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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...
Working together to provide the safest possible care for patients across the globe
Healthcare
Working together to provide the safest possible care for patients across the globe
Our global healthcare industry needs global solutions.
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).
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...
“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...
Study of three international health systems showcases the benefits of supply chain transformation
Healthcare
Study of three international health systems showcases the benefits of supply chain transfo...
The seminal research paper, Visibility: The New Value Proposition for Health Systems, proposed a new...
Connected, continuous and complete: Implementing Scan4Safety using GS1 standards at the core of the patient pathway
Healthcare
Connected, continuous and complete: Implementing Scan4Safety using GS1 standards at the co...
Launched in England by the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care in 2016, the Scan4Safety progra...
Interoperability and GS1 standards – a roadmap to success in pathology and medicines administration
Healthcare
Interoperability and GS1 standards – a roadmap to success in pathology and medicines admin...
Prior to 2017, pathology at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was a systematic but manual...