HEALTH INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE ASSOCIATION

HIRA focuses on promoting the Independent Manufacturers Rep (IMR) function within the healthcare industry. Its members are independent sales agencies located across the nation who offer manufacturers a professional, highly qualified sales force. Additionally, Associate Members who support the continuing use of independent sales agencies to market their products.

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CREDENTIALING

HEALTH TRUST
In response to feedback from our customers, and in an attempt to simplify the credentialing process for all stakeholders, HealthTrust has worked with HCA to standardize the credentialing requirements for all HCA facilities across the country. The standardization began on September 23, 2022, and you may now see some changes to your account as of that date. Please review your account to see how this change might have affected your individual account status.
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CONSORTIUM FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE CREDENTIALING

ICYMI—How can Consortium for Universal Healthcare Credentialing, Inc. (C4UHC) motivate more medical suppliers and providers to adopt the ANSI/NEMA SC 1-2020 American National Standard for Supplier Credentialing in Healthcare?
As part of her blog series, C4UHC Executive Director Sharon Jenkins, Ed.D. talked to Michael Schiller, Director of Supply Chain for Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM)
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Infection Prevention Sales

Best practices of reps who sell IP products well.

Arguably one of the most dynamic product categories in healthcare distribution for the last three years has been infection prevention. That trend doesn’t look like it will change anytime soon. COVID variants, monkeypox, and flu will continue to drive demand.

The infection prevention category itself is large and diverse, made up of products that when used can break the chain of infection or create a barrier to infection. So by definition, gloves, PPE, hand hygiene, environmental hygiene, surgical & skin preps, sterilization all roll up to create a very large and complex category.

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MDMA

March 15-16, 2023
Palo Alto, CA
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HIDA Executive Conference

March 22-24, 2023

Bonita Springs, FL

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Medtrade
March 28-30, 2023
Dallas, TX
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AORN
Global Surgical Conference & Expo

April 1-4, 2023
San Antonio, TX
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IMCO National Convention

May 7-10, 2023
Orlando, FL
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ACRM

May 11-13, 2023

Atlanta, GA

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APIC Annual Conference
June 26-28, 2023
Orlando, FL
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HPN - Healthcare Purchasing News

Free webinars on demand.
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MANA - Manufacturers' Agents National Association

Webinars
5 - 1 hour webinars aimed at the skills most needed by rep agency owners
*available to HIRA/MANA Rep Members ONLY

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MANAcast - "Selling in the New Environment"
January 12, 2023 / 4 PM ET
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HIDA - Health Industry Distributors Association
Virtual Learning Library
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Webinar
Free & On Demand Webinar
"Virtual Selling: 5 Ways to Better Present Yourself"
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MEET THE BOARD

Ben DeGiulio

HIRA Board Secretary

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Infection Prevention Sales

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2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

July 25-27, 2022 / Eaglewood Resort / Itasca, Illinois