Gather with your IDN Supply Chain peers in this invite-only research program to offer valuable feedback to host organizations. Kept intimate by design to offer maximum audience interaction, the IDN Summit Focus Group experience offers IDN Supply Chain executives an efficient method to shape products and services. Each invite-only session features breakfast, and a strategic overview of objectives followed by open discussions. 

Provider Focused by Invitation Only.

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Unifying the DMEPOS Supply Chain: A Real-world Case Study and Interactive Discussion

Discover how MultiCare Health System eliminated DMEPOS inefficiencies by standardizing vendors and automating workflows with Breg Vision®. Learn how strategic alignment drove system-wide improvements in compliance, operations, and financial performance. Join us for a collaborative discussion with your peers to explore actionable insights for your own DMEPOS transformation.

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Efficiently Manage Non-labor Expenses Utilizing Automated Sourcing Workplans

Based on insightful peer-to-peer feedback, BroadJump has created an interactive sourcing platform that concisely delineates and prioritizes cost savings opportunities to deliver the greatest amount of savings in the least amount of time and measure forward progress. Join us in this interactive discussion around how BroadJump's dynamic "Playbook" platform integrates thousands of data points into one user-friendly interface, providing a custom, curated guide for successful spend management initiatives that surpasses current project management workplans.

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8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Enhancing Transparency and Compliance in Healthcare Supply Chains: The Role of UDI and Proactive Identification and Tracking

This focus group will discuss critical challenges in healthcare supply chains caused by rising tariffs and increasing demands for transparency. Participants will explore how the Unique Device Identification (UDI) standard, country of origin identification, combined with proactive lot and serial tracking, can be leveraged to improve product identification and enhance data transparency. By aligning these strategies, the group will work to develop actionable solutions that help customers mitigate costs, prevent fraud related to product origins, and uphold supply chain integrity while continuing to prioritize patient care.

 

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Optimizing Patient Charging Processes: Collaboration, Integration, and Automation

This focus group will explore the complexities of managing the patient charging process in healthcare facilities, with a focus on the collaboration between Supply Chain and Revenue Cycle teams to support the chargemaster. Participants will examine key operational business processes, the integration between ERP and EMR systems, required data, and clinical data standards. The discussion will also highlight opportunities for automating workflows to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and alignment across departments.

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Disconnected Data, Disrupted Costs: Fixing Item Master and Utilization Gaps in Bill-only Workflows

Inaccurate item master data and usage mismatches in bill-only cases create costly delays, disputes, and manual cleanup. Join fellow supply chain leaders to share challenges, strategies, and what support you need from vendors and technology to gain visibility, improve accuracy, and reduce friction across the bill-only lifecycle.

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SERB Pharmaceuticals

SERB Pharmaceuticals treats patients with critical conditions, focusing on emergency care and rare diseases. We make treating complex, life-threatening conditions possible, supporting clinicians, healthcare systems and governments.

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8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Choose the Right Data Coach: Strategies for Hospital Financial Wins

Championship teams don’t wing it. They follow a plan, review performance, and hire coaches. Hospitals should too. This session explores how a data driven coach can reveal hidden savings, reduce leakage, and improve compliance across purchased services, supply chain, and finance. Stop guessing and start seeing measurable financial results.

 

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Intelligent Pharmacy Procurement Software: Driving Better Results Through Automation

Manual procurement slowing you down? Discover how automation improves accuracy, compliance, and savings in your pharmacy. Explore strategies including NDC standardization, supplier selection, 340B compliance, cost transfers, actionable analytics, and decision support. Gain real-world insights and proven solutions from pharmacy experts at Trulla and SpendMend to optimize operations.

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Tech Tools to Boost Clinical Engineering Efficiency in 2025

Clinical engineering teams face increasing pressure to manage complex medical technologies with limited resources. Join us for an interactive discussion and explore how tools like AI-driven workflows, real-time device monitoring, and data analytics can empower your team to improve device uptime, compliance, and patient safety. Learn to future-proof your operations with tech-forward engineering solutions.

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Uncovering Opportunities that Drive Savings and Efficiency in Purchased Services

Valify streamlines the management of purchased services, representing nearly half of a health system's non-labor costs. Join our peer-driven discussion to learn more:

  • insights into emerging trends in purchased services category spend
  • perspectives on how hospitals determine their priorities purchased services priorities
  • staffing strategies for health systems to effectively manage their purchased services expense

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The Future of Acute Pain Management: Health System Perspectives on a Treatment for Moderate-to-severe Acute Pain

Vertex Pharmaceuticals received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in January 2025 for a medication for the treatment of moderate-to-severe acute pain in adults. This marks a significant milestone as it represents the first class of therapy approved for patients with moderate-to-severe acute pain in over 20 years. Join us to share experiences evaluating and adopting this therapy into health systems across the country. Anticipated topics include insights into clinical decision-making, integration, and the evolving standard of care in acute pain management.

Need more information? Please contact Josh Morita, or call 859.523.5701 

Josh Morita
EVP | 859.523.5701