Beyond Indirect Spend: Where Traditional Savings Efforts Stop and Real Opportunity Begins

Most health systems focus their cost-savings efforts on well-defined indirect spend categories where benchmarks and sourcing events are familiar and accessible. But many of the most material savings opportunities sit outside those traditional boundaries, embedded in complex, decentralized service categories that are often managed locally by clinical and operational stakeholders.

In this webinar, SpendMend and Oklahoma University Health will explore where traditional approaches fall short and how health systems can uncover savings in categories most health systems avoid. We will discuss governance models, visibility challenges, stakeholder engagement and buy-in, and how to balance cost, quality, and outcomes when navigating clinically influenced services and patient-adjacent spend.

Event Details
Date: Tuesday, February 24
Time: 2 PM ET/11 AM PT

Speakers:
• Michelle Gustafson, Director of Spend Optimization at SpendMend
• Mark Anway, Vice President of Supply Chain at OU Health

Key Takeaways

Participants will gain insight into:
1. Where Traditional Indirect Spend Models Fall Short
2. Why High-Complexity Service Categories Are Hard to Control
3. What Effective Governance Looks Like for Clinically Influenced Spend
4. How to Balance Cost, Quality, and Outcomes
5. The Ongoing Cost of Inaction in These Categories

Don’t miss this opportunity to rethink how your organization approaches non-traditional spend categories and uncover savings hiding beyond indirect.

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