FDA Launches New ‘Safe Use Initiative’ to Reduce Medication Errors

I go to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website almost every day to glimpse their recent news releases. That’s because sometimes their announcements don’t seem to get much pick up in the usual places. Yesterday they issued this news release. The headline is: FDA Unveils Safe Use Initiative that Targets Preventable Harm from Medication [...]

GS1 Taiwan Wants Global E-Seal Standard

It has been convincingly argued that RFID technology is too expensive, still, to justify its use on low-cost unit items. But how about a cargo container?  

GS1 Releases RFID-based Electronic Article Surveillance Guidelines

Writing for RFID Journal, Claire Swedberg does a terrific job not only reporting this news about new RFID guidelines from GS1 but of digging deeper, in her three page analysis, into some of the remaining, nagging issues

In Emerging Markets, Big Pharma Pursuing ‘Branded Generics’ Strategy — Still Means GS1 Barcodes On Market Compliant Labels

In this article, entitled “Major pharmaceutical companies see generics as a bridge to the future,” writer Clay Boswell first provides a review of all the major acquisitions, mergers and joint marketing agreements by large pharmaceutical companies over the past couple of years.  

Meet John Roberts, Director, GS1 Healthcare US, at Loftware’s Oracle OpenWorldBooth Oct. 13th!

John Roberts, Director, GS1 Healthcare US,  will be a visitor at our Oracle OpenWorld 2009  booth (#3108 Moscone Exhibition Hall) after this the upcoming event in San Francisco.  He will available in the Loftware booth on Tuesday.

GS1 Canada’s Product Recall Service Gets a More Thorough Review

The newly announced  GS1 Canada Product Recall service has been mentioned here previously, but not to the comprehensive depth you’ll find in this report by Steve Banker writing for Logistics Viewpoints. He provides answers to these following questions: Who are the players? What are the benefits? Hoes does this work? What does it cost?

GS1 US and 55 Foodservice Companies Launch Major Initiative

This just came over the wire today: GS1 US™ announced today that 55 foodservice manufacturers, distributors and operators have launched the Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative, and have  

GS1 UK Executive Up for Possible Supply Chain Excellence Award

The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2009 event is about six weeks away and one of three people shortlisted for the Individual Contribution Award is Chris Tyas. As this news piece about the event notes, Mr. Tyas has ties to GS1 UK:

Oracle OpenWorld Panel Update: “Oracle, the FDA, GS1, and Loftware: Improving Supply Chain Safety and Standards”

By now you’re aware of the upcoming Oracle OpenWorld event starting  

Oracle, Healthcare, GS1 Germany, the Upcoming OpenWorld Panel and a Request

I’ll be at the upcoming Oracle OpenWorld event starting October 12th in San Francisco. Loftware will have a booth (3108) and I will be participating on an important panel with Oracle, the FDA and GS1 that will spotlight healthcare applications with a special emphasis on supply chain safety and standards.  

“Oracle, the FDA, GS1 and Loftware: Improving Supply Chain Safety and Standards” – Up-Coming OpenWorld Panel!

Editor’s note: As an editorial decision since the inception of this blog, I’ve steered away from Loftware promotional posts. The panel session cited above, in my opinion, is news and the fact Loftware is in the middle of it, well, does it lose its news worthiness and become an ad? No, I don’t think so.
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The High Cost and Investment Risk of Proprietary HCIT Solutions

David Pogue of The New York Times has written this interesting and positive story entitled, “Charting a New Course,”