June 17, 2024- Introducing sustainable practices into the healthcare space is not only imperative to protect the environment, but also necessary to optimize and improve the healthcare supply chain. For many, sustainability and emissions reduction can feel like a nebulous, constantly moving target, especially when they don’t understand how to move towards sustainable practices.
That’s where the data comes in!
In a recent podcast, Jenna Agins, the Assistant Director for Energy and Sustainability for NYU Langone Health system, and JoAnna Abrams, the CEO of MindClick, spoke to The Journal of Healthcare Contracting about sustainability in the healthcare industry, the collaboration between NYU Langone Health and MindClick, and the large role that data plays in improving sustainable practices.
Reducing carbon emissions at NYU Langone Health
Through a partnership with MindClick, NYU Langone is working towards more sustainable practices by leveraging its collected data. MindClick is a sustainability data and analytics company that helps their customers tap into quality data and analytics that will help to measure and drive progress for the sustainability of products purchased by health systems.
MindClick also partners with suppliers like B. Braun to gather data about their products and overall operations. Abrams said, “We help translate that information into a format that people, like Jenna, can use to track their progress and collaborate to make modifications to the ways in which products are brought to market that support their sustainability goals.”
Sustainability is a team sport, requiring participation from both providers and suppliers to be effective. When these organizations are equipped with the data that they need to make the necessary adjustments, it makes a significant impact on supply chain practices, as well as the cultures of these organizations, leading to more sustainability down the road.
Read More in the latest issue of JHC.