Controlled substances including fentanyl, hydromorphone and morphine can play an important role in clinical care. But with such high potential for abuse, it’s essential that healthcare organizations ...

Healthcare waste management (HCWM) has become a major challenge as healthcare becomes more sophisticated, population size increases and healthcare facilities expand. All these factors demand the use ...

This chapter aims to describe the types of waste produced in dental practice, the costs associated with disposal of this waste, and the impact that the disposal method has on the environment and on ...

The first time we stepped into an operating theater in the United States as medical students, we were shocked by the sheer amount of waste produced from just one surgery. In fact, health care is ...

The Trump administration is targeting health care fraud and abuse at a pivotal moment. Combined federal spending on Medicare and Medicaid is high and rising rapidly, as reflected in the administration ...

There is a mountain of administrative waste in healthcare. Hacking away at that waste could save mountains of cash and improve hospital and health system margins. There are IT tools that can help ...

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A new initiative to strengthen healthcare waste management in Kiribati has been launched through a unique cross-sector ...