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Developing the GS1 monitoring tool: a standardised set of patient safety outcome measurements
Healthcare
Developing the GS1 monitoring tool: a standardised set of patient safety outcome measureme...
While some studies have investigated the efficacy of barcoding, the outcomes assessed across trials ...
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...
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 ...
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’...
Facilitating pork product traceability, authentication and recalls
Retail, Fresh foods, Public sector
Facilitating pork product traceability, authentication and recalls
The Pork Dioxin contamination crisis led to the total recall of Irish pork products, cost the sector...
Turning food waste into an opportunity for MOs: the Dutch case
Retail, Foodservice, Public sector
Turning food waste into an opportunity for MOs: the Dutch case
The European Institutions have developed a strategy to fight against food waste in Europe in complia...
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Healthcare
Jordan: Implementing a national traceability programme using GS1 DataMatrix barcodes
GS1 Jordan provides services to more than 3,000 Jordanian companies. Healthcare is one of the most i...
Ethiopia: Laying foundations to fight substandard and falsified medicines
Healthcare
The Netherlands: Sharing best practice on the implementation and use of GS1 standards in h...
GS1, in partnership with IT services and consulting firm PinkRoccade, has developed the Hospital Imp...