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To examine how formally incorporating environmental sustainability into health system quality frameworks aligns healthcare delivery with the core mission of safeguarding human health.

April 30, 2024BMJOpen Access

Health systems and environmental sustainability: updating frameworks for a new era

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MPMichael PadgetMassachusetts General Hospital MPMichael A. PetersUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign MBMatthias BrunnInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris

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Policy analysis proposes integrating environmental sustainability into healthcare quality standards, suggesting this shift advances planetary health and patient care.

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To examine how formally incorporating environmental sustainability into health system quality frameworks aligns healthcare delivery with the core mission of safeguarding human health.
Conceptual policy analysis evaluating modern healthcare quality assessment models and their integration of ecological impacts.
Synthesized frameworks linking healthcare operational footprints with broader population health and sustainability objectives.
Identifies environmental sustainability as an essential pillar for defining modern, high-performing healthcare delivery systems.
Argues that embedding environmental indicators into performance evaluations accelerates systemic climate resilience without compromising patient care standards.

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Padget et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71cd1b78a11c550e0bc71c https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-076957

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Policy analysis proposes integrating environmental sustainability into healthcare quality standards, suggesting this shift advances planetary health and patient care.

Health systems and environmental sustainability: updating frameworks for a new era

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Health systems and environmental sustainability: updating frameworks for a new era

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