Mass Device: Novation CEO Jody Hatcher: 'Ruthlessly focused' on driving hospital costs down
Mass Device by Brian Johnson July 25, 2012 Medical device companies should take heed of how Novation CEO Jody Hatcher sees the world. The 45-year-old CEO of the Irving, Texas-based group purchasing organization doesn't just know
New York Times: Massachusetts Aims to Cut Growth of Its Health Costs
New York Times By ABBY GOODNOUGH Published: July 31, 2012 The Massachusetts legislature passed a first-in-the-nation bill on Tuesday that seeks to limit the growth of health care costs in the state. The bill would not
Healthcare Design Magazine: Health Care Without Harm International
Healthcare Design Magazine June 20, 2012 by Janet Brown, EDAC, Contributing Editor Josh Karliner, international coordinator for Health Care Without Harm (HCWH), shared the organization’s perspective on healthcare sustainability activities worldwide. Facilities across the world have varying
MarketWatch: Practice Greenhealth and Sustainability Dashboard Tools Form Strategic Partnership
MarketWatch June 20, 2012 Press Release Practice Greenhealth, one of the nation's leading membership organizations for the health care community, and Sustainability Dashboard Tools, LLC, announce the formation of a strategic partnership. Practice Greenhealth has
The White House Blog: Promoting Sustainable Health Care
The White House July 24, 2012 Posted by Gary Cohen, President, Health Care Without Harm Imagine energy efficient hospitals that save money on energy bills to use for critical patient care, and that promote renewable
Policy and Medicine: The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA): Summary of GDUFA, MDUFA, BsUFA and Pediatrics
Policy and Medicine July 19, 2012 Posted by Thomas Sullivan The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), signed into law on July 9, 2012, gives FDA the authority to collect user fees from