Hospitals and care institutions

Hospitals and healthcare institutions are constantly evolving and have to cope with more and more challenges. They merge and specialize.

Governments are implementing new measures to enhance understanding of medicine and medical device reimbursement, and to ensure effective traceability.
While government regulations can be a motivating factor, hospitals' drive to enhance their processes and reduce costs also plays a significant role.

A harmonized approach is an absolute necessity for the future.

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Benefits of GS1 standards in a hospital

traceablitily
Traceability
efficient recalls
Efficient recalls
Improve patient outcome
Improve patient outcome
Reduce medical errors
Reduce medical errors
waste reduction
Waste reduction and enhanced ordering process
Improve inventory visibility and management
Improve inventory visibility and management

Which standards are used in a hospital?

GTIN

Global Trade Item Number

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GLN

Global Location Number

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UDI-DI

Unique Device Identifier

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SSCC

Serial Shipping Container Code

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GIAI

Global Individual Asset Identifier

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GSRN

Global Serial Relation Number

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SRIN

Service Relation Instance Number

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Rates

Regulations

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