equipment and other […]

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Addressing Safe Needle Disposal on Campus

Needle disposal boxes in bathrooms on college campuses provide a safe receptacle where students who take injectable medications can discard their used needles. College students who use injectable medications while on campus often face a difficult conundrum: Do they toss their used needles in campus trash cans, posing a health risk to custodial staff, or carry them around campus until they can safely dispose of them, running the risk of accidently poking themselves or others […]

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U.S. Hospitals Not Prepared To Deal With Ebola

Hospitals are not fully prepared to handle waste from Ebola and other deadly viruses on-site, according to the Healthcare Coalition for Emergency Preparedness. Hospitals in the U.S. have been instructed to ramp up their preparedness plans, but many of these facilities still aren’t able to sterilize medical waste from Ebola or other deadly diseases on site, according to the Healthcare Coalition for Emergency Preparedness. Late last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ […]

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EPA Issues Hazardous Medical Waste Disposal Guide

The new EPA guide includes steps medical institutions can take to update their hazardous medical waste disposal plans. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the 2022 edition of “A 10-Step Blueprint for Managing Pharmaceutical Waste in U.S. Healthcare Facilities.” This guide helps healthcare facilities, including hospitals, surgery centers and urgent care facilities, understand applicable regulations so they can develop compliant, holistic and cost-effective pharmaceutical waste management programs. The guide’s goal is to help healthcare […]

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Optimize your Medical Waste Disposal Stream in 2023

Waste Medic is a medical waste management company, headquartered in the heart of Nashville, TN. Since opening our doors in 2014 we have grown to service the demands of nearly 3,000 diverse healthcare facilities across the Mid-South. Waste Medic clients receive dedicated and friendly attention from our talented team of field specialists who operate our private fleet of trucks. Our Solutions for Medical Waste Disposal Our medical waste disposal solutions will help your organization safely […]

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Bain: 25% of Clinicians Want Out of Healthcare

One quarter of U.S. healthcare physicians, advanced practice providers and nurses are considering switching careers and one third are considering switching employers, according to newly released results from a survey conducted by Bain & Company. Below are some key takeaways from the survey and brief, which was released Oct. 11 and can be found in full here. 1. Of the 25 percent of clinicians who are thinking about exiting healthcare entirely, 89 percent cite burnout […]

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5 questions hospital CEOs want answered — and why

Hospital and health system CEOs have a lot of issues dominating their thoughts, including questions about workforce challenges in today’s economic environment. To gain more insight into executives’ top concerns, Becker’s asked hospital and health system CEOs to share the questions they need answered right now. Below are their responses, in listed alphabetical order of the respondents. John Hennelly. President and CEO of Sonoma (Calif.) Valley Hospital Question: How will hospitals keep up with rising […]

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Why is HIPAA Important?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a landmark piece of legislation, but why is HIPAA important? What changes did HIPAA introduce and what are the benefits to the healthcare industry and patients? HIPAA was introduced in 1996, primarily to address one particular issue: Insurance coverage for individuals that are between jobs. Without HIPAA, employees faced a loss of insurance coverage when they were between jobs. A second goal of HIPAA was to […]

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Stanford Researchers Discuss Making US Health Care More Sustainable

The health care sector accounts for almost 10% of U.S. emissions and is one of the country’s largest producers of waste. What can be done to make it more sustainable, while maintaining safety? If you were being treated in a hospital, your immediate concerns probably wouldn’t include plastic waste, but maybe they should. Growing awareness of the links between environmental and human health has some in the U.S. health care system wondering if the pledge […]

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