Let’s Talk UDI (and a Webinar!)
Unique device identification (UDI) for medical devices is getting more visibility that ever. And with upcoming compliance deadlines around the corner, more healthcare manufacturers are asking for clarity - “what is it?” and “how do I prepare?” So, let’s start with a...
Solving Data Silo Headaches with MDM and PIM
Whether you’re a company of 500 or 5000, we’ll wager that you’ve experienced the challenges of work related silos and their inevitable issues on the company’s people and processes. Leaders are focused on their specific agendas, various groups form in isolation and...
Millennial Madness & The Omni Channel Experience: Key Insights
Here’s some millennial math. The millennial generation - children born between 1982 and 2002 – are now some 81 million children who have taken over K-12, entered college and the workforce. Millennials have surpassed baby boomers as the largest generation in the U.S. ...
The Three C’s of The Customer Experience
“I want it all and I would like it delivered.” – Bette Midler In today’s e-commerce world, that pretty much sums up the customer expectation. At least part of it. According to Forrester, we’re five years into the 'Age of the Customer' in which newly empowered...
Demystifying MDM – 3 Myths to Ditch Right Now
Data Management. Data Governance. Data Intelligence. Data Warehousing. Data Mining. Big Data. Little Data. Master Data. Product Data. No doubt you’ve read the terms, taglines and acronyms surrounding ‘Data.’ It’s confusing, conflicting and sometimes a bit...
UDI: Generating Value Beyond Compliance
Getting to Good Data in the GUDID* The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation mandates that UDI data for Class I medical devices to be submitted with an impending deadline of September 24, 2018. This has made medical device manufacturers on a...
Preview to UK healthcare conference April 2016
Bang Chau: Answering the “how” question as GS1 standards are adopted across the NHS No one doubts that using GS1 data standards on pharmaceuticals and medical devices can lead to improved patient safety and increased supply chain efficiency across the healthcare...
How the GS1 standards are adopted across the world!
For brand manufacturers and suppliers, to achieve business efficiencies, they need to ensure that their products align with GS1 standards, and ensure product data is synchronised with trading partners via GDSN data pools such as the National Product Catalogue (NPC)....
The Adoption of UDI Globally; What does this mean for you?
UDI (Unique Device Identification) was legislated by the FDA on 24 September 2013. Device manufacturers were warned that failure to comply with UDI submission requirements would prevent them from selling products in the United States. It’s been two years since the...
GS1 Global Data Synchronisation Network Large Maintenance Release
As a company, we didn’t do business with Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs). Our strategy was to have a direct relationship with the customer. However, with UDI data, that changed.