Actions in German Pharma by IFA, the executive of many related Associations:

- PZN (german pharma code) was extended to 8 digits: www.pzn8.de

- PPN, the PZN extendad by supplementary data, is specified: www.ifa-coding-system.org

  English specification will follow soon.

The bar code structure must be interpreted and split into contained fields (like labeller, article, lot, serial) if it should be used within applications.

The Open Source project ParserIO is one solution for this step which supports HIBC Codes.

HIBIScan, the support program for HIBC supplier codes is available as version 4.1 in the member area.

The batch assistent may be used to create a set of codes with consecutive serial numbers. To use this functionality, the number of serial numbers per input table row may be specified.

ISO-Report 2011 about the ongoing standardisation of Barcode & RFID is now available in english language in the document area.

Edifice has published the Set Label Guideline of the electronic industry. The data of subproducts contained in a set product may be exposed by one matrix code symbol.

This solution is related and compatible to the HIBC Paper-EDI solution.

The ISO report 2011 about the ongoing standardisation of barcode and RFID is available for download in the document area.

The workshop “ UID - Exact tracking and tracing with unique identification" was helad within the EuroID from 6. to 7. of april 2011. The summary is available within the document region.

NWD Group wins the HIBC innovation award 2011 for their solution Paper EDI.

As the first wholesaler in the dental sector of healthcare, the NWD Group implemented Data Matrix code on all delivery notes and introduced it to the customers as add on service for beneficial use. This is the first time that a company like the NWD Group offers its customers scanning the delivery papers for complete batch documentation in a second instead of time consuming manual entries. The new method is supporting required tracking & tracing throughout the supply chain up to the patient.

The press release  may be found in the document area.

How efficency can be increased in health care throuhg the usage of eHealth technologies like Barcode and RFID where toppics of the Healthcare Day in Frankfurt.

From now on the resume is ready for download.

The presentations are available on request from HIBC Germany

Münster / Westfalen 14th April 2011

On 14 April, 2011the HIBC-user day will take place in Münster / Westphalia.

Host this year is the NWD Group.

For more information get in contact with HIBC Germany

The joint working group Barcode & RFID informs about important innovations, which concern manufacturer and user in hospitals and medical practice. Currently, there is demant to discuss the detailed requirements of FDA, EU and GHTF for unique identification of medical devices.

The themes are also the extensions of the HIBC bar code standards, the use of the unique identification mark (UIM) following HIBC & DIN standards, as well as efficiency improvements through solutions based on· "HIBC PapierEDI" delivery notes .

Users report on ground breaking Barcode strategies in hospitals and many years of quality management in surgical practice, supported by automated data collection using "Barcode ".

For more information get in contact with HIBC Germany.

The HIBC Emblem was release for optical user guidance. The emblem contains the text "HIBC" and may be placed horizontally or vertically beside the code symbol. The HIBC emblem is specially useful if there are multiple codes on one packing.

The image files for the HIBC emblem are now available in the member area

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PaperEDI document is now available in English language:

Documents...

A regulation by law for Unique Device Identification (UDI) is attended in spring 2011. This concerns specially manufacturer of medical devices, distributors and hospitals which operate in the US or internationally. The FDA motivates to start implementing the UDI if not already done. The HIBC-Report of UDI Conference 2010 (German language) in Baltimore informs you about the main issues. More information is available via HIBC Germany.

Worldwide unique prduct marking for healthcare products: DIGITAL DENTAL.NEWS 4 (June 2010) explains on ddn-online.net the use of the Health Industry Bar Code (HIBC). Read the german text as PDF.

The Standard Comitee DIN NA 043-01-31 AutoID has raised the preliminary standard "DIN 66401 – UIM" to an aproved standard in october 2010.  Small Datamatrix Symbols are defined to contain unique Healthcare Codes (HIBC) and unique serial numbers. Typical size is 3x3mm. Typical applications include chirurgical instruments and veils which must be identified individually.

Now the rules became pritty simple:

12. Bar code User meeting (German document)