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Posts tagged "Compliance"

GS1 and ISO: A Long and Productive Global Relationship

My automated overnight Google search function returned an interesting GS1 web page this morning that seems new, although sometimes funky things happen and I get old news. In this case,

Wal-Mart Gets Tough on Product Data Standards Mandate

Walmart has announced plans to introduce a scorecard to monitor the accuracy of product data given to the company by its suppliers. That’s the opening line from a bit of news I found today online. Turns out, Wal-Mart relies on the 1SYNC Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) for product data accuracy, reliability and standardization. 1SYNC is a not-for-profit...

GS1 Healthcare's 16th Global Conference to be in São Paulo, Brazil in March

The 16th Global GS1 Healthcare Conference will be held March 16th to the 18th in São Paulo, Brazil. At this link you can learn much more about the three-day event, including the current list of chief topics to be discussed. These include:  

Webcast on Basics of GS1 Standards in Healthcare Now Available On-Line

The webcast “Improving Patient Safety and Supply Chain Efficiency with Data Standards:

Does the World Really Need Another New Retail Barcode? Isn't GS1 Labeling Enough?

Name practically anything in technology and I swear Microsoft thinks it can re-invent it, only make it proprietary and expensive ’better’.

CIO of Premier, major GS1 Advocate, to Present Update on January 20th in Vegas

This news release informs everyone that Premier Healthcare Alliance VIPs will be making the rounds this month to update everyone about, and continue their push for, GS1

Joint Commission Speaks to Anticoagulant Error Prevention

Anyone interested in patient safety when it comes to proper dosing should read this report from Issue 41 of JCAHO (the Joint Commission

At Last, Some Well-Informed, Mainstream Reporting on GS1 Labeling

This is scary: writers with real readerships are beginning to focus seriously on GS1, GS1 labeling, healthcare and global standards. After years and years of quietly getting to this point without much fanfare, can GS1′s status as an overnight sensation be far behind? In this feature piece, iHealthBeat editor George Lauer presents a tremendous overview under...

GS1, 'Sustainability Strategies' and the Green Movement

The genesis for this post comes from an article this month about the GS1 UK annual conference. It’s a rather long article, written by Simon Holloway, a Senior Analyst at Bloor Research, but it represents the first time I’ve seen GS1 global standards mentioned in support of sustainability by GS1 officials. Mr. Holloway, in fact,...