Broadlane Receives 2006 Champion for Change Award From Hospitals for a Healthy Environment.DALLAS -- Broadlane, the procurement services company for healthcare, today announced that it has received a 2006 Champion for Change award from the national healthcare initiative Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) recognizing Broadlane's leadership role in providing assistance to hospitals so they can improve their environmental performance. This achievement comes within the first year of becoming an official Champion for Change with the H2E organization. The award will be presented April 18 at the H2E awards ceremony in conjunction with the 2006 Clean Med Conference, a premiere national environmental conference for leaders in healthcare being held this year in Seattle. H2E is a joint effort by the American Hospital Association American Hospital Association (AHA), n.pr a nonprofit national organization of individuals, institutions, and organizations engaged in direct patient care. The association works to promote the improvement of health care services. , the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and , the American Nurses Association American Nurses Association, n.pr professional organization of registered nurses created to encourage high standards in nursing care, pro-mote nursing as a profession, and lobby Congress for issues of concern to nurses. and Health Care Without Harm to provide environmental tools and resources to healthcare professionals. "Broadlane is honored to receive such an important award confirming our commitment to environmental stewardship," said DeAnna Herrin, vice president, contracting services at Broadlane. "Environmentally responsible contracting is fulfilled through leadership and collaboration with our customers. Our efforts encompass building a foundation for information sharing, collecting environmental disclosures from medical and pharmaceutical suppliers, and establishing a framework for future advances in the management of environmental issues. We raise awareness among our customers who make contract award decisions and facilitate discussions on advances that will contribute to safer workplaces and support environmental initiatives, which is a critical step toward improving the environment." Said Laura Brannen, director, H2E program: "Broadlane is helping to change the culture of the healthcare industry by developing new and innovative ways to combat pollution from healthcare products and practices. Broadlane is committed to helping healthcare facilities reduce their collective impact on the environment and improve community health through their contracting services." Amid growing concerns about the toxicity of medical devices made with PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. (vinyl) plastic, Broadlane also is working to update its list of PVC-free and DEHP-free medical devices. Health Care Without Harm, an international organization that is trying to help the healthcare industry minimize environmental damage, is working with Broadlane on this project. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) has warned healthcare providers to protect vulnerable patients from exposure to di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate Phthal´ate n. 1. (Chem.) A salt of phthalic acid. (or DEHP DEHP Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate DEHP Diethylhexylphthalate DEHP Diethyl Hydrogen Phosphite DEHP Dual Encoding Hierarchical Pipelining ), a plasticizer plas·ti·ciz·er n. Any of various substances added to plastics or other materials to make or keep them soft or pliable. plasticizer or -ciser Noun that leaches from PVC medical devices. The state of California, the National Toxicology Program National Toxicology Program Environment A program that conducts toxicologic tests on substances frequently found at the EPA's National Priorities List sites, which have the greatest potential for human exposure , the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community and an expert panel of Health Canada also have raised concerns that DEHP-containing medical devices may be harmful to some patient populations. About Broadlane Broadlane is the procurement services company for healthcare. Through a comprehensive set of services focused on contracting, purchasing, clinical and pharmacy cost management, labor, capital equipment and information management, Broadlane helps providers go further to reduce costs and improve financial performance. Broadlane is known for superior and verifiable cost savings, deep clinical and operational expertise and technology that enables more effective spend management. Together, these capabilities help providers rapidly achieve industry-best procurement practices. Broadlane serves thousands of acute care hospitals, sub-acute care facilities and physician practices across the country. The company is headquartered in Dallas with offices in California, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Ohio. For more information, visit www.broadlane.com. About Health Care Without Harm Health Care Without Harm is an international coalition of more than 440 organizations in 52 countries working to transform the health care industry so that it is no longer a source of environmental harm. For more information, see http://www.noharm.org. |
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