Use the comprehensive GS1 Healthcare US library of guidelines and tools to support your standardization efforts and learn more about the impact of standards adoption throughout healthcare to improve patient safety and supply chain efficiency.

Global Location Numbers and GLN Sunrise Initiative

GLN Registry for Healthcare

• GLN Registry for Healthcare: This password-protected portal is the “single source of truth” for healthcare location information in the U.S.
• About the GLN Registry for Healthcare: Learn more about the GLN Registry or sign up online to begin using the Registry to share GLNs with supply chain partners.
• GLN Registry for Healthcare User Guide: Download a comprehensive user guide for the GLN Registry for Healthcare.

Scorecards and Reporting
Global Location Number (GLN) Industry Readiness Scorecards: View the status of implementation activity for organizations in meeting the industry’s GLN adoption goals and report your readiness. Learn more.

Guidelines

• 2010 GLN Sunrise Explained: A Collaborative Industry Implementation Plan for U.S. Healthcare. This document defines the meaning of the 2010 Sunrise Initiative and to describe the actions needed for each supply chain partner to meet the industry sunrise goals.
• Healthcare Provider GLN Tool Kit
• Healthcare Supplier GLN Tool Kit
• Healthcare Provider GLN Quick Start Guide
• Healthcare Supplier GLN Quick Start Guide
• GLN Allocation Rules
• GLN in Healthcare Implementation Guide
• Hospital Checklist for Software System Readiness
• EDI Quick Guide for GLN and GTIN
• Mayo Clinic Cardinal Health White Paper

• Levels, Readiness and Impacts Model (LRIM) tool - designed to help healthcare providers meet their need to quantify the investments and benefits they can expect from GS1 adoption choices. Developed by The Center for Innovation in Healthcare Logistics (CIHL) at the University of Arkansas the Excel-based LRIM software is available free for download.

Global Trade Item Numbers, GDSN, and 2012 GTIN Sunrise Initiative

Scorecards and Reporting
Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) Industry Readiness Scorecards: View the status of implementation activity for your supply chain partners in meeting the industry’s GTIN adoption goals and report your readiness. Learn more.

Guidelines and Reports

• Healthcare Provider GTIN Tool Kit
• Healthcare Supplier GTIN Tool Kit
• Healthcare Supplier GTIN Quick Start Guide
• GTIN Allocation Rules for the Healthcare Sector
• Hospital Checklist for Software System Readiness
• EDI Quick Guide for GLN and GTIN
• GTIN Adoption by Top Global Healthcare Suppliers: Industry snapshot of the state of GTIN adoption among top global medical product and pharmaceutical suppliers.
• Procedure for Responding to Troublesome Barcodes: A guide outlining the process to follow when a U.S. healthcare facility user cannot read a barcode with a barcode scanner.
• Transitioning to GS1 Standards for product identification: A document assisting manufacturers for migrating to the GS1 Standards for product identification and barcoding.
• Simplified Guide for U.S. Healthcare Barcode Scanner Acquisition Criteria: Simple guidelines for criteria that healthcare providers should consider when purchasing scanner equipment for use with healthcare barcodes.
• North American Guidelines for Application of GS1 Barcodes to Very Small Healthcare Items: Application guidelines that assist healthcare industry member with best methods for using and applying GS1 barcodes on very small healthcare pharmaceutical and biological products.
• Healthcare Provider GDSN Tool Kit
• Healthcare Supplier GDSN Tool Kit
• GDSN in Healthcare: Experiences of Early Adopters in the United States
• Global GDSN Healthcare Initiative Implementation - Phase 2 Report: A guide outlining the key tasks necessary to implement GDSN for healthcare industry standards. (PDF)
• DOD Healthcare GDSN Pilot Report

Tools and Templates

• Data Driver
• GTIN Attributes for Healthcare Products: An interactive spreadsheet that contains attributes, codes and definitions approved by the healthcare industry.
• Sample GTIN Attribute Data for GDSN: Download examples of how data can be published in the GDSN.
• Levels, Readiness and Impacts Model (LRIM) tool - designed to help healthcare providers meet their need to quantify the investments and benefits they can expect from GS1 adoption choices. Developed by The Center for Innovation in Healthcare Logistics (CIHL) at the University of Arkansas the Excel-based LRIM software is available free for download.

2015 Readiness Initiative

Guides and Reports

• 2015 Readiness Pilot Report: Lessons Learned About Serialization & Pedigree Using GS1 Standards - Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
• 2015 Readiness Program: Phase 1: Basic Forward Logistics: A report on the progress of the initiative in healthcare, lessons learned, and insights about basic forward logistics in a post-2015 U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain.
• The Practice of Inference in the U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: A white paper discussing inference, a mechanism that enables supply chain partners in healthcare to leverage best practices to meet potential challenges associated with receiving and shipping of serialized items.
• GS1 US Visibility Framework White Paper
• GS1 Standards Document: Business Process and System Requirements for Supply Chain Traceability: A white paper describing the traceability process and defining minimum requirements for all organizations.
• Global Traceability Standard for Healthcare (GTSH): A document describing the traceability process independent from the choice of enabling technologies, defines minimum requirements for all organizations and countries, and corresponding GS1 Standards to be used in combination with information management tools.
• EPCglobal Pedigree Ratified Standard: The architecture for the maintenance and exchange of electronic pedigree documents used by pharmaceutical supply chain participants.