GLN Registry for Healthcare(TM) Provides One Online Database Containing Location Information about U.S. Healthcare Facilities
Five leading U.S. healthcare group purchasing organizations (GPOs), Amerinet, Consorta, MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, Novation, and Premier, are subscribers to the GLN Registry for Healthcare(TM), a database containing a comprehensive list of healthcare facilities within the United States and their unique Global Location Numbers (GLNs). A GLN is a globally recognized identification number based on GS1 System (formerly EAN.UCC System) standards.
GS1 US, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the adoption and implementation of standards-based, global supply chain solutions, in collaboration with the Coalition for Healthcare eStandards (CHeS), established the GLN Registry for Healthcare in 2004 to help drive down supply chain costs for the United States healthcare industry. To drive mass adoption of the registry, Amerinet, Consorta, MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, Novation, and Premier have forwarded, or are in the process of forwarding, a list of their member company facilities to GS1 US. GLNs have been assigned to tens of thousands of the member company facilities (e.g. hospitals, clinics) and their internal locations (e.g. pharmacy departments). Healthcare facilities are adding additional internal locations as needed. GS1 US is also soliciting suppliers and distributors to subscribe and list their GLNs in the registry. Today, the registry includes more than 84,000 GLNs for hospitals, healthcare manufacturers and distributors, clinics, retail and mail-order pharmacies, and other healthcare-related facilities.
“We applaud the commitment demonstrated by these leading GPOs and their support of the standards of the GS1 System. Standards, such as GLNs, provide essential tools to help the healthcare industry improve its business practices,” says Dennis Harrison, Senior Vice President, GS1 US. “Achieving end-to-end supply chain accuracy allows suppliers and providers to reduce costly, time-consuming errors in processes such as invoicing and logistics.”
GLN Registry for Healthcare subscribers, including members of the five major GPOs, can access or download accurate, up-to-date location information about a healthcare facility, ensuring the accuracy of their supply chain activities. GLN Registry for Healthcare subscribers have the ability to load their location information into the registry and obtain a unique GLN at any time. As information changes, subscribers have the option of cutting and pasting updated information into the database or running an interface program that keeps information synchronized with the database. To date, the registry has reduced a significant amount of redundant location information.
For additional information about the GLN Registry for Healthcare, visit http://www.gs1us.org/healthcare or contact John Roberts, Director of Healthcare, GS1 US, 609.620.4563 or email [email protected].
About GS1 US
GS1 US Inc.(R) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the adoption and implementation of standards-based, global supply chain solutions. GS1 US operates wholly owned subsidiaries EPCglobal US(TM), RosettaNet, and 1SYNC(TM). GS1 US manages the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC(R)) for the UN Development Programme. EPCglobal Inc(TM) is a joint venture of GS1 US and GS1. GS1 US-based solutions, including business processes, XML standards, EDI transaction sets, and the bar code identification standards of the GS1 System (formerly known as the EAN.UCC System) are currently used by more than one million companies worldwide. www.gs1us.org
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