Health Industry Business Communications Council (HIBCC)

Hibcc maintains a standardized method of identifying Health care provider locations by assigning a unique universal cross reference number for each. By doing so, Health care supply chain trading partners can streamline electronic Communication and administration to reduce costs and increase administrative efficiency. Hibcc provides a registry and registration process used by Health care device manufacturers and distributors to uniquely identify themselves when adopting the hibcc standard on their package labeling. In this capacity hibcc has been designated by the us food and drug administration (fda) as an issuing agency for fda regulatory purposes to enhance product tracking and recall processes.

Hibcc provides guidance and technical support to Health care supply chain trading partners via its publications, seminars, and website in the use of standards to facilitate electronic commerce and electronic data interchange.