Inaccurate and inconsistent data in the Healthcare supply chain add billions of $, €, … in costs and inaccurate and inconsistent data add risk to patient safety which demonstrates that there is a crucial need for reliable product data in the Healthcare supply chain.
The environment for global data synchronisation: Real-time reliable product data for effective business exchanges which provides:
- an automated, standards-based global environment that enables secure and continuous data synchronisation between trading partners
- delivers business value to supply chains by allowing all partners to have consistent item data in their systems at the same time
GDSN for Healthcare Vision: all product information for every item is current, correct, and available via a single globally-accessible network.
GDSN creates value for its users:
- Sharing up-to-date and accurate Product Master Data across the healthcare supply chain improves Patient Safety
- Providing one trusted source of data to be delivered to Regulatory Authorities and users across the globe, providing item details
- One single global process avoiding manual entry and optimising master file management, generating productivity gains and becoming the basis for eProcurement in healthcare
The Healthcare industry has identified specific use cases where parties will benefit from GDSN.
These use cases can be found at http://www.gs1.org/docs/gdsn/GDSN_Healthcare_Use_Cases.pdf
For information about GDSN in healthcare visit our website - https://www.gs1.org/industries/healthcare/share-data/gdsn
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