Sustainable Healthcare: A path to sustainability
(2012) In IIIEE Master thesis IMEN56 20121The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
- Abstract
- Sustainable healthcare is becoming an increasingly prominent issue as the aspects and impacts
of healthcare activities are acknowledged and discovered. However, ‘sustainable healthcare’ is
a debatable concept, without consensus and used in a variety of ways by many organizations.
This research project lays a foundation for working consistently with the concept. Traditional
and modern performance measurements are combined to form the basis of a framework that
supports criteria for levels in reaching sustainable healthcare. The concept of stakeholder
theory and engagement further supports the formation of the framework with levels of
stakeholder involvement and thus quality of action. Literature reviews and leaders from the
... (More) - Sustainable healthcare is becoming an increasingly prominent issue as the aspects and impacts
of healthcare activities are acknowledged and discovered. However, ‘sustainable healthcare’ is
a debatable concept, without consensus and used in a variety of ways by many organizations.
This research project lays a foundation for working consistently with the concept. Traditional
and modern performance measurements are combined to form the basis of a framework that
supports criteria for levels in reaching sustainable healthcare. The concept of stakeholder
theory and engagement further supports the formation of the framework with levels of
stakeholder involvement and thus quality of action. Literature reviews and leaders from the
sustainable healthcare field provided information that contributed to the organization of
sustainability levels and hierarchy of criteria. Analysis and careful consideration of information
provided by these sources aided in the creation of a guideline for a path to ‘sustainable
healthcare’ and clarifies how healthcare facilities might operationalise the ‘sustainable
healthcare’ concept. (Less)
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- author
- Smith, Mary Ellen Frances LU
- supervisor
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- Philip Peck LU
- Mikael Backman LU
- organization
- course
- IMEN56 20121
- year
- 2012
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- hospitals, Sustainable healthcare, performance measurements
- publication/series
- IIIEE Master thesis
- report number
- 2012:14
- ISSN
- 1401-9191
- language
- English
- id
- 3126175
- date added to LUP
- 2012-10-04 14:43:45
- date last changed
- 2012-10-04 14:43:45
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