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GS1 Bulgaria proposes a solution that will save the National Health Insurance Fund millions
INTRODUCTION OF STANDARD GS1 BAR CODES WILL SAVE THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE OF GREAT BRITAIN MILLIONS
During the regular meeting of GS1 Bulgaria, held in Zlatna Panega it was decided to send a special letter to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Simeon Djankov and the Minister of Health Dr. Stefan Konstantinov reminding them of the opportunities which new technologies and the GS1 standards in particular offer and from which a number of health systems that also need to reduce expenditures have already benefited.
Several days ago the Health Minister of Great Britain Simon Burns announced a new system to tackle variation in how much National Health Service (NHS) hospitals pay for products. The implementation of the well-developed and transparent GS1 bar code system will result in significant savings for the National Health Service of the United Kingdom in a market which currently costs it over GBP 6 billion a year.
Some hospitals are currently paying nearly three times as much as others for the same products such as surgical gloves and stents. There are a number of systems and approaches for procurement and for identifying products in the NHS, which results in a lack of consistent information. For the first time standard GS1 bar codes on products will be used across the NHS making it easier to track and compare purchases.
It also has great potential to improve patient safety. Bar coding systems have been shown to reduce medication errors, the risk of wrong-site surgery and the effective tracking and tracing of surgical instruments, equipment and other devices to improve record keeping and reduce error, the letter of GS1 Bulgaria says.
Should you propose the National Health Insurance Fund and medical equipment and consumables suppliers to adhere to the highest standards, both the business and patients will win – the letter of the President of the GS1 Council Bulgaria Tsvetan Simeonov concludes.
Minister Simon Burns said: “The NHS cannot afford to continue paying different prices for the same products. By simply using bar codes, NHS procurement will become more efficient as organisations can see how much they are paying for products compared to others. It’s a simple idea that could save the NHS millions.
Most importantly this is a vital opportunity to save money for reinvestment in front-line care at a time when the NHS needs to make efficiency savings.”
17.06.2011
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