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easy to use with great compliance from staff. ar-code scanning supports anan, perpetual inventory, cycle counting and all other deployed inventory worflows. The hardware costs for bar-code scanning have dropped significantly, and recently we de- ployed scanners in our customer sites starting at . “With the advent of iOS and Android-based devices, very sophisticated barcode scanning solutions can be deployed at very low costs,” he said. or example, tracing trun stoc in the  can be done by manufacturers reps scanning GS1 codes on mobile devices dur-


ing a procedure. Supply chain software can then verify that the item is on contract with the hospital and submit the materials to a cir- culating nurse for approval. All of this points to bar-code scanning being a solution that has staying power and the ability to provide great benefits to the healthcare industry. ar coding offers a familiar user-friend-


liness that can be comforting against the backdrop of increasingly complex technology, according to  awrence. ar-code technology is very cost efficient


in that the euipment isnt expensive and we’re seeing more organizations using their


smartphones to basically create a mobile Materials Management nformation ystem MM, he observed. etween the low cost and high efficiency, were seeing high growth, especially in non-acute care settings.” The combination of surgical centers, clinic locations, urgent care centers and other classes of trade that comprise selected organizations are driving fast growth, too, according to awrence. ts exciting to see care providers and managers becoming more mobile, moving and managing among locations,” he noted. The benefit of carrying your MM in your pocket’ becomes very powerful. Users can create orders, approve orders, track product consumption, perform physical counts, and more. Within these diverse environments, bar-code scanning drives consistency with processes and tools.”


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Even as technology advances, bar coding maintains a way of keeping everyone in the game, awrence emphasied. epending on the level of sophistication that a provider has or needs, simply printing internal bar codes that align with the MM numbering schema can greatly simplify bar- code scanning processes,” he said. “Overall, because bar coding is so simple, efficient and accurate, as product information tracking becomes more complicated, bar coding is how well eep pace and get more efficient, even while requirements expand.” ar coding remains ubiuitous with infor- mation technology,   ara noted. ehind the bar code is a world of informa- tion that will always be necessary — com- plete, accurate and interoperable information that can be captured and shared electronically — to provide the insights needed to support quality care outcomes and the ultimate goal of patient safety, ara said. As a funda- mental tool for accessing that data, the bar code has evolved to meet the changing needs of industry, as evidenced by the progression from linear to - bar codes to accommodate the need for more data in smaller spaces. ts continued usefulness is driven by industry members’ collaborative efforts through participation in the  ealthcare  nitiative httpswww.gsus.org industrieshealthcareinitiative to build upon the investment they have already made in utilizing standards for generating and shar- ing that essential data, she continued. The ability to embed critical information within a products uniue identifier  which can be scanned at each point in the supply chain, including at point of care — is essential to the transformation taking place in healthcare. And the healthcare industry’s ongoing com- mitment and collaboration with GS1 US helps ensure that the data is optimized to provide the value that is needed.” HPN


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