GLN Implementation Workshop
Monday, September 12, 2011 (8:00 am – 1:00 pm)
The Westin O'Hare Airport, Chicago (Rosemont), Illinois

AHRMM, GS1 Healthcare US, and SMI are pleased to sponsor a free workshop on GS1 Global Location Number (GLN) Implementation. This workshop is designed for data managers, EDI professionals, and other healthcare supply chain professionals with front-line responsibility for implementing the GLN in their organization who also already possess a basic understanding of the GLN and GS1 supply chain data standards. Registrations will be confirmed on a first-come, first served basis. Space is limited, as the number of workshop registrants will be capped at sixty (60).

The workshop program will run from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm on Monday, September 12, 2011 at the Westin O’Hare Airport, Chicago (Rosemont), IL. Breakfast and implementation materials will be provided. There is no registration fee though attendees are to arrange and pay their own travel and associated expenses.

For detailed information on the workshop, including the full event agenda and registration form, visit http://www.gs1us.org/sectors/healthcare/hcglnworkshop.

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The Strategic Marketplace Initiative has been at the forefront of the industry's data standards effort since SMI was founded in 2005. SMI began work via a member-comprised initiative team focused on driving selection and adoption of healthcare supply chain data standards. That work eventually led to the formation of a new industry group entitled the Healthcare Supply Chain Standards Coalition (HSCSC), where SMI joined forces with leaders from across the industry to focus on location identifiers. The HSCSC included a diverse group of industry stakeholders who helped align the industry behind the GS1 family of standards, with the active energy and support of both SMI and many SMI members. HSCSC efforts led to a merger with the GS1 Healthcare US organization. SMI remains an active member of the GS1 Healthcare US Leadership Team and is extensively involved with their implementation teams propelling the industry towards a single set of data standards.

SMI continues to blaze a trail for the healthcare supply chain industry to follow. SMI members have not only supported the GS1 Healthcare US standards, but are also working hard to implement them, and have even developed a mentoring program to assist one another in the standards adoption process. Dennis Orthman is the SMI contact for this project.

Resources:

GS1 Healthcare US

Getting Started with GS1 Standards Standardization...Stat! video
http://www.gs1us.org/Default.aspx?tabid=246

Healthcare Provider Toolkits
http://www.gs1us.org/Default.aspx?tabid=207

Healthcare Supplier Toolkit
http://www.gs1us.org/Communities/Healthcare/HealthcareSupplierToolKit/tabid/283/Default.aspx

SMI Provider Members Announce Support for Data Standards Adoption
Press Release

White papers: 

• Seton Family Hospitals & BD Success Story
• Mayo Clinic / Cardinal Health GLN Implementation