GS1 Standards in Healthcare

Nicolas Stuyckens

GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg

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Agenda

1. Do you know us?

2. GS1 products portfolio: identification keys and data carriers

3. Challenges in the Healthcare supply chain

4. GS1 Global & Local User Groups

5. Global Traceability

6. Conclusion

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Do you know us?

(01)05412345678908

(17)100825(10)011235

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“… so that they can serve the consumer faster, better and at lower cost”

“We help companies to collaborate better…”

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We do this with a complete package of innovating concepts, standards and

supporting services.

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Key-message

“Connecting business, creating value”

In 109 countries worldwide

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Agenda

1. Do you know us?

2. GS1 products portfolio: identification keys and data carriers

3. Challenges in the Healthcare supply chain

4. GS1 Global & Local User Groups

5. Global Traceability

6. Conclusion

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GS1 Belgilux product portfolio

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Global standards for electronic business messagingRapid, efficient and accurate business data exchange

The environment for global data synchronisationStandardised, reliable data for effective business transactions

Global standards for RFID-based identificationMore accurate, immediate and cost-effective visibility of information

Global standards for automatic identificationRapid and accurate item, asset or location identification

Efficient Consumer ResponseInnovative concepts for value chain collaboration

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Indentification keys

Application Abbreviation

Identification Example

A. Trade item GTIN Global Trade ItemNumber

5410013101703

A. Logistic unit

SSCC Serial Shipping Container Number

(00)054123450000000013

A. Place GLN Global Location Number

(410)5412345000013

A. Asset GRAI Global Returnable Asset Identifier

(8003)042900510000125485

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Data carriers

54123456789085412345678908

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Agenda

1. Do you know us?

2. GS1 products portfolio: identification keys and data carriers

3. Challenges in the Healthcare supply chain

4. GS1 Global & Local User Groups

5. Global Traceability

6. Conclusion

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Challenges in the Healthcare supply chain

Medication errors result in additional treatments, disabilities and even loss of life

Counterfeiting is an increasing global threat

Traceability from manufacturer to patient is unworkable

Product recalls can be difficult to manage, in particular for healthcare providers

A lot of manual interventions in the healthcare supply chain decrease its efficiency and accuracy

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Lack of global standards

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Agenda

1. Do you know us?

2. GS1 products portfolio: identification keys and data carriers

3. Challenges in the Healthcare supply chain

4. GS1 Global & Local User Groups

5. Global Traceability

6. Conclusion

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Global Healthcare User Group

GS1 Healthcare is a voluntary, global user community bringing together all healthcare stakeholders

Including: manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, hospitals, pharmacies, regulatory bodies, trade associations

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Global Healthcare User Group

• Execute global mission and vision of GS1 Healthcare

• Develop standards for healthcare according to agreed roadmap

• Work with global stakeholders• Guide and support local activities • Provide marketing material, implementation

guidelines and information on developments worldwide

Develop global healthcare standards and drive global harmonization

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Local Healthcare User Group GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg

Localize and promote documentation and standards developed by GS1 Healthcare as per global office guidelines (aligning messaging and look & feel)

Promote global standards on a local and regional level, including regulatory bodies and local associations

Support local implementation and create appropriate case studies to demonstrate the benefit

First point of contact in country for all local stakeholders

Education and Training

Localize global standards

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Agenda

1. Do you know us?

2. GS1 products portfolio: identification keys and data carriers

3. Challenges in the Healthcare supply chain

4. GS1 Global & Local User Groups

5. Global Traceability

6. Conclusion

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Global Traceability

Traceability systems provide access to relevant party and product traceability information

• Electronic or paper-based pedigree: communicates the custody history for a particular product

Key benefits:• Enable authentication, a means to fight counterfeiting

• Enable effective and efficient product recalls

• Enable inventory visibility across the supply chain

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How does Traceability work?

The GS1 Global Traceability Standards provides guidance on how to implement effective traceability solutions

• Unique identification

– Global product identification number

– Lot/batch number or serial number (unique number at the unit level)

• Data capture

– Bar coding or radio frequency identification (RFID)

• Links management

– Managing identification from the point-of-manufacture to the point-of-sale/point-of-care

• Data communication

– Associate the physical flow of products with the information flow

– Different information sharing models

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Conclusion

GS1 Standards in Healthcare

•Enable automatic identification systems

•Enable traceability systems

•Enable «clean» data

GS1 Standards in Healthcare improve patient safety

worldwide

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Contact Details

Nicolas Stuyckens

GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg

Koningsstraat 29

1000 Brussel

T + 32 2 229 18 92

F + 32 2 217 43 47

W www.gs1belu.org