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Implementation Never Stops

Six months after launch, are they using the right SKUs? Did a competitive product sneak back in? Are they close to qualifying for the next pricing tier?

The Challenge

Most contracts underperform, not because the deal was bad, but because nobody actively manages them after launch.

Compliance drifts. Members who committed to your contract start buying off-contract from competitors because nobody followed up. Facilities that should be on a higher pricing tier don't realize they're close to qualifying, so they stay where they are. SKU proliferation creeps in: departments bring in alternative products without going through value analysis, and suddenly your contracted share is eroding from the inside.

The GPO partner sees it in the data. Your QBR tells the story. But if you're only looking at the numbers quarterly, you've already lost months of potential revenue. And when the renewal cycle comes around, underperformance weakens your position because the GPO evaluates whether to keep you based on what the contract actually delivered, not what it was projected to deliver.

There's an internal version of this problem, too. A field rep promises tier 4 pricing because that's what they believe the account qualifies for, while your IDN director is offering tier 3 as part of a broader health system negotiation. When those two scenarios collide at the supply chain or C-suite level, your credibility takes the hit. The cause is usually structural: commissions that reward territory protection, no communication cadence between national accounts and the field, and no agreement on who leads at which level. No utilization report will show you that problem, but it drags contract performance all the same.

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What We Bring

We help you find and fix the specific issues holding your contracts back. This isn't a general "strategy refresh." It's an operational deep dive into utilization data, compliance gaps, and competitive dynamics at the facility level. The fastest growth rarely comes from the next award. It comes from maximizing the contracts you already hold.

  • Utilization analysis to understand who's buying, who stopped buying, and why
  • Compliance assessment identifying members who should be on contract but aren't
  • Tier optimization finding accounts close to the next pricing tier with targeted plans to get them there
  • SKU rationalization identifying where product proliferation undermines your contracted position
  • QBR preparation building the data narrative that demonstrates your value and positions you for renewal
  • Ongoing monitoring cadences catching problems at 30 and 60 days, not at the annual review
  • Field alignment review covering roles, escalation paths, and the communication cadence between national accounts, regional directors, and field reps
  • Compensation and incentive review identifying structural misalignments that quietly undermine contract performance
  • Joint account planning for key targets where field and IDN-level engagement both need to show up
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What You Walk Away With

A clear picture of current contract performance broken down by facility, region, and product line. A prioritized list of improvement opportunities ranked by expected revenue impact. Targeted action plans for underperforming segments. Templates and talk tracks for compliance outreach to non-converting members. A QBR framework that tells a compelling story to your GPO partner. And a monitoring cadence that keeps optimization active, not a one-time project but an ongoing discipline.

Where internal alignment is part of the problem, you also get a clear delineation of who leads the conversation at which level, communication cadences that keep national accounts and the field working the same plan, and a compensation alignment review with specific recommendations if structural incentives are creating friction.

Healthcare contract review and optimization planning

Who This Is For

Companies with contracts that aren't meeting revenue projections
Suppliers who lack visibility into adoption and compliance at the facility level
Organizations preparing for contract renewals who need to strengthen their performance narrative
Companies paying GPO fees on contracts that aren't generating proportional returns
Organizations where national accounts and field sales work contracted accounts in silos
Companies hiring their first IDN director and needing to define the handoff between field and strategic sales

Related Services

Optimization often reveals that reps have contract access but not the clinical story to convert it - that's where Clinical Sales Enablement comes in. For accounts where clinical conversion is stalled, Value Analysis Preparedness can help restart the conversation with the purchasing committee.

Dan Toomey covers the implementation playbook and back-office coordination needed for contract optimization in our Tuesday Talks with Toomey series.

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