About this Event
Get Healthcare Ready! | CareFirst Healthy Business Series
Healthcare is one of the largest buyers in this region. It is also one of the hardest to get into, and most small firms never find out why they were passed over.
Get Healthcare Ready! is a free, half-day working session for DC Certified Business Enterprises (CBE). You will work against a real healthcare buyer's vendor requirements, find out exactly where you fall short, and then put your questions directly to the buyers themselves.
This is Session 3 of the Healthy Business Series, a three-part capacity building program presented by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in partnership with MMI Consulting Group.
WHAT YOU WILL LEAVE WITH
- A gap list scored against an actual healthcare buyer's vendor requirements
- Clarity on the insurance limits, credentialing and compliance thresholds that apply to a firm your size
- An understanding of how healthcare procurement cycles run, and when in the year to approach
- Answers straight from buyers, in the room, on the record
- A 30 day readiness plan with dates on it
AGENDA
9:30 am Check in, coffee, and networking
10:00 am Welcome and framing
10:20 am What healthcare buyers require: credentialing, insurance, compliance, onboarding
11:15 am Working session: your gap list against a real buyer checklist
12:15 pm Break, refreshments, and networking
12:40 pm Buyer panel, moderated by Alyson McNair
1:40 pm Commitments and next steps
2:00 pm Adjourn
WHO THIS IS FOR
DC Certified Business Enterprises (CBE) and the people who lead business development for them. This session is for CBEs only. You will be asked for your certification number when you register.
Bring a decision maker, not a delegate.
YOUR FACILITATOR
Sydnee Distance, Senior Procurement Specialist and Business Advisor.
The afternoon buyer panel is moderated by Alyson McNair of MMI Consulting Group.
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
Once you register you will get a link to a short needs assessment. It takes about five minutes, and it tells Sydnee what you are chasing so the working session is aimed at real opportunities.
LOCATION, PARKING, AND TRANSIT
R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center
2730 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20032
On the St. Elizabeths East campus in Ward 8.
Free parking is available on site. The venue is Metro accessible on the Green Line, with Metrobus service running along Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE.
Coffee and light refreshments will be served throughout the morning. Lunch is not provided, so plan accordingly or eat before you arrive.
REGISTRATION
This session is free and space is limited. If tickets are gone, join the waitlist and we will contact you as spots open.
Questions? Email [email protected]
Event venue & nearby stays
R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center, 2730 Martin Luther King Junior Avenue Southeast, Washington, United States
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