GPO NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
at the 2012 Spring IDN Summit & Expo

The role of Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) continues to develop in ways that help these organizations provide effective and enhanced services to IDNs in the face of a changing healthcare landscape.

The IDN Summit provides numerous opportunities for interaction and networking with representatives of leading GPOs.

GPOs registered for the 2012 Spring IDN Summit and Reverse Expo include:

Amerinet registrants include:
VP, Strategic Customer Engagement
VP, Strategic Accounts
Senior VP Contracting & President, Amerinet Choice
VP, Member Solutions
VP, Laboratory and Diagnostic Imaging



HealthTrust Purchasing Group registrants include:
VP of Sales
Regional VP, Sales
Regional VP, Sales
Regional VP, Sales
Regional VP, Sales
VP, Contracting and Acquisition Management
Senior Director, Parallon Business Solutions



MedAssets registrants include:
President, SCM Services
Regional VP, Spend Management
Senior VP, Spend Management West
Regional VP, Spend Management
SVP, Sourcing and Procurement Solutions
VP, Sourcing
SVP, Supplier Relations
SVP, SCM Client Management and Alt Care Sales
SVP, Client Executives, Southeast
SVP, Client Executives, Northeast
Client Executive
VP, Enterprise Sales NE



     


Novation registrants include:
SVP, Sourcing Operations
VP, Contract & Program Services
VP, Contract & Program Services
VP, Contract & Program Services
VP, Custom Services
Director Sales Linkage Marketing
VP, Contract & Program Services
Senior Director, Specialty Sourcing
Senior Director, Custom Contracting
Senior Director, Program Services
Senior Director, Supplier Diversity
Senior Director, Contract Services
Senior Director, Contract & Program Services
Senior Director, Market Segments

VHA registrants include:
Director, Corporate Marketing
Director, Business Development Marketing
VP, Marketing
Senior Director Solutions Marketing
Senior VP
Senior VP
VP
VP
VP
VP
VP, Performance Services
Senior Director

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Premier healthcare alliance registrants include:
Consultant, Supplier Relations & Marketing
VP, Supplier Relations
Senior Region Director, Member Field Services
Senior Director, Supplier Diversity
VP, Enterprise Performance Solutions
Group VP, Enterprise Solutions & Strategic Account Management
National Events Manager                                                                                                                                                                              

GPO-Hosted Events at the
2012 Spring IDN Summit and Reverse Expo

Monday, April 23, 2012
4:15 pm — 6:00 pm

Market Strategies Track: GPO Informational Forums

Each of the national GPOs will host an informational forum on Monday, April 23rd, where suppliers can learn about their organizational values, contracting strategies and health system clients. Suppliers will have the opportunity to ask questions and network with the GPO executives in attendance.

Each GPO’s informational forum will last for 90 minutes. The first three GPOs listed below will begin their sessions with presentations and close out their forums with an opportunity for informal discussion and networking. The remaining two GPOs will open their forums with the chance to network and meet GPO executives in attendance, and then begin their presentation approximately 30 minutes into the forum. This order will be reversed at the 2012 Fall IDN Summit.


4:15 pm -- 5:15 pm          Presentation
5:15 pm -- 5:45 pm          Networking and informal discussion
4:15 pm -- 5:15 pm          Presentation
5:15 pm -- 5:45 pm          Networking and informal discussion





4:15 pm -- 5:15 pm          Presentation
5:15 pm -- 5:45 pm          Networking and informal discussion





     

4:15 pm -- 5:15 pm          Networking and informal discussion
5:15 pm -- 5:45 pm          Presentation





                                                                                                                                                                               
4:15 pm -- 5:15 pm          Networking and informal discussion
5:15 pm -- 5:45 pm          Presentation




Monday, April 23, 2012
6:00 pm — 7:30 pm

GPO Receptions

Gather your team and join the national GPOs on Monday evening beginning at 6:00 pm as they bring you their best game for a winning IDN Summit experience. Before the world turns all eyes on London for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games we bring you an evening of refreshments and fun with your peers after an afternoon of insight and education. 

Amerinet, Colonial A & B, Argentinian
HealthTrust, Olympic A & B, Mexican
MedAssets, ChampionsGate, German
Novation, Congressional A & B, Chinese
Premier healthcare alliance, Augusta A & B, Japanese



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