For example: if a product needs to be rerouted to a different part of the country, the number enables the shipper to physically track each individual item on a more granular, detailed level rather than seeing it as part of a large carton.
Currently, hospitals aren’t required to utilize UDI, but Groesbeck predicts that they will take advantage of its potential efficiency gains anyway. “In the next two or three years, you will see hospitals setting themselves up to work with UDI,” he says.
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