Data Standards
DATA STANDARDS
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:
Reference book
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Pursuit of Perfect Orders: Putting GS1 Data Standards to Work in U.S. Healthcare
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Global Location Number (GLN)
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Putting the Pieces Together: Driving Standards in the Healthcare Supply Chain
Report on the Survey and Assessment of MMIS Readiness
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Preparing for Serialization and Visibility within the U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: the 2015 Readiness Program from GS1 Healthcare US
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