GS1 EDI Healthcare Guidelines

The GS1 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Healthcare Guidelines provide global standards for electronic business messaging in the healthcare sector. This resource includes a model for processes in the healthcare supply chain, detailed descriptions of these processes and a set of specifications describing the information that should be included in electronic business documents sent between business systems.

This website contains links to:

· Part I of the GS1 Model, which outlines a model for harmonised and streamlined business processes to be used by the participants in the healthcare supply chain

· Part II of the GS1 Model, which describes the EDI processes of the healthcare process model in detail

· Supporting specification documents (in ZIP format) defining how the elements of the business documents are mapped to EANCOM and XML messages.

Main sections:

· GS1 Model for Supply Chain Management in Healthcare Part I Framework

· GS1 Model for Supply Chain Management in Healthcare Part II EDI Processes

· Business document and mapping specifications: Order, Order Confirmation/Order Reception Acknowledgement, Despatch Advice, Receiving Advice, Consignment Stock Status Report, Transfer of Ownership Report, Invoice