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Realising more than £1m of savings through an effective inventory management improvement programme
Healthcare
Realising more than £1m of savings through an effective inventory management improvement p...
National Health Service (NHS) trusts in England are being driven to improve operational efficiencies...
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 ...
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...
Successful implementation of electronic health record system for traceability of medical materials
Healthcare
Successful implementation of electronic health record system for traceability of medical m...
In Japan, GS1 barcodes have been used in the healthcare industry for decades, specifically by medica...
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% ...
Automating inventory management with GS1 EDI standards
Healthcare
Automating inventory management with GS1 EDI standards
When a fellow healthcare professional remarked about the German healthcare system on Facebook, the U...
Fulfiling a vision of digital transformation with GS1 standards
Healthcare
Fulfiling a vision of digital transformation with GS1 standards
The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS) is a non-profit healthcare system ser...
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...