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Leveraging GS1 standards to ensure accuracy and safety of patient care at Canberra Hospital
Healthcare
Leveraging GS1 standards to ensure accuracy and safety of patient care at Canberra Hospita...
To take full advantage of technologies available today, healthcare providers need to consider how th...
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% ...
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...
Medical device management using GS1 barcodes at Tokyo Yamate Medical Center
Healthcare
Medical device management using GS1 barcodes at Tokyo Yamate Medical Center
Medical device management was a manual process, medical staff checked the labels and made an entry e...
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...
EPC/RFID: An effective method for realtime asset management
Healthcare
EPC/RFID: An effective method for realtime asset management
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) had thousands of assets and medical dev...
St. Joseph’s Hospital: Unique Device Identification for better care and patient safety
Healthcare
St. Joseph’s Hospital: Unique Device Identification for better care and patient safety
St. Joseph’s (Catholic) Hospital is located in Huwei township, Yunlin county, Chinese Taipei.
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...