Year: 2013

Benchmarking

The Search for Best Practices

April 5, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on The Search for Best Practices
It’s not the metrics that count, but how they lead you to superior performance. There is one overlooked fact about benchmarking; that it is the search for best practices that leads to superior performance.  This […]
Value Analysis

The Evolution of Value Analysis

April 2, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on The Evolution of Value Analysis
Michael Bohon, Founding Principle, Healthcare Solutions Bureau Twenty-seven years ago, I unexpectedly found myself working in the supply chain sector of the healthcare industry in Arizona. For nineteen years prior to that I was also […]
Expense Reduction

The Seven-Percent Savings Solution

February 13, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on The Seven-Percent Savings Solution
Why do we continue to pursue 1%, 2% or 3% savings solutions (i.e., price), when a 7% savings solution (i.e., utilization) is just as easily obtainable? For instance, I know of healthcare organizations that have […]
Value Analysis Leadership

Value Analysis Leadership Interview

February 7, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on Value Analysis Leadership Interview
Nila Getter, President, Association for Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals The following is an edited excerpt of an interview conducted by Robert W. Yokl,  Managing Editor, Healthcare Value Analysis Magazine, with  Nila Getter, President, Association for […]
Value Analysis

Show Me The Evidence

January 31, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on Show Me The Evidence
Dee Donatelli, RN, BSN, MBA, Sr. Vice President, Provider Services, Hayes, Inc. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results." Whether we should attribute this maxim to Ben Franklin, […]