Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Initiative

Purpose

Each HGPII Signatory organization pledges to: (a) follow a set of six core ethical and business principles and each of their components (i.e., The Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Code of Conduct Principles); (b) report annually on adherence to these principles using an Annual Public Accountability Questinonaire; and (c) participate in an Annual Best Practices Forum to discuss best ethical and business conduct practices with other GPO representatives and interested parties.

Deadline

The responses MUST BE submitted ELECTRONICALLY through the HGPII website no later than NOVEMBER 30, 2009 using the link to the right.

Instructions

Provide a separate response for each sub-question listed on the questionnaire.
Provide electronic links to documents which are available online for each question. 
Provide additional supporting documents for responses if not electronically linked.  These documents are to be submitted on a confidential basis to the Initiative Coordinator who will review them and then return them to the company after he or she approves the questionnaire for posting online and complete the Summary Report.  These materials will not be shared with other GPOs.
In collating the "supporting documents," no GPO needs to submit internal documents which are covered by the attorney-client or work-produce privilege, or which contain competitively sensitive information.  However, each GPO should submit information adequate to allow the Initiative Coordinator to have confidence that each answer is "responsive, complete and accurate."
The GPO's Chief Executive Officer and Compliance Officer are required to sign the cover letter indicating review and approval of the GPO's Public Accountability Questionnaire submission and that the GPO is in compliance with the Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Code of Conduct Principles.