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1. Medical Device Recycling Programs Are Manufacturer Money-Grabs Disguised as Sustainability Initiatives

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Thording, Lars

Subjects
Medical equipment, Environmental movement, Hospitals, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Environmental sustainability, Physiological apparatus
Abstract

https://medcitynews.com/2024/07/medical-device-recycling-programs-are-manufacturer-money-grabs-disguised-as-sustainability-initiatives/ Hospitals would be much better served by focusing on reuse and reprocessing programs. So why isn’t that happening and what can be done about it? The post https://medcitynews.com/2024/07/medical-device-recycling-programs-are-manufacturer-money-grabs-disguised-as-sustainability-initiatives/ appeared [...]

Published
2024

2. Is Europe About to Overtake the U.S.’s Leadership Position in Healthcare Sustainability via Reprocessing?

Author

Thording, Lars

Subjects
United States. Food and Drug Administration -- Laws, regulations and rules, Sustainable development -- Laws, regulations and rules, Patients -- Care and treatment, Government regulation
Abstract

https://medcitynews.com/2024/02/is-europe-about-to-overtake-the-u-s-s-leadership-position-in-healthcare-sustainability-via-reprocessing/ FDA’s regulation of single-use device reprocessing effectively made the U.S. the leader in EP sustainability efforts early on. However, very little has been done to build on this early [...]

Published
2024

5. Medtech Manufacturers Thrive While Hospitals Shutter—and Patients Suffer. Here’s What Needs to Be Done

Author

Thording, Lars

Subjects
Hospitals, Instrument industry -- Planning, Company business planning
Abstract

https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/medtech-manufacturers-thrive-while-hospitals-shutter-and-patients-suffer-heres-what-needs-to-be-done/ Right now, manufacturers are thriving. Hospitals are failing. And patients are suffering. We must stop this trend in its tracks by becoming better stewards of hospital resources and supply [...]

Published
2023

6. Healthcare Purchasing Isn't Going as Green as You Think.

Author

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

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