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Scanning the horizon: the evolution of Scan4Safety in the NHS
Healthcare
Scanning the horizon: the evolution of Scan4Safety in the NHS
Six acute NHS demonstrator sites were funded through the GS1 and PEPPOL implementation programme tha...
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 ...
Preventing medication administration error at Gelre Hospitals, the Netherlands
Healthcare
Preventing medication administration error at Gelre Hospitals, the Netherlands
Gelre Hospitals updated their internal processes to take advantage of new technologies combined with...
National Children’s Hospital uses GS1 standards to improve efficiency in patient care
Healthcare
National Children’s Hospital uses GS1 standards to improve efficiency in patient care
The inventory the National Children’s Hospital were working with was identified in a variety of ways...
Bedside scanning requires cultural change
Healthcare
Bedside scanning requires cultural change
Rigshospitalet is a University Hospital in the Capital Region of Denmark. It is a highly specialised...
Improving patient safety & quality of care at the National Centre for Hereditary Coagulation Disorders, St James’s Hospital, Ireland
Healthcare
Improving patient safety & quality of care at the National Centre for Hereditary Coagulati...
An ineffective recall of contaminated plasma-derived haemophilia medication prompted the NCHCD of St...
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...
Fewer bricks and more clicks result in optimal medical device inventory at Radboudumc
Healthcare
Fewer bricks and more clicks result in optimal medical device inventory at Radboudumc
Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc) wanted to eliminate out-of-stock situations for its o...