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Ethiopia: Laying foundations to fight substandard and falsified medicines
Healthcare
Using GS1 standards to trace surgical and dental instruments
Keeping track of many surgical instruments by visual inspection presented problems from a risk manag...
Asset Management in Fresh Food: With EPC/RFID, Kibun gains visibility on location of its trolleys
Retail, Fresh foods, Transport & Logistics
Asset Management in Fresh Food: With EPC/RFID, Kibun gains visibility on location of its t...
The Kibun Group operates a diverse array of businesses, all centered on chilled food, and principall...
Using GS1 standards to create Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital’s smart medical system
Healthcare
Using GS1 standards to create Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital’s smart medical syst...
The implementation of auto-identification reduces the chances of human error and means that implante...
Tokai University Hospital achieves traceability and increased efficiencies in operating theatres
Healthcare
Tokai University Hospital achieves traceability and increased efficiencies in operating th...
Tokai University Hospital implemented a new management system by using GS1 standards in its operatin...
St. Joseph’s Hospital: Unique Device Identification for better care and patient safety
Healthcare
St. Joseph’s Hospital: Unique Device Identification for better care and patient safety
St. Joseph’s (Catholic) Hospital is located in Huwei township, Yunlin county, Chinese Taipei.
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...
Medical device management using GS1 barcodes at Tokyo Yamate Medical Center
Healthcare
Medical device management using GS1 barcodes at Tokyo Yamate Medical Center
Medical device management was a manual process, medical staff checked the labels and made an entry e...
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...