Standards Implementation and Guidance
Implementation Guidelines by Use Case
The below documents are standard implementation guidelines to support healthcare providers implementing GS1 standards by use case for the medical device category.
- Global Standards Implementation Toolkit for Healthcare Providers (Document link opens in new tab.)
This Toolkit contains leading practice guidance and resources to support healthcare providers in implementing global standards within common business and patient care processes that enable a clinically integrated supply chain.
Barcoding
Barcode Introduction
- Barcode Scanner Fact Sheet (Document link opens in new tab.)
- Guidelines for Barcode Symbol Placement (Document link opens in new tab.)
- GS1 Barcode Chart (Document link opens in new tab.)
- GS1 DataMatrix (Document link opens in new tab.)
- GS1 General Specifications
- Knowing Your GS1 Barcode (Document link opens in new tab.)
Support Documents
- Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) for Healthcare Implementation Guideline (Document link opens in new tab.)
- Barcoding Plasma Derivatives Implementation Guide (Document link opens in new tab.)
- Government of Canada Vaccine Barcode Standards (External link opens in new tab.)
- Improving Patient Safety and Supply Chain Efficiency with GS1 Standards in Healthcare
- North American Industry Guidance for Standard Case Code Labeling
- GS1 enables healthcare's digital thread (Document link opens in new tab.)
- GS1 identification keys for Healthcare (Document link opens in new tab.)
- The 10-step guide for healthcare providers to implement GS1 standards (Document link opens in new tab.)
- Clinical Patient Pathway (Document link opens in new tab.)
- Global identifiers for enhancing efficiency and patient safety (Document link opens in new tab.)
- Healthcare Product Description Guideline (Document link opens in new tab.)
Location Identification - Global Location Number
Assets and Documents
- An Introduction to the Global Individual Asset Identifier (GIAI) (Document link opens in new tab.)
- An Introduction to the Global Document Type Identifer (GDTI) (Document link opens in new tab.)
- An Introduction to the Global Returnable Asset Identifier (GRAI) (Document link opens in new tab.)
- The Management of Medical Equipment using GS1 Standards (Document link opens in new tab.)