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Successful Implementation of GS1 Standards: Step-by-Step Approach
Successful Implementation of GS1 Standards: Step-by-Step Approach
GS1 Standards
Step-by-Step Approach
Salil Joshi,
Senior Director – Industry Development
GS1 US
October 19, 2016
Benefits of Standards
KEY BENEFITS
• Improving patient safety
• Lowering costs through increased efficiency
• Reducing medication errors
• Enabling supply chain visibility
• Facilitating effective product recalls
• Tracking of pharmaceutical products/medical devices
• Reducing introduction of counterfeit products
• Enhancing inventory management
• Linking critical product data to the patient record
• Supporting regulatory compliance
• Optimizing order, invoice, sales reporting, and chargeback/rebate
processes
Focus is on reducing error from the process with automation and the use of
standard, unique identifiers.
The FDA Unique Device Identification (UDI) Rule and Drug Supply
Chain Security Act (DSCSA) are being implemented
• The label* of EVERY medical device (including all IVDs) must have a
UDI.
GS1 has been accredited by the FDA as an Issuing Agency for the
assignment of UDIs in the context of the U.S. FDA Unique Device
Identification System, and GS1 US serves as the first point of contact for
the FDA.
• All medical devices which are regulated under the UDI regulations will be
required to be listed in the GUDID
Sunrise for each class is the same for GUDID as assigning a UDI
• Class III devices- 1 year from final rule publication (September 24, 2014)
• Class II “life sustaining” devices- 2 years from final rule publication (September 24,
2015)
• Class II remaining devices- 3 years from final rule publication (September 24, 2016)
• Class I devices- 5 years from final rule publication (September 24, 2018)
The product is scanned, the data is sent to the EHR, which parses the data
to the respective data fields
Source:
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/UniqueDeviceIdentification/Benefits
ofaUDIsystem/default.htm
ABOUT US
• Not-For-Profit Integrated Catholic Health
Care Delivery System based in Irvine,
California
• Founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Orange
• First Hospital established in 1920 in Eureka,
California
• Health System established in 1982
St. Joseph Health
• Three Geographic Regions: Northern
California, Southern California and
Texas/Eastern New Mexico
• Total Revenue of $5.6 Billion
• 16 hospitals, as well as home health
agencies, hospice care, outpatient services,
skilled nursing facilities and physician
organizations
• Nearly 24,000 employees and more than
1,500 affiliated physicians
• Supply Chain spend is $850+ million
• Centralized Purchasing/AP
St. Joseph Health
Our Mission
To extend the healing ministry of Jesus in the tradition
of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange by continually
improving the health and quality of life of people in the
communities we serve
Our Vision
To bring people together to provide compassionate care,
promote health improvement and create healthy
communities
Why GS1
Standards Adoption?
Benefits of GS1 Standards
• Item Master standardization
• Analytics
• Patient Safety
• EMR
• Electronic transactions (EDI)
• Reform and Regulations
GS1 Healthcare House
What was our GS1 Standards
implementation process?
Engaging GS1US
In Jan. 2016, SJH asked GS1US to include us in a
GS1 implementation plan, including:
*Refer to the Rule for data storage requirements, exceptions (direct purchase, drop ship, returns, 3rd party solutions, 3PLs, repackagers,
effect on State laws)
FDA Draft Guidance will outline standards for Transaction Statement Information and History
SNI= Standardized Numerical Identifier – will require sunset of the 2004 FDA Bar Code Rule
DQSA (H.R 3204) November 27, 2013
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/DrugIntegrityandSupplyChainSecurity/DrugSupplyChainSecurityAct/
Too many identifiers for the same healthcare location = Confusion & inefficiency
Who controls the GLN; What qualifies or states the context of the
relationship of the related data; and Where is the physical address
• Questions to consider
Who is the buying organization?
Where will the products be shipped/received?
Who will receive the invoice?
Who is the selling organization?
Where are the payments sent?
• Ongoing Maintenance
(GTIN = 00382903835201)
EPC/RFID
GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) Expiry Date Lot Number Serial Number
EHR sends message with product GTIN to the EHR sends message with product GTIN to
Inventory System to update quantity on hand Claims/Billing System to add product to patient
bill and prepare claim
EHR
Inventory Management System
Enters product
Adds products to the
GTIN (& any
Inventory Management
additional data)
System using product
into EHR
GTIN
Products are delivered with barcodes Product barcodes are scanned Product barcodes are
for receiving and distribution scanned at POC
encoding GTINs & additional data
Salil Joshi
Senior Director, Industry Engagement – Hospital Providers
T 609.620.4522
E sjoshi@gs1us.org
www.gs1us.org