We are certainly an advocate for paperless and using electronic recording. That is the product we sell of electronic medical software. However outside the organizational and financial benefits, there are the green advantages. Reducing paper a long with several other steps can aid in an environmentally stable practice. While not to presume patients seeking more natural therapies may be impressed and sold on such conscious habits, the connection makes sense. There are several different ways to take your business or personal living to the greener side.
The most popular and well known is recycling, but also make the effort to purchase items in recycled packaging or with minimal. Reduce water purification energy, use hand sanitizers and biodegradable cleaning and lawn products. Utilize energy efficient light bulbs, helps you save money and the environment. There are also LCD monitors that consume little energy and set your monitors to be idle after a few minutes. Conserving energy is the best place to start. Keep up with the maintenance at the office through efficient windows, bi-yearly furnace filter replacements and non-leaky piping. A great resource for greening your venture and finding out incentives for small businesses is www.energystar.gov. Small steps can save you money, better the chances for future generations and heighten your good reputation.
Author: Meredith Crown Smith
