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Mastering Medical Waste: Best Practices for Healthcare Providers
In the intricate ecosystem of healthcare, where patient well-being is the core focus, managing medical waste efficiently is indispensable. Beyond the immediate health implications, effective medical waste management safeguards the environment, meets regulatory...
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Beach Cleanup Day
Onsite Waste Technologies is a small company on a big mission. Being a Southern California company, we love our outdoor lifestyle and are committed to helping the environment. We have built technology and services that allow medical practices to reduce or eliminate...
Simplifying Medical Waste Management for Rehab and Nursing Home Group Practices
Given the healthcare industry’s trend towards consolidation, facilities are joining together, operating under a corporate or larger organization. This often creates a number of challenges in managing the Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) that is generated across a group’s...
Regulated Medical Waste Accumulation Limits
Over 5 million tons of medical waste is produced every year in America. For both large and small generators, there are legal, health, and environmental reasons to make sure you collect, store, and dispose of this waste properly. Enterprises that work with biomaterial...
Opioid Crisis in Health – Part 2: How Medical Practices are Responding
Doctors have been showing concern over the negative consequences of opioid use for longer than most of us realize. Take the below doctor’s letter from 1884 as an example. Terrible results can occur from opioid misuse, however doctors still need to prescribe pain...
Opioid Crisis in Health – Part 1: How It Affects Medical Practices
America is struggling with an opioid epidemic that results in more than 130 deaths every day. This is one of the first drug epidemics we’ve had that was “generated in the health care system,” according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Opioids impact our...
Disposing of Sharps Generated in the Home
Residentially generated sharps should be disposed of in a safe manner. Almost every state allows residents to dispose of their sharps at home, as long as they are stored in a solid container as recommended by the FDA. An empty soda bottle or detergent box are the...