Standards & Initiatives
Join us in building and adopting industry wide standards for healthcare supply chain resiliency. Posted standards represent the voices of providers, suppliers, and industry partners. Initiatives are your opportunity to lean in and help shape the future of resiliency.
Resiliency Badge
The industry standard for healthcare supply chain resiliency assessment and designation.
Transparency Badge
The industry standard for sharing BCM and mapping information with provider customers.
Established Standards
BCM Assessment
What
Standard approach to evaluate supplier risk management maturity
Why
Promote advancement of risk management maturity
Mapping & Monitoring
What
Common data framework to guide geographic transparency
Why
Promote proactive awareness and collaborative event response
Resiliency Scorecard
What
Scoring rubric to standardize resiliency terms and measures
Why
Promote partnership and supply continuity in trading relationships.
Resiliency T&C
What
Common contracting clause for healthcare supply chain resiliency
Why
Promote clear expectations and accountability in resiliency
Initiatives In Progress
Shaped by HIRC Members, these initiatives represent our current focus areas.
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Standards Adoption
Increase adoption of Badges and existing standards
HIRC Vault
Share resiliency information simply and security on Microsoft Teams
Gartner Top 25
Increase your standing in the Gartner Top 25 via collaboration with HIRC.
Clarium
Explore services provided by our B2B technology partner
“We are working very diligently to fully adopt the HIRC standards in our sourcing process. Resiliency is non negotiable and we are committed to adoption.”
– Regine Villain, SVP, CSCO, Ochsner
“The standards have made the job of our sourcing team easier. The end goal of the HIRC standards is to simplify resiliency and drive operational alignment.”
– Sree Duggineni, Executive Director, City of Hope
“Sharing of resiliency information has only led to better outcomes for the provider, for us as the supplier, and ultimately and most importantly, our patients. ”
– Alan Mavis, National Accounts, Sr. Director, Baxter Healthcare
“We’re absolutely going to set the HIRC standards and badges as expectations. It will affect how we evaluate our trading partners and make decisions.”
– Tom Harvieux, CSCO, BJC Health Care
“The HIRC standards and badges will be part of our business reviews and sourcing events. This is a call to action to make resiliency a more common part of our conversations.”
– Geoff Gates, Senior Director, P2P & Technology, Cleveland Clinic
“Mayo Clinic has made a strategic investment in resiliency. Collaborating with HIRC is a key component to our strategy.”
– Jim Francis, CSCO at Mayo Clinic
“Resiliency matters because patient care and safety matter. HIRC’s collaborative forum, where real-time information is exchanged in support of supply chain resiliency, enables this common goal of member providers and suppliers.”
– Pete Bennett, SVP, Global Logistics at Cardinal Health
“Medtronic has aligned with HIRC standards because we recognize it takes the healthcare community to accomplish resiliency.”
– Joe Robinson, VP, Enterprise Risk & Continuity at Medtronic
“We are very strategically aligned with HIRC and have a robust collaborative roadmap. We look forward to continuing to make progress on what really matters in resiliency.”
– Katie Korte, VP Supply Assurance, Vizient
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Be a part of the conversation and help set standards. Join our community of providers and suppliers working toward a more resilient supply chain.
