Skip to page content.
Access myGS1 Get a Barcode
GS1 Healthcare Reference Book
Study of three international health systems showcases the benefits of supply chain transformation
Dr. Anne Snowdon is a professor and Academic Chair of the World Health Innovation Network (WIN), and Scientific Director and CEO of SCAN Health

Below are featured case studies for 2019/2020. Access the full collection here: Reference Book 2019/2020

Automating inventory management with GS1 EDI standards (Germany) Learn More CAISM and Cristália partner together for increased patient safety, improved processes and reduced costs (Brazil) Learn More CentraState lays foundation for safer future (United States) Learn More Derby Teaching Hospitals save £2.8 million by using GS1 standards in operating theatres (United Kingdom) Learn More Device identification for traceability in the IVD-reagent supply chain (China) Learn More GAM launches E_GEN, a platform for exchanging product and supply information (France) Learn More Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein continues its journey to full traceability of pharmaceuticals (Brazil) Learn More Leeds Teaching Hospitals deploy Zebra printers and GS1 standards for positive patient identification (United Kingdom) Learn More Leeds Teaching Hospitals takes huge savings in time and spends it on patient care (United Kingdom) Learn More Leveraging GS1 standards to ensure accuracy and safety of patient care at Canberra Hospital (Australia) Learn More LM-Dental moving to GS1 standards for dental product traceability with EPC/RFID (Denmark and Finland) Learn More Mediplus leverages the GS1 Global Data Synchronisation Network for master data communication (United Kingdom) Learn More Mercy advises that collaboration is the best medicine (United States) Learn More More than bar codes: Integrating Global Standards-based bar code technology into National Health Information Systems (Ethiopia and Pakistan) Learn More Scanning the horizon: the evolution of Scan4Safety in the NHS (United Kingdom) Learn More Teleflex harnesses strong partnerships for patient safety (United States) Learn More Tokai University Hospital achieves traceability and increased efficiencies in operating theatres (Japan) Learn More Traceability of medical devices in the Gottsegen György Hungarian Institute of Cardiology (Hungary) Learn More Using Global Location Numbers for a unique identification system in Swiss healthcare (Switzerland) Learn More

Below are featured case studies for 2017/2018. Access the full collection here: Reference Book 2017/2018

Imbanaco Medical Centre takes patient care and safety to the next level with traceability (Columbia) Learn More State-of-the-art hospital relies on GS1 standards for highly efficient and safe ways to work and care for patients (Denmark) Learn More Investing in GS1 standards helps control costs and drive highly efficient OT procedures (Germany) Learn More Reliable medication processes for enhanced patient safety (Germany) Learn More St. James's Hospital – leading global innovation in healthcare - a hospital wide approach to adopting GS1 standards (Ireland) Learn More GS1 standards enable an integrated sterilisation management system for University of Fukui Hospital Surgical Centre (Japan) Learn More Antonius Hospital makes safer medication administration a priority (The Netherlands) Learn More Hospital de Cascais uses GS1 standards for seamless operations and patient safety (Portugal) Learn More Implementing a health records tracking solution for a real ROI in record time (United Kingdom) Learn More Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust inventory management solution leads to £3 million in cost savings (United Kingdom) Learn More Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust implements Global Location Numbers for ready compliance and increased productivity (United Kingdom) Learn More Bionnovation transforms its operations and achieves global growth with GS1 standards (Brazil) Learn More Prati-Donaduzzi invests in GS1 standards for traceability of medicines in Brazilian healthcare (Brazil) Learn More Legrand strengthens its commitment to customers and quality with single-dose identification (Columbia) Learn More Resah leverages reliable healthcare product data to improve patient safety (France) Learn More Delivering life-saving treatments and end-to-end traceability for patient safety (Germany) Learn More Piloting traceability of prescription drugs with GS1 standards (United States) Learn More Reference Architecture enables locating objects for Danish hospitals (Denmark) Learn More SNOMED and GS1: Harmonising standards to benefit New Zealand healthcare (New Zealand) Learn More Improving patient safety and efficiency in the NHS (United Kingdom) Learn More