CAISM and Cristália partner together for increased patient safety, improved processes and reduced costs
The Women’s Health Hospital – CAISM UNICAMP (CAISM) has always been concerned with the safety of patients.
With this goal in mind, the hospital decided to improve the management of medicinal products.
To help with this challenge, CAISM established a partnership with Cristália Produtos Químicos Farmacêuticos Ltda. (Cristália), a manufacturer of quality pharmaceutical products. Cristália enabled CAISM to make significant process improvements by using GS1 standards applied on the primary packaging of medicine. By scanning GS1 DataMatrix barcodes, CAISM can now automatically capture important data that identifies the item—specifically the Global Trade Item Number® (GTIN®), batch number and expiration date. The hospital can more effectively manage the hospital pharmacy resources, enabling internal traceability—from the receipt of medicinal products in stock to their administration at patients’ bedsides.