December 2020
Forbes: Healthcare Organizations Are Polluting The Air And Harming Public Health, But That Can Change
Exposure to high levels of air pollution can cause a variety of health issues, ranging from mild irritation of the throat to heart problems, and
The Hill: Colliding climate crisis: Addressing the urgency now
Nearly six years before the current COVID-19 crisis that has claimed close to 1.5 million lives globally, philanthropist and former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates gave
Practice Greenhealth: Health Care Industry Must Adopt ‘Circular Mindset’
The circular economy model is a new way of looking at the relationships among markets, customers, and natural resources. This concept means moving away from
Medical Device +Diagnostic Industry: The Circular Healthcare Economy: Suppliers, Lawmakers—Time’s Up
The pandemic has made (at least) three things clear to healthcare supply chain leaders: We have to build resiliency into the supply chain. We have
Health Care Without Harm: Hospitals Can Heal America Through What and How They Buy
Health care sits at the epicenter of the COVID-19 and climate crises, caring for those who are stricken by the virus or, find themselves in
Associations Now: How One Association Made A Speedy Impact During COVID-19
The Association of Medical Device Reprocessors helped get PPE to hospitals as the pandemic intensified. Its next step is making the healthcare industry more sustainable.
Grist: Should hospitals reuse medical supplies? A new study says yes.
In 2015, a marine biologist filmed her team removing a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nostril. The video went viral, and a few years later, the
Healthcare Finance News: Reprocessing single-use medical devices boosts circular economy for hospitals
Regulated medical device reprocessing is an important tool in improving environmental and public health outcomes, according to a new analysis published in Health Affairs. Health
CleanMed Europe 2020: The “eco-responsible” healthcare congress
CleanMed Europe 2020: The "eco-responsible" healthcare congress Medical devices used in healthcare also have an adverse effect on the environment. Part of the problem concerns,
Health Affairs: Transforming The Medical Device Industry: Road Map To A Circular Economy
A circular economy involves maintaining manufactured products in circulation, distributing resource and environmental costs over time and with repeated use. In a linear supply chain,
Health Affairs: Health Care Pollution And Public Health Damage In The United States: An Update
From the December edition of Health Affairs and authors Matt Eckleman and Jodi Sherman, et. al: The US health care system is responsible for about
Health Care Without Harm: Sustainable Healthcare Waste Management
The way forward HCWH Europe strongly believes that employing a circular economy model supported by the strategies and action plans developed within the Green Deal
November 2020
Scotus: Case preview: Justices to consider breadth of federal computer fraud statute
Several strong amicus filings in support of Van Buren spell out some of the startling practical implications of the government’s reading. At the same time,
NCSH: Watch Online: Webinar with Yale & NCSH
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in the global healthcare supply chain. Supply chain shocks stem from both interruptions in manufacturing and transport, and surges
Medicin and Teknik: Medical device remanufacturing New markets for medical device remanufacturing across Europe
The company Vanguard specializes in the reprocessing of single-use medical devices, the medical remanufacturing. In an interview, CEO Marcus Bracklo reports that the topic of
Yale Climate Connections: Reliance on single-use supplies can leave hospitals vulnerable to shortages
During the coronavirus pandemic, many hospitals have struggled with dangerous shortages of personal protective equipment. But Jodi Sherman of the Yale Schools of Medicine and
Healthcare in Europe: Time to “Green Up” for EU Ministries of Health
The World Health Organization points to the burning and incineration of health care waste as a source of dioxins, furans, and particulate matter emissions that
Reuters: EU’s Lending Arm Approves 1 Trillion Euro Green Plan
LONDON (Reuters) - European Union governments approved a 1 trillion euro ($1.2 trillion) green “roadmap” for the bloc’s lending arm on Wednesday that will see
PBS: America’s Medical Supply Crisis
Why was the United States left scrambling for critical medical equipment as the coronavirus swept the country? With the Associated Press and Global Reporting Centre,
Vanguard: Extending the circular economy to high quality medical devices
Regardless of their sophistication and complexity, many high-tech medical instruments are designated for single use because the original manufacturer did not develop a procedure allowing