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Standards Adoption

HIRC Board asks for all of healthcare industry to align to the posted HIRC standards.  Please follow the numbered steps below to indicate your organization’s current status.

Key Objectives:

  • Increase Provider adoption including rollout during RFP and annual reviews
  • Increase Supplier adoption including preference of HIRC standards
  • Increase GPO adoption including efficiencies gained by aligning to HIRC standards

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Three Simple Steps

1. Review Standards

2. Choose Your Status

3. Submit Your Response

Contact HIRC to update your adoption status

Five Simple Steps

1. RFP

Ask suppliers the following in RFPs and annual review:

  1. Have you shared level 1 location data with my organization?
  2. Have completed and shared the BCM Assessment with my organization?
  3. Have you earned the HIRC Transparency Badge? If yes, for which year(s)?
  4. Have you earned the HIRC Resiliency Badge? If yes, for what categor(ies)?

2. Mapping & Monitoring

Use the mapping data:

  • Ask suppliers to submit data via SRS
  • Activate monitoring for proactive event alerts
  • Coordinate with supplier on impact and mitigation
  • Consider geography as one of several risk factors

Alternative

  • Ask suppliers to submit data via email

3. BCM Assessment

Use the BCM Assessment data

  • Ask suppliers to submit data via SRS
  • Review supplier BCM scores
  • Meet with supplier to understand strengths and opportunities
  • Align with supplier on growth plan

Alternative

  • Ask suppliers to submit data via email

4. Transparency Badge

Use the Transparency Badge data

  • Ask suppliers to achieve the Transparency badge
  • Access the data via SRS
  • HIRC provider members can access Transparency badge data at no additional cost

5. Resiliency Badge

Use the Resiliency Badge data

  • Ascribe 10% of the RFP to resiliency considerations
  • Ask suppliers to achieve the Resiliency badge
  • Request a copy of the badge executive summary
  • Assign the following points
    • No badge = 0 points
    • Silver badge = partial points
    • Gold badge = most points
    • Diamond badge = 100% points
Who should be part of the Standards Adoption Workgroup?

All member types (providers, suppliers, collaborators, etc.)  In order to achieve broad adoption of the HIRC standards, we need a diversity of voices and change champions.

What targets have been assigned?

Current adoption is tracked and posted to our Who’s Involved page (list view).  Goal is for 100% adoption by members and 80% adoption for non-members.  A formal adoption campaign is targeted for Q3 2023.