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Best practice patient safety and traceability of infant feeds at CHI (Children’s Health Ireland) at Temple Street
Healthcare
Best practice patient safety and traceability of infant feeds at CHI (Children’s Health Ir...
In 2016 the hospital was audited by the Food Safety Professionals Association (FSPA).
Towards a new management model: surgical prosthesis traceability
Healthcare
Towards a new management model: surgical prosthesis traceability
The Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebrón did not meet current regulations on traceability records for...
UDI pilot with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection
Healthcare
UDI pilot with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection
The MoH reference proposal aims to structure and implement the semantic standard and coding for medi...
Scan4Safety: Giving time back to patient care at Dublin’s Tallaght University Hospital
Healthcare
Scan4Safety: Giving time back to patient care at Dublin’s Tallaght University Hospital
Clinical staff at Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) were spending a large proportion of their time ...
Traceability: The key for driving efficiencies in the supply chain
Healthcare
Traceability: The key for driving efficiencies in the supply chain
Alexion needed to create a traceability system that would address Colombia’s pilot specifications.
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’...
Ethiopia: Laying foundations to fight substandard and falsified medicines
Healthcare
Colombia: Implementing traceability at a pharmaceutical company
The automatic traceability system will help develop good logistics practices and ensure traceability...
Traceability standards enabling a safer, more efficient rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine across Ireland
Healthcare
Traceability standards enabling a safer, more efficient rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine ac...
The HSE in collaboration with GS1 Ireland adopted a GS1 standards-based approach for the identificat...