How-To Implementation Guides to Help Improve Patient Safety and Supply Chain Efficiency with GS1 Standards

Healthcare Provider Tool Kits

• Download the GLN Tool Kit for Healthcare Providers
• Download the GTIN Tool Kit for Healthcare Providers
• Download the GDSN Tool Kit for Healthcare Providers
• Download the UNSPSC Tool Kit for Healthcare Providers

Healthcare Supplier Tool Kits

• Download the GLN Tool Kit for Healthcare Suppliers
• Download the GTIN Tool Kit for Healthcare Suppliers
• Download the GDSN Tool Kit for Healthcare Suppliers

How to Get a GLN (Location Identification)

• Healthcare Provider GLN Quick Start Guide
• Healthcare Supplier GLN Quick Start Guide

How to Get a GTIN/Barcode (Product Identification)

• Healthcare Supplier GTIN Quick Start Guide
• I Need a U.P.C. Barcode

How to Get Started with GDSN (Product Definition and Exchange)
To connect to the GDSN, a company must subscribe to a certified data pool. The following is a list of GDSN-certified Data Pools in the U.S:

• 1WorldSync
• Edgenet
• FSE, Inc.
• GHX Health ConneXion™
• GXS
• iTradeNetwork, Inc.

A complete list of GDSN-certified Data Pools around the world is available on the GS1 GDSN website.

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