GS1 Standards enabling Patient Safety,
Efficiency and Traceability
December 2013
Hello and welcome to another GS1 Ireland Healthcare news update. This is a quick summary of the latest events relevant to healthcare in Ireland. Feel free to join our ‘GS1 Ireland Healthcare’ LinkedIn Group to keep up to date.
In October the GS1 Global Healthcare conference took place in San Francisco. This was a very successful event and the key message is that EU and US regulation is on the way for both Pharmaceuticals (FMD) and Medical Devices (UDI). To quote the FDA – ‘It is not a case of IF or WHEN but HOW!’. Read below and check the post conference website for further information. The time to act is NOW!
Please feel free to get in touch if there are particular topics that you would like to learn more about. Happy Reading!
Obama Signs US DQSA into law President Obama has signed H.R. 3204 into law, setting the wheels in motion for the FDA to develop a national track-and-trace system to secure the pharmaceutical supply chain.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Commission and other regulators have made patient safety a strategic priority by developing legislation for Unique Device Identification (UDI). Are you ready? Read more ...
HL Support GS1 and renew MOU
Health Level Seven International (HL7) has re-iterated its support of GS1 by joining more than 50 leading healthcare stakeholders from around the world in signing an endorsement paper that supports the adoption of GS1 Standards for the healthcare supply chain. Read more...
St James's Hospital's Feargal McGroarty was also personally recognised for his contribution to promoting GS1 Standards in Healthcare when he was awarded the GS1 HPAC Recognition Award in San Francisco in October.Read more ...
