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Traceability of products to patients

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Ordering processes optimization

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Inventory visibility and stock control

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Get efficient, accurate, and targeted recalls

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Spend more time with your patients

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Medical errors reduction
 

Clinical Transformation Committee (CTC)

Collaborate with healthcare provider peers via the CTC. Participate in webinars and industry awards.

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GS1 Hospital

The GS1 Hospital is an interactive platform to help driving the GS1 standards implementation in both clinical and non-clinical processes of hospitals.

Case Studies

Find specific examples of how other hospitals around the world are utilising GS1 barcodes to achieve safer, more efficient care.

Bernhoven
Healthcare

Bernhoven: the first dutch hospital with a unique barcode on all medical devices

Bernhoven is the first hospital in the Netherlands that operates according to the GS1 Global Traceab...
doctor and patient
Healthcare

Increasing bedside scanning implementation at Charing Cross Hospital, UK

Charing Cross Hospital implemented GS1 barcodes on their patient wristbands.
doctor and patient
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Enabling traceability at Dijon University Hospital through identification of all rooms and locations

The University Hospital CHU Dijon is a 1,700 bed hospital employing more than 6,300 people, collecti...
doctor and patient
Healthcare

Preventing medication administration error at Gelre Hospitals, the Netherlands

Gelre Hospitals updated their internal processes to take advantage of new technologies combined with...
doctor and patient
Healthcare

Improving patient safety & quality of care at the National Centre for Hereditary Coagulation Disorders, St James’s Hospital, Ireland

An ineffective recall of contaminated plasma-derived haemophilia medication prompted the NCHCD of St...
medicine
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Improving general inventory control at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust recognised the need for better inventory management. It employed GS1 ...
medicine
Healthcare

Ramsay Health Care getting the benefits of using GS1 standards

Ramsay Health Care (Ramsay) wanted to improve the efficiency of its supply chain processes while lev...
doctor on computer
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End-to-end product traceability enables safer, more efficient care for Lancashire.

Stock control was heavily reliant on manual processing, and orders and supplies were managed by a li...

FAQs

Find answers to some of the questions most frequently asked about GS1 barcodes by healthcare providers.

The Healthcare team is happy to help you with any questions, you can contact us at healthcare@gs1.org