Congratulations John Roberts

Bellevue, WA, April 22, 2008—Amid growing concerns over medication errors in American hospitals, The TerraPharma Project, LLC today named John Roberts its 2008 Way-Paver Award recipient for his continued efforts to promote patient safety.
That’s the lead paragraph in this news release, courtesy of pharmaweb.com. You’re probably well aware of Mr. Roberts’ background and many achievements [...]

Is the UK’s Plan for GS1, Pharmacists and Medical Records a Global Bellwether?

eHealthInsider has a very interesting story, just out yesterday, about a plan brewing in the UK that would see pharmacists become more directly involved in dispensing medical treatment for minor ailments. I’m wondering, based on shortages of doctors and the difficulty of getting timely appointments sometimes here in the U.S., if this is a trend [...]

GS1 India CEO Ravi Mathur Featured in The Economic Times

Yes, India has a GS1 presence, too. In fact, for this major article about Cisco Systems and The Future Group in India (a large pan-India retailer) The Economic Times turned to Ravi Mathur, CEO of Gs1 India, for his impressions. As a result, I decided to see if GS 1 India has an Internet presence [...]

GS1 Japan and its Government’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

We’re learning that international interest in GS1 isn’t limited to commercial entities in the supply chain. More and more country-specific GS1 organizations are tied to government initiatives to bring more and better product identification standards for goods landing on their shores. Japan is no exception. Here’s a link to the GS1 Japan site. And here’s [...]

GS1 US Educational Products Catalog

Even though we’re sure you can learn everything you need to know about GS1 right here from Loftware and on this site, it’s only fair to point out that GS1 US offers a catalog of educational products you may want to scan. This is the link that takes you to their catalog.
The site says, “GS1 [...]

Food for Thought?

Chances are you’ve never heard of Mr. Harrij Schmeitz. But so you know, Mr.Schmeitz works at the Imtech Food & Feed Competence Centre where he is a specialist on chain-information-management, the trends and innovations in technology, and their effects on agri- & food-chains. OK, so maybe you’re interest in feed and grain chains isn’t very [...]