1. Healthcare Purchasing Isn't Going as Green as You Think.
- Author
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Thording, Lars
- Subjects
HEALTH services administration ,GREENHOUSE effect ,CLIMATE change ,DECISION making ,MEDICAL supplies ,SUPPLY chains ,SUSTAINABILITY ,PURCHASING ,MATERIALS management ,HEALTH care industry ,GREENHOUSE gases ,MEDICAL care costs ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
The article suggests that healthcare purchasing is not going green as expected given the greenhouse gas emissions of hospitals. Topics discussed include focus of the healthcare supply chain on driving down costs, challenges to green decision-making such as supply chain executives not driving all procurement decisions and conflicting instructions from hospital leaders regarding climate change mitigation, and common sense approach to balancing costs and environmental sustainability.
- Published
- 2024