Medical Xpress: Researchers call for mandatory emissions reporting from US health care organizations
As climate change continues to impact our world, more industries are looking for solutions to lower carbon emissions, and the health care system is no exception. In a new Sounding Board published in the New England
STAT: ‘Right to repair’ movement gains momentum in the tightly controlled world of medical devices
The Covid-19 pandemic crystallized a problem that has long plagued hospitals and biomedical engineers: many can’t maintain or repair their machines without the green light from medical device makers. In a survey of 222 medical repair professionals
The Lancet: HealthcareLCA: an open-access living database of health-care environmental impact assessments
Anthropogenic environmental change negatively effects human health and is increasing health-care system demand. Paradoxically, the provision of health care, which itself is a substantial contributor to environmental degradation, is compounding this problem. There is increasing
The Journal of Healthcare Contracting: Building Resiliency – A new nonprofit healthcare supply chain association aims to champion standards and best practices.
From Jesse Schafer’s vantage point as a senior manager of business continuity at the Mayo Clinic, supply chain resiliency is keenly needed in healthcare. “It’s a complex issue too difficult to solve individually,” he said.
Medical Design & Outsourcing: Cardinal Health expands single-use device reprocessing facility
“Sustainable Technologies is a unique growth business within Cardinal Health,” Global Planning SVP Pete Bennett said in a news release. “Our investment in this expansion highlights Cardinal Health’s commitment to helping reduce healthcare’s environmental impact
Modern Healthcare: 5 things HHS says hospitals can do to reduce emissions
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has tips for how healthcare organizations can cut emissions and achieve net-zero operations by 2050. The Health and Human Services Department branch recommends healthcare entities—particularly hospitals—establish systems to