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Challenge

All partners across the healthcare industry in Switzerland face major challenges, including cost pressures, tighter regulatory requirements, traceability, anti-counterfeiting and the desire to continuously ensure patient safety. Valid, always up-to-date and comprehensive product content for all medical care products is an important prerequisite in enabling efficient digital processes in the sector.

Project

Based on BAYARD's integrated solution BYRD – theplatform, GS1 Switzerland has launched firstbase healthcare, a central data exchange platform for the Swiss healthcare sector. GS1 Switzerland builds on BYRD
b-healthy, an industry solution of BYRD – theplatform for the healthcare sector offered by BAYARD.

Challenge

All partners across the healthcare industry in Switzerland face major challenges, including cost pressures, tighter regulatory requirements, traceability, anti-counterfeiting and the desire to continuously ensure patient safety. Valid, always up-to-date and comprehensive product content for all medical care products is an important prerequisite in enabling efficient digital processes in the sector.

Project

Based on BAYARD's integrated solution BYRD – theplatform, GS1 Switzerland has launched firstbase healthcare, a central data exchange platform for the Swiss healthcare sector. GS1 Switzerland builds on BYRD b-healthy, an industry solution of BYRD – theplatform for the healthcare sector offered by BAYARD.

»We established that with BAYARD's industry solution BYRD – theplatform, we would be able to set up the solution within our ambitious time frame.«

Marc Schneider | Director Development & Operations | GS1 Switzerland

Results

Through close collaboration of major players in the Swiss healthcare market, it was possible with firstbase healthcare – based on BYRD b-healthy – to set up product content management between data senders and recipients based on standardised processes. The platform from GS1 Switzerland offers its members of all sizes significant benefits in the digitalisation of their purchasing, logistics and distribution processes.

Results

Through close collaboration of major players in the Swiss healthcare market, it was possible with firstbase healthcare – based on BYRD b-healthy – to set up product content management between data senders and recipients based on standardised processes. The platform from GS1 Switzerland offers its members of all sizes significant benefits in the digitalisation of their purchasing, logistics and distribution processes.