GS1 Global Healthcare Users Group
- GS1 HUG™

GS1 Healthcare

The GS1 Global healthcare user group (GS1 HUG™) , consisting of members from the leading pharmaceutical and medical device companies, leads the healthcare industry in the effective utilisation and development of global standards with the primary focus on automatic identification to improve patient safety. The main focus areas for the GS1 HUG are the following: prevention of medical errors, product authentication, tracking and tracing and increasing total supply chain efficiency.

The Australiasian Health Users Group Local Interest Team - HUG Australasia

The inaugural meeting of this group, held on the 25th of October 2006 was a great success, with more than 20 companies including hospitals, regulatory bodies, Government organisations, wholesalers, device manufacturers and pharmaceutical manufactures already confirming their ongoing participation in the working group.

Moving forward, GS1 are keen to continue the momentum created, and have been working to consolidate information from this first meeting and plan the next steps.

Contact Details:
Gary Hartley - General Manager, Sector Development
gary.hartley@gs1nz.org

For more information about GS1's activity in the Healtcare sector view information about the GS1 Patient Safety Solution

For information about the GS1 HUG (Healthcare User Group) visit the GS1 HUG website www.gs1.org/hug/

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