CSUM is the Strategic Advantage You Don’t Realize is Missing
Clinical Supply Utilization

CSUM is the Strategic Advantage You Don’t Realize is Missing

May 29, 2026 Robert Yokl Comments Off on CSUM is the Strategic Advantage You Don’t Realize is Missing
Clinical supply utilization management (CSUM) is rapidly emerging as a critical capability for healthcare supply chain and value analysis professionals seeking to move beyond traditional cost-saving methods. While many organizations have already captured the majority […]
Supplier Fragmentation Is Quietly Destroying Healthcare Operations
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Supplier Fragmentation Is Quietly Destroying Healthcare Operations

May 29, 2026 Robert Yokl Comments Off on Supplier Fragmentation Is Quietly Destroying Healthcare Operations
Why Healthcare Organizations Must Rethink Governance, Operational Alignment, and Decision-Making Before Complexity Overwhelms Performance Healthcare organizations are operating under extraordinary pressure. Margins remain unstable. Labor shortages continue affecting operations across the country. Clinician burnout remains […]
There’s a Hole in the Bucket: Rethinking Cost Optimization Through Utilization in Value Analysis
Clinical Supply Utilization

There’s a Hole in the Bucket: Rethinking Cost Optimization Through Utilization in Value Analysis

May 28, 2026 Robert Yokl Comments Off on There’s a Hole in the Bucket: Rethinking Cost Optimization Through Utilization in Value Analysis
“We can renegotiate contracts, standardize products, secure better pricing, but if utilization is misaligned, the “bucket” will continue to leak.” You may recognize the song lyrics, “There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear […]
Chasing Waterfalls
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Chasing Waterfalls

May 28, 2026 Robert Yokl Comments Off on Chasing Waterfalls
Most sourcing organizations eventually encounter the same problem: projected savings and realized financial results rarely match perfectly. In some cases, realized performance falls short of projections. In others, projects outperform expectations. Yet the explanation is […]