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Ethiopia: Laying foundations to fight substandard and falsified medicines
Healthcare
Using GS1 standards to trace surgical and dental instruments
Keeping track of many surgical instruments by visual inspection presented problems from a risk manag...
china
Healthcare
Optimising medicine management and reducing waste: a digitised approach for Danish healthc...
The absence of a standardised tracking system in Central Denmark's hospitals had made it arduous for...
Improving general inventory control at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Healthcare
Improving general inventory control at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust recognised the need for better inventory management. It employed GS1 ...
Derby Teaching Hospitals save £2.8 million by using GS1 standards in operating theatres
Healthcare
Derby Teaching Hospitals save £2.8 million by using GS1 standards in operating theatres
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust provides both acute hospital and commu...
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...
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...
Towards a new management model: surgical prosthesis traceability
Healthcare
Towards a new management model: surgical prosthesis traceability
The Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebrón did not meet current regulations on traceability records for...
1WorldSync: Leveraging the GDSN to improve the healthcare supply chain
Healthcare
1WorldSync: Leveraging the GDSN to improve the healthcare supply chain
Complete and accurate master product data are essential for healthcare providers to deliver the best...