Learn, Collaborate, And Advance Pricing Accuracy
Hear from pricing accuracy leaders and experts to better align yourself, your company and the healthcare supply chain on contract administration best practices.
2026 Opening General Session
Charting The Future Of Contract Administration
Joe Walsh
Founder
Supply Chain Sherpas
The healthcare supply chain is undergoing rapid transformation, and contract administrators are at the center of it. This keynote explores:
- How the profession is evolving;
- The skills that will be most critical; and
- The strategies administrators can use to thrive in the years ahead.
Improving Accuracy Through Best-Practice Chargeback Communications Using The EDI 844 and 849
Kendyl Moore
Manager, Global Business and Finance Services – Medical Chargebacks
Cardinal Health
Darrell Padilla
Consulting Manager
GHX
If you want to improve chargeback communications, it’s time to adopt the EDI formats custom-designed for these transactions.
- Compare the benefits of using the 844 vs the 867 for chargeback requests
- Understand how the 849 can enable trading partners to resolve issues and reconcile more quickly
- Move beyond the basics and understand how to make it happen
Streamlining Contract Administration With Lean Practices
Ashley York, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Manager, Medical Chargebacks & Pricing
Cardinal Health
Lean focuses on streamlining processes and removing non-value-added activities – exactly what’s needed in the world of contract administration
- Learn Lean principles and tools
- Participate in small group activities to witness lean six sigma benefits
- Take home a toolkit you can use to make your processes leaner
2026 Preliminary Agenda Includes:
- Pre-Conference Workshop: Welcome To Healthcare Contract Administration
- Charting The Future Of Contract Administration
- Aligning Contracting Strategies With Provider Needs
- Collaborative Exchange: Shared Challenges And Strategies
- Contracting Standards Power Hour
- Contract Loading Lab: Improving Workflows At Set-Up And Reducing Errors Downstream
- Improving Accuracy Through Chargeback Communication
- Automation That Delivers Real Value
- Streamlining Contract Administration With Lean Practices
- Building Trust Through Price Catalog Alignment
- Harnessing AI For Contracting Accuracy
- Navigating Contract Administration During An Era Of Dynamic Pricing
- Aligning On Notification Timings
- Trust And Accuracy In Resale Reporting
- Strategies For Administrators Navigating Market Disruptions