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Healthcare
Reducing the global impact of environmentally harmful anaesthetic gases using a medical de...
95% of anaesthetic gases used in an operation are not metabolised by the patient so a significant pr...
QUHOMAtrace: Unique combination of IoT and traceability data provides unparalleled upstream visibility for agri-food stakeholders
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QUHOMAtrace: Unique combination of IoT and traceability data provides unparalleled upstrea...
Farms, cooperatives and other agri-food businesses wanted to create a competitive advantage by meeti...
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...
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’...
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...
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.
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...
Dubai Health Authority implements GS1 standards to empower automated pharmacies
Healthcare
Dubai Health Authority implements GS1 standards to empower automated pharmacies
Before the adoption of GS1 standards, DHA did not have a barcoding system in place and was therefore...