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IDM Summit Field Notes for Healthcare Sourcing Teams

Event takeaways, customer conversations, and procurement themes worth surfacing for the wider Cato audience.

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Event recap

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Designed for healthcare sourcing leaders, customers, and partners.

Event recap
May 8, 2026

Field notes

The IDM Summit surfaced recurring questions around supply visibility, substitution planning, and how procurement teams can make better use of market signals.

What Cato heard

Teams want fewer disconnected updates and more practical intelligence that supports sourcing decisions before a shortage becomes urgent.

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