Global Healthcare User Group chooses GS1 as sole system of standards in healthcare
The GS1 global Healthcare User Group (GS1 HUG™) has officially announced that it will use GS1 standards exclusively as the basis for its automatic product identification developments (Bar Codes and Radio Frequency Identification Product Tags). Over the course of the next 18 months the HUG members will continue to further promote the existing GS1 standards for their application and implementation, in the healthcare sector.