Healthcare Case Studies and Research

Implementing traceability at a pharmaceutical company (Colombia)

Implementing a national traceability program using GS1 DataMatrix barcodes (Jordan)

Creating IT architecture for supply chain automation in hospitals (Denmark)

Sharing best practices on the implementation and use of GS1 standards in hospitals (The Netherlands)

Leveraging standards for inventory visibility (United States)

Harnessing GS1 standards to reduce unwarranted clinical variation (United Kingdom)

Using a GS1 Digital Link-based app to give patients up-to-date information about their medications (Singapore)

Improving inventory management and patient safety with simple scans (Denmark)

Enhancing patient safety by implementing an electronic system for medical orders and GSl barcode scanning (Poland)

Connected, continuous and complete: Implementing Scan4Safety using GSl standards at the core of the patient pathway (United Kingdom)

Digitise healthcare product information to improve procurement and supply chain management (France)

UDI pilot proposal with Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Columbia)

Automating inventory management with GS1 EDI standards (Germany)

CAISM and Cristália partner together for increased patient safety, improved processes and reduced costs (Brazil)

CentraState lays foundation for safer future (United States)

Derby Teaching Hospitals save £2.8 million by using GS1 standards in operating theatres (United Kingdom)

Device identification for traceability in the IVD-reagent supply chain (China)

GAM launches E_GEN, a platform for exchanging product and supply information (France)

Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein continues its journey to full traceability of pharmaceuticals (Brazil)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals deploy Zebra printers and GS1 standards for positive patient identification (United Kingdom)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals takes huge savings in time and spends it on patient care (United Kingdom)

Leveraging GS1 standards to ensure accuracy and safety of patient care at Canberra Hospital (Australia)

LM-Dental moving to GS1 standards for dental product traceability with EPC/RFID (Denmark and Finland)

Mediplus leverages the GS1 Global Data Synchronisation Network for master data communication (United Kingdom)

Mercy advises that collaboration is the best medicine (United States)

More than bar codes: Integrating Global Standards-based bar code technology into National Health Information Systems (Ethiopia and Pakistan)

Scanning the horizon: the evolution of Scan4Safety in the NHS (United Kingdom)

Teleflex harnesses strong partnerships for patient safety (United States)

Tokai University Hospital achieves traceability and increased efficiencies in operating theatres (Japan)

Traceability of medical devices in the Gottsegen György Hungarian Institute of Cardiology (Hungary)

Using Global Location Numbers for a unique identification system in Swiss healthcare (Switzerland)