Standards, Initiatives & Councils
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
A Healthcare Standard for Supply-Chain Resiliency
A healthcare-specific, evidence-based, third-party validated assessment that evaluates resiliency maturity through a common framework spanning seven operational and risk-management domains.
Outcome
Independently validated resiliency capability.
Transparency Badge
A Healthcare Standard for Supply-Chain Transparency
A standardized, supplier-controlled badge that recognizes the sharing of manufacturing-site geography and structured resiliency information through a common healthcare transparency framework.
Outcome
A common baseline for visibility and resiliency information.
Initiatives
Key programs advancing supply chain excellence
HIRC Academy
HIRC Academy is a forum that turns healthcare resiliency strategy into measurable action through hands-on learning and leadership insight.
Resiliency in Procurement
Resiliency in Procurement helps health systems embed resiliency criteria into sourcing decisions so supplier evaluations support continuity of care.
Member Choice Awards
The HIRC Member Choice Awards honor suppliers and purchasers who strengthen healthcare supply chain resiliency and patient care continuity.
Gartner Top 25 Resiliency
Gartner’s Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 rankings include a quantitative risk management resiliency component that accounts for 5% of the total score.
Standards
Published, sourcing-ready tools you can adopt today
Resiliency Lite Assessment
The Resiliency Lite Assessment is a streamlined supplier self-assessment that supports baseline resiliency transparency across key healthcare supply-chain domains.
Resiliency Scorecard
A standardized, sourcing-ready scoring framework that helps providers and suppliers measure, compare, and strengthen supply chain resiliency.
HIRC Vault
An access-controlled environment that enables suppliers to share resiliency and supply-chain information with authorized healthcare organizations in a governed manner.
Playbooks
Step-by-Step Implementation Guides
Resiliency Playbook
Website refresh in progress
Transparency Playbook
Website refresh in progress
Scorecard Playbook
Website refresh in progress
Councils
Member-driven working groups shaping practical standards and best practices
Resiliency Council
Advance Resiliency standards and Resiliency Badge value & adoption
Transparency Council
Advance transparency standards and Transparency Badge value & adoption
Standards Adoption Council
Drive adoption of HIRC standards in sourcing and supplier management
Member Engagement Council
Advance member engagement, value, and growths
Strategic Partnerships Council
Advance public and private relationships to advance the mission
Academy Planning Council
Support program design, attendee outreach, and event readiness
Lead by Example
Join the HIRC member community and help govern the standards
that protect healthcare supply chains and patient care.