Government and Industry Advocacy

HIDA serves as the voice for medical industry distributors on policy matters before legislators and regulators. HIDA also provides analysis on key government topics and industry affairs important to the supply chain and your business.

Government Affairs Issues Resources for issues affecting the healthcare supply chain.  View All►

Medical Device Sterilization
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Learn more about sterilizing medical products with ethylene oxide (EtO) and HIDA’s recommendations.
Flu Supply News + Report
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HIDA compiles information from influenza products supply and distribution in an annual Flu Report.
Tariffs
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HIDA Government Affairs works with federal partners on the common goal of keeping products affordable.

Government Affairs Insights | Understand the changes impacting our industry. HIDA analyzes & interprets government activity  to provide member resources in each of these three areas (Members log in):

Impact
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Overview of key political events and their roles in the future. (Members) <br />
Impact
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Updates and analysis on legislative action that impacts the medical supply chain industry. (Members)
Impact
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Summaries of the latest regulatory action including annual Medicare reimbursement updates. (Members)

Advocacy Events + Webinars  All HIDA Events► | All Advocacy Webinars►

Advocacy Event
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<b>Washington Summit</b> | Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill | June 18-19, 2020
HIDA Webinar
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<b> Distributor Case Study: Delivering A Modern E-Commerce Experience </b> | Matt Wingham | November 14, 2019
HIDA Webinar
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<b> *Preparing For The 2019-2020 Flu Season </b> | Dr. Litjen Tan, PhD | Recorded on September 19, 2019

Advocacy Publications + Resources  View All►

Advocacy Tools
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<b> Legislative Action Center </b> | Get involved by advocating for critical supply chain issues.
GA Alert
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11/21/2019 | Serialized Product Only Transactions Next Phase of Pharmaceutical Traceability
Flu Report
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<b> 2019 Influenza Vaccine Report </b> | HIDA compiles annual information on influenza production supply and distribution.

Industry Affairs Issues  Issues+Resources►

Pricing Accuracy
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<b> Contract Communication Standards For The Healthcare Supply Chain </b> | HIDA’s 845 EDI Replication Tool and Pricing Accuracy white paper
E-Commerce
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<b> Transforming The Business Of Healthcare </b> | HIDA’s PIM Playbook, product attribute tool, and Core 23 Product Data Infographic
Supply Chain Collaborative
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Collaborative established to address end-to-end supply chain challenges within the healthcare industry.