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Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital achieves significant efficiency improvements and traceability for surgical equipment
Healthcare
Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital achieves significant efficiency improvements and traceabilit...
Established in 1894, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital is publicly financed, but operates as a non-profi...
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.
Countering urban freight congestion and “last mile” delivery issues with the GS1 Smart Urban Transport Pilot
Transport & Logistics, Public sector
Countering urban freight congestion and “last mile” delivery issues with the GS1 Smart Urb...
The Straightsol project was comprised of seven innovative urban freight pilots to explore more effic...
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...
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...
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...
Study of three international health systems showcases the benefits of supply chain transformation
Healthcare
Study of three international health systems showcases the benefits of supply chain transfo...
The seminal research paper, Visibility: The New Value Proposition for Health Systems, proposed a new...