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Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi pioneers GS1 standards to enhance safety and traceability

Through a phased GS1 rollout, the hospital improved accuracy, compliance, charge capture and patient safety across pharmacy and operating workflows.
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Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi executed a phased rollout of GS1 standards, onboarding suppliers and migrating to GTIN-based data while integrating GS1 barcodes across ERP, pharmacy, inventory, and operating room (OR) workflows. Cross-functional training, real-time scanning adoption, and ongoing performance monitoring enabled rapid improvements in accuracy, compliance, charge capture and patient safety.

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