HealthTrust Performance Group is committed to strengthening provider performance and clinical excellence through total spend management solutions that leverage operator experience, scale and innovation.

The healthcare supply chain continues to evolve as IDNs navigate financial pressure, clinical integration, technology adoption, and shifting expectations for supplier partnerships. At the same time, suppliers are seeking greater clarity on the priorities, challenges, and decision-making processes that will shape the future of healthcare sourcing and collaboration. This discussion brings those questions to the forefront, giving IDN supply chain executives the opportunity to provide candid perspectives on emerging trends, partnership expectations, innovation, contracting, and the strategic initiatives influencing purchasing decisions across their health systems.

Join senior healthcare supply chain executives as they respond to the questions suppliers are asking today and share insights into the opportunities and challenges that will define the next chapter of supplier-IDN collaboration.

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the strategic priorities and market forces influencing supply chain decision-making across leading IDNs.
2. Analyze evolving expectations for supplier partnerships, innovation, and long-term collaboration.
3. Evaluate executive perspectives on industry trends, contracting strategies, and emerging challenges impacting healthcare supply chains.
4. Apply insights from IDN leaders to strengthen supplier engagement strategies and better align solutions with health system priorities.

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are a rapidly growing segment of the non-acute market with distinct challenges and opportunities for suppliers.

This session explores the ASC landscape and shows how Vizient's ASC Impact Standardization program links value to compliance through clear program structure and contract language. In this session, you’ll learn about reducing risk and creating a more predictable, scalable path for growth.

Premier’s Intelligence Layer transforms enterprise-wide intelligence into faster decisions and measurable results. By embedding AI-powered insights directly into workflows, Premier helps members continuously improve performance, creating new opportunities for suppliers to demonstrate value, strengthen partnerships and accelerate growth.

As members make more informed, proactive decisions, Premier is driving stronger utilization of contracted suppliers, directly shaping how suppliers compete for share inside the network. This session addresses the questions that matter most to suppliers in the room: why Premier contracts carry more weight than alternative GPOs or local agreements, how Premier's delivery teams engage with members day-to-day, and where suppliers have real opportunity to influence utilization and grow share through the Premier relationship.

Attendees will leave with a clear, practical understanding of how Premier's intelligence capabilities strengthen member decision-making, and exactly how suppliers can engage with Premier and its members to turn that into measurable growth.