Healthcare Case Studies:
- The Robert Ballanger Hospital in France Unique device identification of surgical instruments by DataMatrix 2D barcodes
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA, May 2010 New England Journal of Medicine: Effect of Bar-Code Technology on the Safety
- Department of Health publication Coding for Success recommends “both industry and NHS adopt the GS1 system of coding standards and sets out an action plan that supports both NHS and industry”
- Eucomed: “Guidance on Bar Coding for Medical Devices”
- Eucomed: “Risk-based implementation of Unique Device Identification (UDI)”
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations’ (EFPIA) “Product Verification Pilot Joint Final Report”
- Jerry Fahrni’s BLOG (He is a Pharmacist, Kaweah Delta District Hospital, USA)
- Jerry Fahrni: BCMA [BarCode Medication Administation] Implementation checklist and lessons learned
- GS1 UK article that summarised a survey undertaken jointly with Nursing Standard… “Together, they surveyed NHS nurses about the efficiency of hospital wards…”
- Herz-Zentrum Hospital, Germany Return on investment of standardised bar coding
- Kanto medical Centre NTT EC in Japan RFID and barcode based management of surgical instruments in a theatre sterile supply unit
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK implements GS1 bar codes and RFID technology to improve patient safety and increase productivity
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK Integrating information flows in orthopaedics
- Mark Neuenschwander on Barcode Point of Care (BPOC) at a GS1 Healthcare conference.
- Sir David Nicholson, Chief Executive of the NHS in England speech to the NHS Confederation (2nd July 2010)
- North York General Hospital, Toronto, Canada realised “cost savings of 7-8% each year…” by Automating the medication use process (NOT YET PUBLISHED)
- Article: “Government is more likely to find solutions in technology as an efficiency catalyst and change enabler in the NHS… ICT investments are therefore instrumental to the modernisation of the NHS.” www.smarthealthcare.com
- UPS and Genzyme: A Pioneering Drug Serialization Initiative: “Now looking back, they can share lessons learned and key milestones from their journey to help others in the healthcare industry prepare for the next frontier in supply chain security.”