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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).
More than bar codes: Integrating Global Standards-based bar code technology into National Health Information Systems in Ethiopia and Pakistan to increase end-to-end supply chain visibility
Healthcare
More than bar codes: Integrating Global Standards-based bar code technology into National ...
Bar codes can help track and trace health products in the supply chain.
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 ...
UDI pilot with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection
Healthcare
UDI pilot with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection
The MoH reference proposal aims to structure and implement the semantic standard and coding for medi...
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’...
Traceability: The key for driving efficiencies in the supply chain
Healthcare
Traceability: The key for driving efficiencies in the supply chain
Alexion needed to create a traceability system that would address Colombia’s pilot specifications.
Ethiopia: Laying foundations to fight substandard and falsified medicines
Healthcare
Colombia: Implementing traceability at a pharmaceutical company
The automatic traceability system will help develop good logistics practices and ensure traceability...
Ethiopia: Laying foundations to fight substandard and falsified medicines
Healthcare
Ethiopia: Laying foundations to fight substandard and falsified medicines
In Ethiopia, work is underway to ensure each and every medicine in the country has a unique identifi...