The Healthcare Supply Chain Summit is an intensive 21/2-day event providing a wealth of information and in-depth discussions from industry experts both inside and outside of GHX, insight into current and future industry trends, best practices, and case studies showcasing real-life successful strategies for operational excellence. GHX members who attend may also participate in the Learning Lab, small group or one-on-one training sessions with GHX product experts, to build their working knowledge and enhance the value of their current GHX tools.

Who attends?
Representatives from all parts of the healthcare supply chain: providers, manufacturers, distributors and group purchasing organizations (GPOs). Individuals at different levels of your supply chain benefit from attending including leadership, management and front-line users. In-depth sessions cover topics important to those responsible for:

Supply chain strategy and financial goals, including company Presidents, CEOs, CFOs, VPs of Operations and VPs of Supply Chain

Business acceleration and results, including Directors of Materials Management, Operations, IT, e-Business, Logistics and Customer Support

Operations, including Materials Managers, Buyers, Analysts, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and IT

Why attend?
To improve your business performance by advancing your supply chain, truly making it a stragetic asset for operational excellence. You’ll find the Summit is a tremendously cost-effective way to:

Build a strategy for an efficient, effective supply chain

Network with trading partners, potential customers/vendors and peers

Join a knowledgeable community working to achieve common supply chain goals

Shorten your supply chain learning curve

Learn how to get more from your existing GHX supply chain tools

Receive ERP/GHX-user updates (Lawson, PeopleSoft/Oracle, MEDITECH and PMM)

Earn CEU credits from AHRMM

Be informed of industry developments and trends

Drive costs out of healthcare

Together we can deliver healthcare more efficiently.

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Healthcare provider challenges		Manufacturer and distributor challenges		Industry challenges

Off-contract, maverick spend Contract overpayments Financial non-compliance Trading partner connections Low contract compliance Inaccurate item master data Price inaccuracy; price validation Invoice exceptions	Misaligned contracts Manual contract reconciliation Non-file spend Slow invoice approval, late payments Contract underutilization Invoice-to-order discrepancies Misaligned product descriptions Inability to generate EDI	High order error rates Costly inventory audits Increasing DSOs Visibility to revenue growth path Unconsolidated order channels Rebate / chargeback discrepancies Lack of competitive intelligence Conformance with global standards	Manual order processing Error-prone invoicing Limited price exception visibility Recalled field inventory Lost/expired field inventory Incorrect commission payments Unconsolidated MDM processes	Healthcare reform Escalating supply chain costs Technology adoption Supplier-provider collaboration Global standards adoption