Christian Hay

Christian Hay has worked in the healthcare industry for over 20 years. He played an instrumental role in the establishment of narcotic control in Switzerland, using the GS1 system. In parallel, from 1995 onwards, elements of the GS1 System were deployed for improving accuracy and efficiency, by reducing administrative costs. “I have worked for GS1 Switzerland and other GS1 organizations since 2003, focusing on interoperability for IT standards in the healthcare industry”, says Christian. He contributes to the board of the Swiss Society for Medical Informatics and was the first chairman for IHE Suisse, which included the organization of a ‘European Connectathon’ in Bern. Christian also teaches Healthcare Logistics at the Bern University of Applied Sciences.