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What Is Pathological Waste, and How Do I Dispose of It?

What Is Pathological Waste, and How Do I Dispose of It?

Defined as any type of waste consisting of human or animal body parts, Pathological waste is a regulated healthcare waste stream that must be collected and disposed of in line with state and federal regulations. Learn the best practice requirements that exist in your state for compliance and cost management.

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Medical Waste Management Companies—6 Hiring Errors of Doctors’ Offices

Medical Waste Management Companies—6 Hiring Errors of Doctors’ Offices

  g from a list of medical waste management companies can be daunting for a doctor’s office. After all, it’s imperative to pick a company that’s qualified, experienced, and reputable. If the company you choose makes an error with your generated waste, it could come back to you, meaning you’d be financially liable. Because this is such an important decision, here are six common mistakes to avoid when your doctor’s office is looking to hire a medical waste management company.  

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Are You Overpaying for Medical Waste Removal in Louisville, Kentucky?

Are You Overpaying for Medical Waste Removal in Louisville, Kentucky?

Any doctor’s office based out of Louisville, Kentucky, should take a careful look at how much they are paying for medical waste removal. In an age of medical waste contracts, it’s surprisingly easy to overpay, and it could mean significant savings for your doctor’s office if you reviewed all your options when it came to medical waste disposal.  

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Pharmaceutical Waste: Best Practices to Keep Your Pharmacy Compliant

Pharmaceutical Waste: Best Practices to Keep Your Pharmacy Compliant

Properly disposing of all pharmaceutical waste can be challenging because of how many waste streams the average pharmacy creates. To complicate matters, every one of those waste streams has specific rules and regulations regarding proper waste disposal protocol. When your pharmacy is legally and financially obligated to follow those rules, it becomes extremely important to know exactly what practices to enforce in order to ensure your total compliance.  

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Pharmacy Waste Management: Why Work with Waste Management Companies?

Pharmacy Waste Management: Why Work with Waste Management Companies?

Pharmacy waste management is a complex and dynamic industry. If you run a pharmacy, it is vital you understand exactly how to deal with all the particular waste streams your business produces. If you’re uncertain about even one aspect of how to manage your medical waste, it’s important to at least seek out a qualified waste management company. Even if you don’t secure that company’s services, you can gain some valuable insight about what you need to be doing to ensure you’re in full legal compliance.  

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Mail Back Sharps Disposal: What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages?

Mail Back Sharps Disposal: What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages?

Trying to determine the best and most cost-effective way to handle your medical waste management can be confusing, and when you have medical sharps to contend with, the question becomes even more complicated. If you’re looking into how to ensure your medical facility complies with the proper disposal of sharps, you might very well be wondering what mail back sharps disposal entails. But is this right for you, your staff, and your medical facility? What makes these mail-back programs either advantageous or disadvantageous?  

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Full-Service Medical Waste Management Company: How It Saves You Money

Full-Service Medical Waste Management Company: How It Saves You Money

Dealing with your medical waste removal doesn’t need to be a pricy, difficult process—so long as you know how to avoid that. One of the easiest ways to save yourself hassle, time, and money is not just to work with any medical waste management company, but to find and work with the right company.  What makes a company the “right” company? Read on to find out!  

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Document Destruction: Why Your Atlanta Doctor’s Office Should Care

Document Destruction: Why Your Atlanta Doctor’s Office Should Care

Documentation destruction is a vital part of running any Atlanta doctor’s office. Properly following that protocol ensures you’re in full HIPAA compliance, and that’s important for a number of reasons. Not only does it protect your doctor’s office from fines or other punitive actions, but it also ensures your patients’ private information is never stolen, shared, or compromised.  

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Why Does Proper Biohazardous Waste Disposal Matter?

Why Does Proper Biohazardous Waste Disposal Matter?

The rules surrounding biohazardous waste disposal have changed dramatically over the past forty years. As people become increasingly aware of the dangers associated with improper disposal and as laws regarding that disposal become increasingly strict, more and more people are learning about the implications of not knowing or following these rules. There are, of course, legal implications, but there are also safety issues to consider. Therefore, if you run a clinic, doctor’s office, dentist’s office, veterinarian clinic, or a fully functioning hospital, it’s crucial that you both learn this information and put it into practice daily at your facility.  

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