HISCI Rostering Task Force
Click here to view the draft HISCI Best Practice Roster!
Dear Friends,
The HISCI Rostering Task Force is proud to announce the launch of its draft "Best Practice Roster!" Click here to view the Roster today. Thank you to our industry partner, the Committee for Healthcare eStandards, for their input and collaboration on this draft Best Practice Roster. Now it is your turn! Please review and send us your comments.
Your feedback is extremely important to us as we work to develop an industry best practice that represents the views of all supply chain representatives. Please read through this webpage, where you will find a "one-stop-shop" for information about GPO Rosters, what they are, how they affect your company, and what HISCI is doing to improve the process. We look forward to hearing from you!
Please feel free to contact HISCI Headquarters at 202.367.1185 or via email at info@hisci-net.org should you have questions or comments.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Rick Weinberg
Rick Weinberg
Chair
HISCI Rostering Task Force
Background Information
A Roster is a GPO's official list of current members (i.e., healthcare facilities) with data fields that track customer identification, delivery addresses of goods, and fields for shipping addresses as well. At present, every GPO's Roster is unique. Rostering is the process by which GPOs and Suppliers organize and classify data elements to track that information. The objective of Rostering is to create a Best Practice Roster that defines data fields and terms consistently for all GPOs and hospital systems. Establishing uniform terms, information, and numbering will help suppliers and distributors track sales in a more accurate, efficient, timely, and cost effective manner.
In 2008, HISCI conducted research to identify areas of inefficiency within the healthcare supply chain industry. One of the biggest issues identified by suppliers is the current Rostering system. Mistakes and confusion often arise due to the different types of rosters used in the industry as well as information requirements. The purpose of the draft HISCI Best Practice Roster is to create a "Best Practce" that all segments of the healthcare supply chain will use. All of us want to be on the same page as we identify exactly who are our customers.
The HISCI Rostering Task Force has been meeting monthly since January of 2009 to discuss, research, and address the concerns we all share. Comprised of Med Surg Companies, Distributors, and Pharma representatives, the task force represents a broad spectrum of the supply chain industry. Click here to see the full list of HISCI Rostering Task Force members.
Throughout this process, HISCI has worked closely with our GPO partners via the Committee for Healthcare eStandards (CHeS), a subcommittee of the Health Industry Group Purchasing Association. CHeS fully supports the work of the HISCI Rostering Task Force and is committed to the development of an efficient and clear industry "Best Practice" on Rostering.
Best Practice Roster and Instructions
Click here to view the draft HISCI Best Practice Roster!
Your feedback is vital to this process and will be reviewed by the HISCI Rostering Task Force. All responses will remain anonymous and confidential. In an effort to simplify the review process, we have provided some sample questions below that we would like you and your company to consider when commenting on the draft Best Practice Roster. These are just suggestions and are not required. Click here to view the draft HISCI Best Practice Roster.
Sample Questions
- Are there any fields missing from the Roster that are essential for your business?
- Are there any fields that need to be eliminated?
- What fields should be further defined?
- What do you think of the order of the fields in the Roster? If you could change the order of anything what would you change?
- Are there any fields listed that need to be phrased a different way?
- Is there anything on the Roster that is confusing to you?
- General comments
Class of Trade
During the development of the draft HISCI Best Practice Roster it became evident that the issue of Class of Trade would require further examination and input before it could be incorporated into a Best Practice Roster. Almost all companies have their own unique Class of Trade, thus making it difficult to develop a best practice.
While we recognize the challenges posed by this problem, we are by no means letting it slow down the launch of HISCI’s draft Best Practice Roster. Please note that we are still working on this issue and hope to provide updates on Class of Trade in 2010.
In the meantime, we would like to hear your company’s feedback on Class of Trade and encourage you to contact HISCI staff at 202.367.1185 or via email at info@hisci-net.org if you wish to do so.