Refdata
| Refdata | |
|---|---|
| founding | 2001 |
| Seat | Zug , Switzerland |
| purpose | Referencing |
| Chair | Walter P. Hölzle, Nicolas Florin |
The Refdata Foundation is a foundation based in Zug that provides reference databases for the Swiss healthcare system .
tasks
The foundation handles the referencing of articles, services , people and institutions for:
- Articles approved by Swissmedic (medicinal products and immunobiological products), referencing with Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) in accordance with the GS1 standard
- Persons and institutions, referencing with Global Location Number (GLN) according to the GS1 standard
- Object Identifier (OID) for all e-health applications in Switzerland (node 2.16.756.5.30)
The company HCI Solutions AG in Bern has been entrusted with the technical and editorial operation of the referencing.
organization
The following Swiss healthcare associations are represented on the Board of Trustees:
- ASSGP : Swiss Association for Self-Medication
- FASMED : Umbrella organization of the Swiss Trade and Industry Association for Medical Technology
- FMH : Association of Swiss Doctors
- GRIP : Groupement Romand de l'Industrie Pharmaceutique
- GS1 : GS1 Switzerland
- H + : The hospitals in Switzerland
- Interpharma : Association of research-based pharmaceutical companies in Switzerland
- Pharmalog.ch : Association of Swiss pharmaceutical wholesalers
- Pharmasuisse : Swiss Association of Pharmacists
- Santésuisse : Association of health insurers
- SDV : Swiss Drug Association
- Suva : Swiss Accident Insurance Fund
- Vips : Association of pharmaceutical companies in Switzerland
refdatabase
Under the name refdatabase (formerly swissindex), the foundation provides referencing data according to the GS1 standard via articles and partners in the Swiss healthcare system for integration and unlimited use in IT systems free of charge and without a license agreement .