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The U.S. healthcare industry movement to improve patient safety and supply chain efficiency with GS1 data standards has begun. All partners in the healthcare supply chain need to be aware of this industry-wide initiative and understand the benefits of using one common global data standard.
Standardization…Stat! is a video developed by the healthcare industry to increase awareness, at all organizational levels, of the need for standards adoption.
Hear directly from industry members about the importance of data standardization, the problems it can solve, and how this movement can create a safer, more efficient, and less expensive supply chain in this video:
See and hear industry participants from: Amerinet, BD, Intermountain Healthcare, Mayo Clinic, Premier, Inc., and UK Healthcare.
Benefits to Industry
GS1 data standards support healthcare business processes and enable many benefits for patient safety and supply chain management, including:
- Fewer medication errors
- More effective product recalls
- Efficient traceability
- More time with patients, less time on manual documentation
- Cost reduction through increased supply chain efficiency
- Improved order and invoice processes
- More efficient receiving
- Reduced inventory
- Increased productivity in business processes
- Improved shelf life management
- Improved service levels/fill rate
- Elimination of product re-labeling with proprietary codes
- Supports regulatory compliance
Healthcare Industry Sunrise Dates
In order to accelerate industry-wide adoption and implementation, many organizations and companies throughout the U.S. healthcare supply chain have announced their support to adopt GS1 Standards by industry-accepted “sunrise” dates of 2010 for location identification (Global Location Number - GLN) and 2012 for product identification (Global Trade Item Number® - GTIN).
Find out more about the 2010 GLN and 2012 GTIN Sunrise dates
Get Involved Today
Watch the video Standardization…Stat!, then review the tools and resources available from GS1 Healthcare US to help your organization get started in this important industry initiative. For more information contact GS1 Healthcare US.
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