Worth Repeating
“There are some instances where the sales rep gets more than the doctor who performs the surgery.”
Patrick Carroll, materials management consultant
“The number one issue in sterilization is determining the efficacy of the cleaning process. It’s still the greatest challenge, and the reality is that the cleaning process is difficult to measure.”
Ray Taurasi, central services consultant who now works for Case Medical.
“We’re just like an OEM.”
Mark Salomon, senior vice president of corporate development for Vanguard Medical Concepts, a third-party reprocessor
“Notwithstanding the highly moral and ethical issues of reusing potentially contaminated instruments, the ramifications of the current state-of-affairs are infinite.”
Nathan Belkin, Ph.D., on the possibility of patients contracting CJD from surgical instruments
“We have a concept of full disclosure – we’re honest with the physicians about what our costs are. You have to be honest about how the health system is doing as a whole.”
Rodney Hochman, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer, Sentara Health
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