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Best practice patient safety and traceability of infant feeds at CHI (Children’s Health Ireland) at Temple Street
Healthcare
Best practice patient safety and traceability of infant feeds at CHI (Children’s Health Ir...
In 2016 the hospital was audited by the Food Safety Professionals Association (FSPA).
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...
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...
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...
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’...
ACT Health uses GS1 standards to create innovative solutions to fight COVID and build trust with their population
Healthcare
ACT Health uses GS1 standards to create innovative solutions to fight COVID and build trus...
The ACT Health team acted quickly and took advantage of its knowledge and existing use of GS1 standa...
NSW Health continues to benefit from its implementation of GS1 standards
The traceability system of medicines at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in Brazil