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With 17% of the marketplace, health care wields major purchasing power. This buying clout puts hospitals and health systems in an excellent position to demand safer, healthier, more environmentally-friendly products from vendors.
Yet few environmental standards exist for medical products. As a result, health care supply chain professionals must often go it alone.
Why smarter purchasing?
Hospitals can leverage their collective purchasing power to generate demand for healthier and safer products
- The health care sector represents 17 percent of the U.S. marketplace
- Some products marketed to the industry generate unnecessary waste, contain hazardous materials or use excessive energy
- Adoption by the health care sector will drive growing availability and adoption of smarter products
Review the smarter purchasing resources for details of each level of commitment and data measurements required.
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