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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 2023/2024. Access the full collection here: GS1 Global Case Studies

Infusing Safety from Production to Patient with Unit-of-Use 2D Barcodes (United States) Learn More Implementing UDI on medical devices in Shenzhen – benefiting healthcare regulation and delivery (China) Learn More Using GS1 standards to trace surgical and dental instruments (Japan) Learn More

Below are featured case studies for 2022/2023. Access the full collection here: GS1 Healthcare Reference Book 2022-2023

Implementing traceability at a pharmaceutical company (Colombia) Learn More Implementing a national traceability program using GS1 DataMatrix barcodes (Jordan) Learn More Creating IT architecture for supply chain automation in hospitals (Denmark) Learn More Sharing best practices on the implementation and use of GS1 standards in hospitals (The Netherlands) Learn More Leveraging standards for inventory visibility (United States) Learn More Harnessing GS1 standards to reduce unwarranted clinical variation (United Kingdom) Learn More Using a GS1 Digital Link-based app to give patients up-to-date information about their medications (Singapore) Learn More

Below are featured case studies for 2021/2022. Access the full collection here: Reference Book 2021/2022

Improving inventory management and patient safety with simple scans (Denmark) Learn More Enhancing patient safety by implementing an electronic system for medical orders and GSl barcode scanning (Poland) Learn More Connected, continuous and complete: Implementing Scan4Safety using GSl standards at the core of the patient pathway (United Kingdom) Learn More Digitise healthcare product information to improve procurement and supply chain management (France) Learn More UDI pilot proposal with Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Columbia) Learn More

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

Additional Annual Case Studies

World Health Organization Policy paper on traceability of medical products Learn More Deloitte reports on Securing Trust in the Global COVID-19 Supply Chain and Vaccines Learn More Visibility: The New Value Proposition – Dr. Anne Snowdon Learn More Strength in Unity: The Promise of Global Standards in Healthcare – McKinsey Report Learn More Visibility: The New Value Proposition for Health Systems (Video) Watch Now