In late 2010, the five healthcare systems formed an action-oriented collaboration, called the Healthcare Transformation Group, to share best practices and accelerate the implementation of GS1 Standards, including Global Location Numbers, the 13-digit number used to identify any legal entity/trading partner, and Global Trade Item Numbers, the GS1 System Identification Number that uniquely identifies trade items at all levels of packaging.
In addition to studying manufacturer adoption of GS1 Standards, the healthcare systems are also reviewing IT suppliers, including Lawson, Epic, Omnicell and PeopleSoft, for their capabilities to support GS1 Standards. The HTG plans to share its experiences and lessons learned with others in the industry through GS1 work groups.
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