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March 2013
Eco-Business.com: City hospitals take a green turn
Check out Eco-Business.com's article, City hospitals take a green turn Hospitals have both economic reasons as well as concern for the environment to take the [...]
February 2013
Toward Greener Products: The Complex Journal of Product Innovation
CSRwire' Talkback discusses Johnson & Johnson's Earthwards program, designed to promote greener product development throughout the enterprise in Toward Greener Products: The Complex Journal of Product [...]
Earthwards: Johnson & Johnson’s Drive Toward a Healthy Future
Sustainablebrands.com talks about Johnson & Johnson’s Drive Toward a Healthy Future: This is part one in a series about Earthwards®, a Johnson & Johnson program designed to [...]
Becker's ASC Review: Reprocessing Best Practices: Q&A With Stryker Sustainability Solutions President Brian White
Stryker Sustainability Solutions President Brian White talks with Becker's ASC Review about reprocessing best practices: Reprocessing programs offer hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers the opportunity to [...]
Health Facilities Management Interview with Gary Cohen
Health Facilities Management discusses the Healthy Hospitals Initiative with Gary Cohen, co-founder, president and executive director of Health Care Without Harm. If hospitals are to [...]
Environmental Leader: More Companies Profit from Sustainability, Survey Finds
Environmental Leader, More Companies Profit from Sustainability, Survey Finds: Sustainability is paying off for a growing number of companies with 37 percent of surveyed executives [...]
Thank You and Good Luck to Katie Balmford and Eric Bursch
It is with great sadness that AMDR must report that Katie Balmford, who has served as Counsel to the association for over six years, will [...]
Plans for a Greener NHS Launched
Thomson Reuters reports: Plans for a Greener NHS Launched (01/31/13): A major consultation to create a sustainable development strategy for the NHS, public health and [...]
January 2013
Former Stryker Employees Create New Company
According to Dotmednews, former Stryker Sustainability employees, including Lars Thording, have formed Intralign, a "health care consulting services company that . . . aims to [...]
Green Solution for Medical Waste
iol scitech reports on a Green Solution for Medical Waste Cape Town - A machine that incinerates hazardous medical waste into ash within minutes is [...]
Health Facilities Management: New Tools to Reach Sustainability Goals
Deanna Martin, senior communications specialist for ASHE, writes about New Tools to Reach Sustainable Goals in Health Facilities Management: Hospitals are striving for sustainability as [...]
Becker's Hospital Review: "First, Do No Harm" Should Extend to the Environment
William T. Gorton III, Esq. of Stites & Harbison writes for Becker's Hospital Review: "First, Do No Harm" Should Extend to the Environment A long-standing [...]
Dotmednews: Third-party reprocessing; A safe way to contain costs and reduce waste
Brian White of Stryker Sustainability Solutions talks about reprocessing as a safe way to contain costs and reduce waste in Dotmednews: ... Stryker estimates our [...]
Hospital & Health Networks, Oregon bets on coordinated care
Hospital & Health Networks, Oregon bets on coordinated care In 2012, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, M.D., launched a major overhaul of the state's Medicaid program, [...]
New State Commission to Look at Cost Containment
The Goal: The goal of the Commission is to develop a process and practical policies that states can adopt and implement to hold the growth [...]
Newsweek and Daily Beast on Green Hospital Practices: Distinguish Regulated Industry from Problems Encountered at VA
Newsweek and the Daily Beast recently report on Why Green Hospital Practices Could Make You Sick, but are sure to note that the lawful, FDA-regulated [...]
CAPG Health: Progress of Accountable Care Organizations; A View from the National ACO Congress
John E. Jenrette, MD, Chairman of the Board of the California Association of Physician Groups and CEO of Sharp Community Medical Group writes in CAPG Health, [...]
Chicago Tribune: U.S. could save $2 trillion on health costs – study
Chicago Tribune: U.S. could save $2 trillion on health costs - study, ...The Commonwealth Fund study advocates accelerated acceptance of changes that are already taking [...]
MedPageToday,com, Proposed System Reforms Could Save $2 Trillion, 01/11/13:
MedPageToday,com, Proposed System Reforms Could Save $2 Trillion, 01/11/13: WASHINGTON — Accelerating use of reforms such as patient-centered medical homes and new Medicare pay policies [...]
Dotmednews: Single-use device reprocessing
Dotmednews: Single-use device reprocessing There’s an easy way hospitals can save thousands of dollars a year while reducing their waste output and helping the planet: [...]