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Leveraging GS1 standards to ensure accuracy and safety of patient care at Canberra Hospital
Healthcare
Leveraging GS1 standards to ensure accuracy and safety of patient care at Canberra Hospita...
To take full advantage of technologies available today, healthcare providers need to consider how th...
Successful implementation of electronic health record system for traceability of medical materials
Healthcare
Successful implementation of electronic health record system for traceability of medical m...
In Japan, GS1 barcodes have been used in the healthcare industry for decades, specifically by medica...
Automating inventory management with GS1 EDI standards
Healthcare
Automating inventory management with GS1 EDI standards
When a fellow healthcare professional remarked about the German healthcare system on Facebook, the U...
Fulfiling a vision of digital transformation with GS1 standards
Healthcare
Fulfiling a vision of digital transformation with GS1 standards
The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS) is a non-profit healthcare system ser...
Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital achieves significant efficiency improvements and traceability for surgical equipment
Healthcare
Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital achieves significant efficiency improvements and traceabilit...
Established in 1894, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital is publicly financed, but operates as a non-profi...
Using barcode scanning technology to reduce medication errors in dispensing
Healthcare
Using barcode scanning technology to reduce medication errors in dispensing
There are an estimated 37.8 million dispensing errors made in England each year, representing 15.9% ...
Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory improves traceability, workflow and reduces items in stock
Healthcare
Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory improves traceability, workflow and reduces items in st...
The hospital department had a non-standardised manual process for handling stock inventory.
Implementing RFID-enabled technology for the transport of precious laboratory samples at St. James’s Hospital
Healthcare
Implementing RFID-enabled technology for the transport of precious laboratory samples at S...
Laboratory samples, such as cancerous tissues taken during a biopsy, are “precious” since a patient’...