Why IDN Summit matters
A live look at the platform, not a slide deck
Every fall, the most senior supply chain and pharmacy executives at IDNs and health systems across the country gather for three days of CE-accredited education, executive dialogue, and direct sourcing conversations with suppliers — including a Reverse Expo format where IDN and Regional Purchasing Coalition supply chain leaders host booths for suppliers to visit. Genesis is attending IDN Summit Fall 2026 to meet supply chain leaders where the real work is: consolidating item master, contract, and inventory tools into one governed platform, and enforcing the contracts they've already negotiated at the point of purchase.
Genesis conversations at IDN Summit will center on a live look at the platform, not a slide deck. Specifically, we'll be showing and discussing:
- How Genesis Data, Genesis Sourcing, and Genesis Inventory run on one governed item master, so contract terms enforced at the point of order and real-time stock visibility are drawing from the same source of truth, not three reconciled systems.
- How EDI Authority turns EDI from document exchange into exception intelligence, validating every PO, ASN, invoice, and rebate against contract and item master before payment goes out.
- Proof points from health systems already live on Genesis, including Allegheny Health Network's move to a 91% reduction in contract overpayments and Northside Hospital's improvement from under 2% contract association to a 65% compliance gain.
- Where the roadmap is headed: rules-based automation today, moving toward agentic workflows that resolve exceptions automatically rather than just flagging them for a human to work.
On the agenda
Sessions worth your time
The Fall 2026 agenda runs five parallel education tracks across the main summit days: Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Strategy, Executive Leadership, Financial Performance, and Pharmacy. The tracks below line up most closely with what Genesis will be discussing on the floor.
The full agenda and session titles are published by IDN Summit closer to the event date at idnsummit.com.
Education Track
Executive Leadership Track
ABSTRACT
Strategic sourcing and platform consolidation conversations at the VP and C-suite level.
Education Track
Financial Performance Track
ABSTRACT
Contract compliance, price variance, and margin protection sessions.
Education Track
Artificial Intelligence Track
ABSTRACT
Where AI is moving from roadmap to production in healthcare supply chain.
