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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...
Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory improves traceability, workflow and reduces items in stock
Healthcare
Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory improves traceability, workflow and reduces items in st...
The hospital department had a non-standardised manual process for handling stock inventory.
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...
Using barcode scanning technology to reduce medication errors in dispensing
Healthcare
Using barcode scanning technology to reduce medication errors in dispensing
There are an estimated 37.8 million dispensing errors made in England each year, representing 15.9% ...
Digitise healthcare product information to improve procurement and supply chain management
Healthcare
Digitise healthcare product information to improve procurement and supply chain management
As a public purchasing organisation, Resah aims to facilitate access to the ordering, management and...
Unique Device Identification of surgical instruments by DataMatrix 2D barcodes
Healthcare
Unique Device Identification of surgical instruments by DataMatrix 2D barcodes
The Robert Ballanger Hospital is a 650 bed intercity hospital.
GAM launches E_GEN, a platform for exchanging product and supply information
Healthcare
GAM launches E_GEN, a platform for exchanging product and supply information
Today’s French health institutions are challenged by new regulations that require new capabilities t...
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.