Session Overview:
Hear from a panel of industry leaders and experts who will examine the importance of collaboration, sustainability and responsible innovation in shaping the future of healthcare supply. Explore the transformative impact that new technologies are having on our industry from all perspectives.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how some industry partners are collaborating to promote sustainability, reduce waste, and enhance operational efficiencies leveraging data-driven solutions, and AI/automated technologies in optimizing resource utilization to enhance the healthcare supply chain.
- Learn how to leverage collaborative strategies and partnerships to establish a resilient healthcare supply chain, emphasizing the importance of shared resources, contingency planning, and coordinated risk management practices to effectively mitigate disruptions and ensure continuous access to essential medical resources during times of crisis.
- Understand the role of technology in facilitating seamless communication and integration between supply chain partners, emphasizing how digital tools, platforms, and systems foster transparency, efficiency, and coordination within the healthcare supply chain.
Our Panelists:
Jeremy Strong, System Vice President, Supply Chain, Rush University System for Health
Jeremy Strong is a recognized Healthcare Operations Executive skilled at enhancing performance, reducing costs, increasing productivity, improving quality, optimizing revenue capture, and increasing patient and clinician/physician satisfaction in high cost, high revenue and high complexity arenas. He is highly experienced in supply chain management, program development, planning and management of new facility development, facility renovation, major capital acquisition and IT implementation projects.
Cliff Christianson, Sr. Director of Strategic Accounts, HARTMANN USA
Cliff Christianson is the Sr. Director of Strategic Accounts for Hartmann USA, a global manufacturer of wound care products. He has been serving the medical supply industry for the past 40 years. He spent the first 17 years of his career working with regional and national healthcare distributors. The past 23 years of his healthcare career have been on the manufacturing side of the business. His work with both sides of the supply chain and the end-users have provided him with an enhanced understanding of the needs of all parties.
Cody Fisher, Executive Vice President Strategy, Concordance Healthcare Solutions
Cody’s career adventures have taken him across several industries and global geographies, positioning him within Concordance Healthcare Solutions to focus on bringing visionary change to the healthcare supply chain in the United States. With a background in finance, one of Cody’s priorities is to ensure the most strategic, visionary ideas are creating value throughout the entire healthcare supply chain. Cody, along with the Concordance leadership team, is focused on collaborating with strategically aligned partners who share the vision of solving for some of the largest, most impactful challenges of the industry.
Charles McCarthy, Executive Director-Strategic Partnerships, Palantir
Moderated by:
Sara Reschke, Business Development Director, Concordance Healthcare Solutions
