February 16, 2024- Strategic Marketplace Initiative (SMI), in partnership with C4UHC is advocating for the adoption of ANSI/NEMA SC 1-2020 American National Standard for Supplier Credentialing in Healthcare as an industry best practice.
SMI’s Collaboration Council, co-chaired by Jim Francis, Chair of Supply Chain Management at Mayo Clinic, and Susan Louis, Vice President of Healthcare at Staples, voted in support of the adoption of ANSI/NEMA SC 1-2020 American National Standard for Supplier Credentialing in HealthCare at the Fall 2023 Forum in Nashville,TN. SMI also endorses the use of a verification letter, affirming that a supplier representative has successfully met the national standard.