Quest Diagnostics, one of America’s largest medical testing companies, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle charges that it improperly disposed of hazardous chemicals, medical waste and patient ...

NJ bill would increase medical waste fines - but lacks funding Atlantic Highlands, NJ - Bill Wolfe talks about medical waste beach washups and the need to increase resources for enforcement of ...

It doubled the existing civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for each violation of the “Comprehensive Regulated Medical Waste Management Act,” giving the Commissioners of the Department of ...

The settlement concludes an eight-year investigation, during which district attorneys’ offices reviewed contents of dumpsters and found over 10,000 paper records containing patient health information.

Healthcare institutions produce a wide range of waste materials during daily clinical operations. The post The Need for ...