1. 1WorldSync Healthcare
Connecting Trusted Product
Data In Healthcare
As the leading product information network and data pool solutions provider,
1WorldSync offers solutions and services that enables businesses to exchange product
information across their trading partner communities throughout the healthcare
industry including — Manufacturers, Healthcare Providers, Distributors, and Group
Purchasing Organizations (GPOs). The solutions help to address patient safety and
regulatory mandates related to Unique Device Identification (UDI), providing the ability
to manage the distribution and collection of product information through one platform,
versus a multiple point solution.
The Healthcare Supply Chain Challenges:
1WorldSync has an in-depth understanding of the healthcare industry and the
challenges you are facing with recent UDI regulations issued by the United States Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) on September 24, 2013 that now require medical device
product information to be provided to the FDA in order to more easily and accurately
identify and trace medical devices.
The Advantages working with 1WorldSync:
1WorldSync enables and collaborates with thousands of organizations across the
healthcare industry to address the most critical supply chain challenges. We provide one
connection for your company to distribute, synchronize, validate and manage your product
information to your customers or the FDA’s Global UDI Database. Our product offering
and industry experts will help you create and deliver clean, accurate and complete product
information on medical devices.
Whether your company has already leveraged GS1 Standards or has just begun
preparations for regulatory compliance, 1WorldSync has a variety of Professional Services
to assist with Education, Implementation, and Product Information Management to address
your organization’s goals.
CONNECTING TRUSTED PRODUCT DATA EVERYWHERE

2. 1WorldSync Can Help Your Organization Achieve a Number of
Significant Benefits:
MEDICAL MANUFACTURER:
· Regulatory compliance –connection
with the FDA’s GUDID
· Improve collaboration with
distributors, GPOs and providers
· Improve product visibility and
data quality
· Simplify and accelerate item setup
processes with trading partners
· Drive greater efficiency in all core
internal and external transactions that
involve product data
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS:
· Source standardized product data
· Improve order and invoice processes
· Improve service levels and
inventory management
· Assist with Patient Safety initiatives –
reduce medication errors
· Regulatory compliance - connection with
the FDA’s GUDID
GROUP PURCHASING
ORGANIZATIONS (GPOS):
· Source standardized product data
· Simplify and accelerate product
setup time
· Improve rebate processing
· Ensure compliant, accurate,
comprehensive product information
DISTRIBUTOR:
· Source standardized product data
· Improve item setup time
· Enhance data accuracy throughout
purchasing, logistics and supply
chain operations.
· Improve order and invoice processes
· Improve service levels and
inventory management
Professional Services
Using the knowledge and experience from our customer engagements, the 1WorldSync
team provides guidance around industry best practices for increasing supply chain
efficiencies, meeting regulatory requirements, and eliminating costly errors:
·· 1WorldSync Implementation Services provide a structured framework and proven
methodology for implementing data synchronization and data attributes through
their business systems.
·· 1WorldSync Advisory Services support organizations as they implement Product
Data Management solutions through the voluntary adoption and usage of
GS1 Standards.
About 1WorldSync
With more than 15,000 customers across 54 countries, 1WorldSync is the leading
product information network and data pool solutions provider, certified within GS1
Global Data Synchronization Network™ (GDSN®). 1WorldSync solutions and services
enable businesses to exchange product information across their buy and sell side
trading partner communities, via a single cloud based platform – with solutions
including Supply Chain Enablement, Product Risk & Compliance, and Omni-channel
Commerce. 1WorldSync is jointly owned by the member organizations of GS1 Germany
and GS1 USA. GS1 is the preeminent organization for the development of global
standards, for identifying, capturing and sharing product information. For more
information, visit www.1worldsync.com.
CONNECTING TRUSTED PRODUCT DATA EVERYWHERE
1WorldSync
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Contact Us
To learn more about 1WorldSync’s
Product Data Management solutions
for the Healthcare industry, please
call or email us at:
T 312-810-2494
E healthcare@1worldsync.com
We know the product information
you are sharing or consuming resides
in multiple locations, formats and
systems, controlled by different
functions. Without ensuring efficiency
and compliance you can ultimately
impact your business based on
challenges that can be prevented or
solved such as:
· Complexity to exchange validated
product information
· Minimal accessibility of thorough
readily available data between
supply chain partners
· Comprehensive understanding of
FDA regulations
· Limited supply chain transparency
· Facilitating regulatory compliance
and traceability on
product information