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Enabling traceability at Dijon University Hospital through identification of all rooms and locations
Healthcare
Enabling traceability at Dijon University Hospital through identification of all rooms and...
The University Hospital CHU Dijon is a 1,700 bed hospital employing more than 6,300 people, collecti...
Netcare: Investing in GS1 standards and quality product information for patient safety
Healthcare
Netcare: Investing in GS1 standards and quality product information for patient safety
As a leading healthcare provider in South Africa, Netcare is continually investing in ways to better...
Enhancing patient safety by implementing an electronic system for medical orders and GS1 barcode scanning
Healthcare
Enhancing patient safety by implementing an electronic system for medical orders and GS1 b...
The Paediatric Teaching Clinical Hospital wanted to transition from its manual, paper-based processe...
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...
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.
Using Global Location Numbers for a unique identification system in Swiss healthcare
Healthcare
Using Global Location Numbers for a unique identification system in Swiss healthcare
The first objective was to revise Switzerland’s federal narcotic control system, which was fully pap...
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...
Improving inventory management and patient safety with simple scans
Healthcare
Improving inventory management and patient safety with simple scans
The North Denmark Region has three hospitals with approximately 1,800 beds and more than 8,700 emplo...