Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 14 1 2025 12 01 Ways to Build a Greener Healthcare System; Comment on “A Review of the Applicability of Current Green Practices in Healthcare Facilities” 1 3 4744 10.34172/ijhpm.9157 EN Rui Wu School of Business, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China 0000-0002-5389-1199 Yiming Liang School of Business, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China Journal Article 2025 04 15 Green practices have become the responsibility of healthcare system in the current warming planet. The article by Soares and colleagues reviews the literature on circular economy implementation in the European Union (EU) and its application in healthcare system. In this commentary, we complement the findings by discussing ways to build a greener healthcare system and introducing life cycle assessment (LCA), a method to quantify the environmental impacts of products and services in healthcare. LCA is useful to compare the environmental impacts of different clinical products and pathways. Within the healthcare system, avoiding overdiagnosis and overprescribing, improving building energy efficiency, and fleet electrification are important green practices. In addition, we cannot ignore the differences in regional energy system when comparing the carbon footprint of different healthcare systems.  https://www.ijhpm.com/article_4744_42778ef0b5805a96f9511e20b5611fce.pdf