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Using the Objective Key Result Method to Reduce the Rate of Biomedical Waste in Medical Institutions

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  • Su-Wen Huang
  • Yuan-Hui Lai
  • Shyue-Yow Chiou
  • Anibal Coronel

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Taiwan has been an active participant in waste recycling for a long period of time due to the need for resource sustainability. The country believes it can one day eventually achieve the goal of zero waste through the effective use of strategies such as source reduction, resource recovery, reuse, and recycling. Despite Taiwan’s long-standing commitment to waste recycling for purposes of resource sustainability, achieving the goal of zero waste remains an immense challenge. Therefore, putting into effect the previously mentioned strategies will obviously be necessary in order to realize this goal. However, the effective implementation of these strategies requires both comprehensive planning and coordination, particularly in large medical institutions. Here, we have aimed to promote waste reduction throughout the entire hospital system in Taiwan using 3 strategies: (1) standardizing the colors of garbage bags, marking patterns of waste, and reviewing and establishing an internal audit mechanism on a regular basis; (2) the systematic monitoring of individual departments with regard to on waste consumption, brands, and materials while linking departments to the procurement source management team. In addition, any related hardware has been upgraded, precisely controlled, and automatically uploaded to the cloud system for an improved intelligent management system. In addition, the Department of Nutrition has adjusted the handling of ingredients and consumption patterns of hospital employees in order to reduce food waste; and (3) with regard to the disposal of medical waste, medical centers will be consolidating and advancing the knowledge and ability of all hospital personnel through education and training programs established for them. After the implementation of this program to promote awareness, the ratio of biological waste percentage in regard to total hospital waste dropped from 37.3% in 2018 to 33.6% in 2022, with a 49% decrease being seen in food waste, and a 99.32% increase being realized in green designated procurement items. Such an efficient management of medical waste has no doubt been extremely beneficial to the hospital.

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  • Su-Wen Huang & Yuan-Hui Lai & Shyue-Yow Chiou & Anibal Coronel, 2024. "Using the Objective Key Result Method to Reduce the Rate of Biomedical Waste in Medical Institutions," Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, Hindawi, vol. 2024, pages 1-8, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnddns:1566231
    DOI: 10.1155/2024/1566231
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