Going Green Starts with Surgeon Demand

In a recent article for Healio, Dr. John A. Hovanesian discusses the environmental and financial implications of excess waste associated with the single-use surgical supplies market, as well as the regulatory and industry changes that could reduce the level of waste in the OR without sacrificing patient safety:
“Federal and state regulators and hospital policymakers currently see little reason to stray from policies of “use once and discard” that generate so much waste. Companies profit by selling more product this way. But well-done studies in first-rate hospitals have shown repeatedly that providing high-quality care does not require the generation of so much waste…”
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