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Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein continues its journey to full traceability of pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein continues its journey to full traceability of pharmaceu...
Patient safety is the fundamental goal of Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE).
Using Global Location Numbers for a unique identification system in Swiss healthcare
Healthcare
Using Global Location Numbers for a unique identification system in Swiss healthcare
The first objective was to revise Switzerland’s federal narcotic control system, which was fully pap...
Demonstrating the benefits of scanning UDI barcodes on the front lines
Healthcare
Demonstrating the benefits of scanning UDI barcodes on the front lines
The Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Miami, Florida, spent countless hours each week manually...
Leeds Teaching Hospitals takes huge savings in time and spends it on patient care
Healthcare
Leeds Teaching Hospitals takes huge savings in time and spends it on patient care
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the largest in England with more than 2,000 beds...
Markhot Ferenc Teaching Hospital: Measuring what’s measurable to improve patient care and safety
Healthcare
Markhot Ferenc Teaching Hospital: Measuring what’s measurable to improve patient care and ...
Most healthcare providers have significant amounts of information about their patients, yet they don...
EPC/RFID: An effective method for realtime asset management
Healthcare
EPC/RFID: An effective method for realtime asset management
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) had thousands of assets and medical dev...
Scan4Safety: Giving time back to patient care at Dublin’s Tallaght University Hospital
Healthcare
Scan4Safety: Giving time back to patient care at Dublin’s Tallaght University Hospital
Clinical staff at Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) were spending a large proportion of their time ...
“Speaking in the same language to save time and increase efficiency and safety” - the standardisation of logistics in Chilean healthcare
Healthcare
“Speaking in the same language to save time and increase efficiency and safety” - the stan...
The main objective of Chilean Public Healthcare is to promote equity and quality in access to health...