Benefits

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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


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.

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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...

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Increasing bedside scanning implementation at Charing Cross Hospital, UK
Charing Cross Hospital implemented GS1 barcodes on their patient wristbands.

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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...

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Preventing medication administration error at Gelre Hospitals, the Netherlands
Gelre Hospitals updated their internal processes to take advantage of new technologies combined with...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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