A strong traceability system is a must for drugs supply chain: Ulrike Kreysa
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Ulrike Kreysa, Senior Vice President Healthcare, GS1, Belgium to know more about the global scenario of spurious drugs and why we need a traceability system.
Economic Times
07 November 2019
36th GS1 Conference highlights how safer, efficient care starts with a simple scan
The 36th Global GS1 Healthcare conference following the theme of Safer, more efficient care starts with a simple scan began on Tuesday with discussions related to enabling and enhancing patient safety through track and trace of medicines, medical devices.
Economic Times
06 November 2019
Safer, more efficient care starts with a simple scan: Day 1 of the 36th Global GS1 Healthcare Conference in New Delhi
The 36th Global GS1 Healthcare conference following the theme of Safer, more efficient care starts with a simple scan began on Tuesday with discussions related to enabling and enhancing patient safety through track and trace of medicines, medical devices.
Medgate Today
06 November 2019
Standardisation in healthcare for ensuring patient safety
Patient safety takes a centre stage in healthcare and draws attention of regulators and policy makers worldwide. In a study undertaken by Harvard University, it was found that nearly 50 thousand deaths occurred in India, annually, due to medical errors. Patient safety relates to five basic rights which include, identifying the right patient, administering the right drug with the right dosage, at the right time and through the right route.
Express Healthcare
05 November 2019
GS1 India to host 36th edition of Global GS1 healthcare conference in New Delhi
With a focus on patient safety, the conference themes include track and trace for access to safe medicines. The Global GS1 healthcare conference will bring together Indian and international regulators, hospitals, drug and device manufacturers, private government bodies across the world to deliberate upon supply chain and operational efficiency issues, which can lower costs for healthcare providers and enhance patient safety in India.
Express Healthcare
04 November 2019
Govt seeks RBI nod to expand FASTag usage
The Centre has sought the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s approval for expanding the usage of radio frequency identification-based FASTags as open-loop cards to enable their use for other transactions like the purchase of fuel, according to officials aware of the development.
Hindustan Times
22 October 2019
FASTag – Know Everything About This Digital Payment Tags
Earlier this month, Nitin Gadkari, Road Transport and Highways Minister announced that FASTags would become mandatory for all vehicles from December 2019. Any private or commercial vehicle, which has the FASTag will be able to make contactless payments swiftly at toll plazas on national highways. FASTags comes under the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) program, which is developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
Hans India
18 October 2019
FASTag Will Soon be Mandatory For Your Car: This is How The Digital Payment Tag Works
Earlier this month, the Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that FASTags will become mandatory for all vehicles from December this year. This means that any vehicle, private or commercial, which has the FASTag will be able to swiftly make contactless payments at toll plazas on national highways and be on their way.
News18
16 October 2019
Govt to regulate nebulizers, BP monitors, more devices from 1 Jan
The government will now regulate quality and performance standards of commonly used medical devices such as nebulizers, blood pressure monitors, digital thermometers and glucometers, effective January 1, 2020.
Mint
15 October 2019
Implementing GLN for hospitals needs a mind set change: Ravi Mathur, CEO, GS1 India
Ravi Mathur, CEO, GS1 India speaks to Viveka Roychowdhury on the importance of each healthcare provider having a Global Location Number (GLN), linked to a national hospital registry. The GLN system ensures patients get more transparent information about the prices and services available and also helps detect and prevent medical insurance fraud
Express Healthcare
04 October 2019
