A Healthcare Standard for
Supply-Chain Transparency
A standardized, supplier-controlled badge that recognizes the sharing of manufacturing-site geography and structured risk-context information.
Most healthcare organizations already request transparency information—the challenge is doing so consistently at scale.
The Transparency Badge establishes a common baseline for manufacturing visibility and resiliency information across provider-supplier relationships.
What Information Is Shared
Manufacturing Visibility
- Layer 1 (Final Manufacturing / Assembly)
- Layer 2 (Key and Direct Manufacturing Inputs)
Structured Resiliency Information
- Resiliency Lite Assessment
- Resiliency Badge Assessor Summary
Why the Standard Matters
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Common Baseline
Establishes a common baseline for manufacturing visibility and resiliency information across provider-supplier relationships.
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Reduced Duplicate Diligence
Reduces repetitive transparency requests by providing a consistent approach to sharing transparency information.
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Foundational Information
Provides a foundational layer of supplier-provided transparency information that may support broader visibility, resiliency, and supply-assurance activities.
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Industry Developed
Reflects the collective needs of providers, suppliers, GPOs, and other stakeholders who participate in HIRC.
Badge Tiers
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Participating in the Transparency Badge
Manufacturing Visibility
Share Layer 1 and Layer 2 manufacturing information.
Resiliency Information
Provide a Resiliency Lite Assessment or Resiliency Badge Assessor Summary.
Information Sharing
Establish information-sharing permissions through HIRC.
Providers Recognizing the
Transparency Badge
Structured Resiliency Information
Suppliers share resiliency information through either:
- Resiliency Lite Assessment, or
- Resiliency Badge Assessor Summary
Industry Developed
The Transparency Badge reflects the collective needs of providers, suppliers, GPOs, and other stakeholders who participate in HIRC.
The standard continues to evolve alongside healthcare industry transparency needs, helping ensure that transparency information remains practical, scalable, and relevant.
Information Sharing and Protection
Transparency Badge information is shared through the HIRC Vault, a secure platform that enables suppliers to manage information-sharing permissions and maintain control of their information.
The Vault has successfully completed a SOC 2® Type I examination for Security and operates under HIRC’s Information Security Program.
Information shared through the platform is also subject to HIRC’s contractual, confidentiality, and data-sharing requirements.
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