title: Reprocessing disposables: one strategy to balance cost reduction and quality patient care.
abstract: Procedural costs routinely exceed reimbursement. Environmental concerns are pressuring hospitals to reduce waste. Standards and protocols have changed, removing the barriers to reuse. Reuse of disposables has become a viable option.
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authors.lastname: English
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D017046:Cost Savings; D004209:Disposable Equipment / Q000191:economics; D017743:Equipment Reuse / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D017744:Medical Waste Disposal