In this introductory webinar, Kevin Zacharyasz (The Joint Commission), Michael de la Guardia (CMS Innovation Center), and Dr. Aparna Bole (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), joined by Dr. Hardeep Singh (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs), discussed recent initiatives on integrating sustainability and decarbonization efforts into health care and highlighted the latest developments and potential next steps, the rationale behind them, and early lessons and findings.
Resources
- Catalytic Program on Utilizing the Inflation Reduction Act | HHS.gov
- HHS Health Sector Pledge
- The Joint Commission – Sustainable Healthcare Certification
- CMS Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM)
- Key Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by U.S. Hospitals and Health Systems
- Why Decarbonizing Matters for the U.S. Health Sector
- Crossing the Decarbonization Chasm: A Call to Action for Hospital and Health System Leaders to Reduce Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Carbon Accounting 101
- AHRQ Reducing Healthcare Carbon Emissions Primer
The external resources on this page do not necessarily represent the views of any one organization, the Climate Collaborative, or the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and have not been subjected to the review procedures of, nor are they a product of, the National Academies. We are sharing this curated list based on the expert guidance of Collaborative members to serve as resources.
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This webinar is part of the NAM’s Action Collaborative on Decarbonizing the US Health Sector Building Momentum to Act on Health Care Decarbonization webinar series focusing on sharing resources and building the momentum to act on health care decarbonization.
