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## The real cost of 'good enough' in pharmacy procurement

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### Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Drug spend represents a significant and rapidly growing cost for health systems. However, pharmacy procurement for many organizations remains fragmented, manual and blind to real-time contract data. The result: missed GPO savings, DSCSA headaches and financial leakage health systems can't afford.

Join supply chain insiders to see how health systems are turning procurement from cost center to profit protector. In one fast-paced hour, you'll get a step-by-step framework to regain control and cut waste without piling work on pharmacy teams.

**Learnings include:**

 

- Quantifying the real cost of "good enough" tools: price creep, chargebacks and audit exposure
- Tactics to streamline DSCSA reporting
- Using real-time price and inventory data to drive margin-positive decisions on every order

## **Presenters:**

![Calvin Hunsicker - Liz Engman](https://go.beckershospitalreview.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Calvin%20Hunsicker%20-%20Liz%20Engman.jpg?width=120&height=120&name=Calvin%20Hunsicker%20-%20Liz%20Engman.jpg)

### Calvin Hunsicker

##### Founder and Chief Product Officer, SureCost

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### Chad O'Connor

##### Vice President of Acute, SureCost

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