Healthcare Supply Chain Conference, Oct. 6-8

Posted September 12, 2014 at 11:04 am

TRSA members can receive discounted pricing for the Oct. 6-8 Market Insights Supply Chain Forum and Purchased Services Summit, separate events in the same Charlotte, NC, location that focus on trends in healthcare contracting.

Supported by the Association of National Account Executives, an organization of corporate and national account executives serving GPOs, IDNs, RPCs, and national and regional distributors, the Forum and Summit presentations feature healthcare executives discussing the challenges and issues they experience in today’s environment and how suppliers can work with each of the organizations more effectively.

Agenda topics for each event include:

Market Insights:

  • State of healthcare today
  • World of value analysis
  • Understanding IDN
  • Impact of healthcare reform on GPOs and their members/partners
  • In-depth look into a prominent IDN
  • Impact of retail entering the healthcare market
  • Reform and the implications on America’s healthcare system … and you
  • Staying relevant in the era of reform
     

Purchased Services:

  • One provider’s in-depth focus on their strategies, results and lessons learned throughout their purchased services journey
  • Additional lessons learned by three provider organizations
  • How such organizations categorize purchased services and their vision for where they are headed
  • GPOs will briefly discuss their purchased services strategy and how they are assisting their members with cost savings in this area and what the future holds
     

These providers and more will be among the presenters:

  • Avera Health
  • Carilion Clinic
  • Carolinas HealthCare System
  • Huntsville Hospital
  • Lifespan Health System
  • Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
  • Presence Health
  • Vanderbilt Health System
     

These GPOs also will be presenting:

  • Novant
  • MedAssets
  • Novation
  • Premier
  • HealthTrust Purchasing Group
     

Registration for TRSA members is available by clicking on the following links:

Questions? Contact Austin Edwards at 770.263.5271.

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