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The American Hospital Association continues to report on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and monitor updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO). First identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, the virus has spread globally with more than 6,000 associated deaths. AHRMM is engaged with numerous health care leaders, associations, and regulatory agencies in an effort to keep our members up-to-date on the latest activities surrounding COVID-19. We are working very closely with Strategic Marketplace Initiative (SMI) , Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) and Institute for ...

During May's CleanMed Conference, Mercy Health , a non-profit health care provider and hospital system, revealed a breakthrough approach for integrating Environmental Health Impact (EHI) data into their purchasing decision process. As a faith-based health system, Mercy Health is dedicated to improving the health of the communities they serve. And with the release of Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment, Mercy Health executives have initiated a variety of programs to ‘care for our common home,’ and challenged their teams to implement sustainability throughout operations. For Noah Dunlap, Mercy Health’s vice president of sourcing and procurement, this ...

By Laura Vernon, sustainability consultant The world and its inhabitants cannot thrive if the environment is polluted and dangerous; therefore improving the health of the natural world is a foundational step in improving the health of the population. And as our health system begins a shift towards encouraging population health as a way to reduce health care costs, the focus on a healthy environment must take on added urgency. Karen Conway, immediate past AHRMM board chair and vice president, Healthcare Value at GHX enthusiastically states , “Many of the decisions made in procurement result in waste streams or increased energy usage. More sustainable ...

By Laura Vernon , Sustainability Consultant As our health system begins a shift towards encouraging population health as a way to reduce costs, the focus on a healthy environment must take on added urgency. Karen Conway , Immediate Past AHRMM Board Chair and Vice President, Healthcare Value at GHX passionately stated , “Many of the decisions made in procurement result in waste streams or increased energy usage. More sustainable procurement practices can help reduce unnecessary purchases and source products and services that reduce the negative impacts on the environment.” The Purchasing Power Of The Healthcare Community Think about the purchasing ...