Rob Gillespie, CFO at GHX, talks about how 2012 should continue to be a disruptive year for the industry. And that’s not entirely a bad thing.

Karen Conway, executive director of industry relations for GHX, talks about the state of UDIs and how in addition to improving safety, they will help hospitals ensure they are accurately charging for devices and enable them to capture data for inventory and supply chain purposes.

In an article on page 62, Karen Conway looks at the steps taken and lessons learned by BD and ROi during their "Perfect Order" enablement process. The initiative is supported through an end-to-end integration of GS1 Global Location Numbers (GLNs) for organization and location identification and GS1 Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) for product identification in supply chain processes from the point of manufacturing to the point of use.

An article on page 8 covers GHX's acquisition of the Beep N Track solution from Implanet. The GHX solution will capture data from product purchase to product usage at the point of care, creating capture capability for compliance, while enabling accurate billing, purchasing and inventory tracking.

GHX, maker of online software that manages supply chains for the health care industry, has bought technology allowing it to track surgically implanted devices. The company acquired the Beep N Track software from Implanet, a French maker of prosthetics.

GHX CEO Bruce Johnson was named one of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine’s 2012 Provider Pros to Know for his work in preparing the healthcare supply chain for the significant challenges of today’s business climate.

Q&A with MJ Wylie designed to answer as many of the lingering and pressing questions surrounding supply data standards adoption and implementation.

One theme prevalent throughout the event was increasing regulatory and market pressure on providers and suppliers to collect and report device-related data.

Q&A with MJ Wylie designed to answer as many of the lingering and pressing questions surrounding supply data standards adoption and implementation.