The Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Initiative (HGPII), an organization that promotes the highest ethical standards and practices in the health care group purchasing industry, today hosted its annual “Best Practices Forum.” The HGPII Best Practices Forum included panel discussions on ethics and compliance, supplier diversity and promoting innovative technologies within the healthcare supply chain. This year’s forum featured a diverse range of industry and ethics experts continuing the supply chain dialogue about transparency and accountability amid the constantly changing dynamics of the healthcare industry.
“GPOs have consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the highest ethical standards and practices and are among the most transparent and competitive industries in health care,” said HGPII Coordinator and former Representative Phil English (R-PA). “HGPII’s purpose – and the purpose of the Best Practices Forum – is to help GPOs continue to lead the way in transparency and accountability by constantly reevaluating and improving industry best practices and implementing new policies to ensure those standards are maintained and exceeded.”
HGPII is an independent, voluntary organization that was founded in 2005 as a non-profit organization by the chief executives of those healthcare GPOs who thought the industry should do more collectively to demonstrate a strong commitment to ethical values. HGPII promotes the development and improvement of accountability standards, business practices, and ethics to its customers, vendors, and the public. Prior to the Best Practices Forum, each of the participating GPOs completed a comprehensive industry review which found that group purchasing organizations (GPOs) consistently maintain high ethical standards and business practices that promote innovation, transparency in the bidding process and compliance. The entire report, which details the extensive and objective assessment of the GPO industry, can be viewed on the HGPII website, www.healthcaregpoii.com.
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