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Enhance Your Knowledge And Collaboration To Drive Pricing Accuracy Innovation
Hear from pricing accuracy leaders and experts to better align yourself, your company and the healthcare supply chain on contract administration best practices.
Monday, February 3, 2025
4:00 – 5:30pm
Pre-Conference Workshop: Introduction To Contract Administration
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
8:30 – 9:25am
The Big Picture: Trends In The Healthcare Landscape
The healthcare supply chain landscape is constantly evolving, from shifting sites of care in the non-acute space to new challenges in customer product requirements. Join us for a look ahead at these trends that will shape the customer relationships of the future.
John Becker
SVP, Data & Digital
SG2
10:15 – 11:15am
Breakout Sessions
Unveiling The Updated Standard GPO Roster
This session introduces the 2024 HIDA GPO Standard Roster, adapted from the 2017 HISCI Template. The HIDA Rostering Workgroup will discuss the updated fields and practical use cases, equipping contract administrators with essential knowledge to leverage this tool effectively in their daily operations.
Re-Engineering The Price Activation Process
The intricacies of GPO contract price activation processes can make even the most experienced professional’s head spin. A HIDA project team has been examining these processes in search of best practices in facility-wide activations, information-sharing standards and more. Streamline and improve price activation procedures with the practical recommendations they’ll share in this session.
Marco Bulgarelli
Senior Director, Contract Administration
McKesson Medical-Surgical
From Fuzzy Matching to Fully Matched: New Processes For Chargeback Capture
Explore an advanced approach to customer data alignment in healthcare distribution, focusing on a sophisticated address-matching algorithm that enhances rebate capture accuracy. We’ll demonstrate how intelligent matching techniques can significantly improve financial outcomes and operational efficiency, providing a roadmap for implementation across various systems and scenarios.
Nick Pericle
Vice President
ProfitOptics
1:00 – 2:00pm
Breakout Sessions
Navigating The Maze Of Rosters And Tiers
Customer affiliations with multiple GPOs and affiliate groups can be a complex world for the most skilled contract administrators to navigate. Explore effective strategies for deciphering various price tiers, determining eligibility, and optimizing contract management amidst overlapping memberships and intricate pricing structures.
Tackling Class Of Trade Discrepancies
Gain practical strategies for managing healthcare classes of trade. Identify synchronization opportunities between trading partners and drive tangible efficiencies across the healthcare supply chain through improved collaboration and standardization.
Identifying The Winning Price
Uncover the power of the "winning price" - a base tier common price shared in customer-facing catalogs. By communicating an updated price catalog at least once a year, suppliers can enhance transparency for all data partners and reduce downstream discrepancies. A streamlined price strategy has the dual benefits of reducing supplier labor in resolving chargeback disputes and improving customer experience.
Susan LaFountain
Product Manager, Industry Adoption
GHX
Darrell Padilla
Manager
GHX
2:15 – 3:00pm
Robust Data Foundations For AI Success
Quality outputs rely on more than just advanced algorithms, they demand a solid data foundation. This panel will explore the critical role that data plays in driving effective AI implementation and strategies to ensure sustained success over time.
Priya Gismondi
General Manager, Medical Products
IQVIA
3:30 – 4:00pm
Leveraging GPO Expertise For Efficient Contracting
Analyze contracting trends across the GPO spectrum, from large national organizations to regional and affiliate groups. Gain insights into maximizing these partnerships to streamline processes, improve pricing consistency, and drive mutual success in the evolving healthcare supply chain landscape.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
8:30 – 9:15am
View From The Customer: Provider Contracting Priorities
Examine the evolving landscape of healthcare supply chain contracting from the provider's viewpoint. Uncover key trends, pressing challenges, and emerging opportunities in this critical area. Learn how suppliers can effectively address providers' pain points, from reducing administrative complexity to enhancing pricing transparency, ultimately supporting healthcare organizations in their mission to improve patient outcomes.
Sara Henderson
VP, Supply Chain
Avera Health
Christie McCrone
Director, Purchasing, Supply Chain
Cleveland Clinic
9:25 – 10:15am
Breakout Sessions
Scaling Process Improvement Solutions Across The Supply Chain
Assess the decision-making process behind scaling process improvements across the supply chain, whether leveraging cutting-edge GenAI technology or time-tested operational methods. Gain insights into evaluating solution scalability, measuring long-term impact, and overcoming implementation challenges. Learn from real-world examples how to transform localized successes into organization-wide advancements, driving efficiency and innovation throughout your supply chain ecosystem.
Data-Driven Strategies For Price Management
Harness large datasets to inform pricing decisions, optimize contract terms, and identify market trends. This session will showcase real-world examples of data-driven approaches that enhance negotiation power, improve cost management, and drive strategic decision-making in the complex landscape of healthcare pricing and contracting.
Kimberly Hill
Sr. Manager, Contracts & Pricing Administration
Ansell
Integrating GenAI Into Contracting Workflows
Explore practical applications of generative AI in healthcare contracting processes. Learn to strategically integrate AI tools that automate repetitive tasks, enhance accuracy, and significantly reduce rework. Discover effective methods for implementing AI-driven solutions to streamline contract creation, review, and management, boosting efficiency and minimizing errors throughout your contracting workflow.
10:40 – 11:15am
Optimizing Internal Workflows To Reduce Rework
A root-cause analysis of recurring price discrepancies opens up opportunities for collaborative improvements across teams within an organization. This session will explore how examining processes from the outset—such as ensuring accurate data entry and correctly setting up product information—can reduce errors and inefficiencies over time. By identifying common sources of errors and addressing them early, organizations can reduce chargeback denials, streamline workflows, and improve stakeholder alignment.
Chloe Chan
Director, Medical Pricing
Services & Operations
Cardinal Health
Jesse Throgmorton
Director, Global Finance Shared Services, Medical Chargebacks
Cardinal Health