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Emily Bancroft, CEO of Health Care Without Harm, discusses how hospitals can measure their environmental impact and rethink procurement, energy use, waste management and other operations to reduce emissions while lowering costs.
The environmental cost of healthcare
Emily Bancroft, CEO of Health Care Without Harm, discusses how hospitals can measure their environmental impact and rethink procurement, energy use, waste management and other operations to reduce emissions while lowering costs.
Don't treat clinicians' mobile devices as phones
Behind-the-scenes artificial intelligence running unsanctioned or misconfigured third-party apps can introduce data leakage, says Lookout CTO David Richardson. These computers need "to be controlled and protected as any other."
Weighing healthcare AI's environmental costs
Dr. Chethan Sarabu, director of clinical innovation for the Health Tech Hub at Cornell Tech, discusses the environmental impact of data centers powering AI and why health systems should consider sustainability as they adopt the technology.
Anesthetic gases add to healthcare's climate footprint
Dr. Matthew Meyer, sustainable healthcare expert from the University of Virginia, discusses the environmental impact of commonly used anesthetic gases and alternatives that can reduce healthcare emissions without impacting patient care.