December 2014 - Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Management Magazine

Savings and Quality Aren’t Mutually Exclusive

December 3, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

We have all heard the criticism that any value analysis initiative can and will eventually create quality issues for patients, or some variation of this negative comment, many times in our supply chain career. When […]

Supply LifeCycle Cost Management TM

December 3, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

As this issue of HVAM suggests, the new healthcare economy is all about saving time, controlling costs, improving quality, and expanding the scope (population management) of your healthcare organization’s services. It is our opinion that […]

Connecting the Dots: Time, Cost, and Quality

December 3, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

It’s important to master all three cost drivers. Value analysis is an interconnected process centering on time, cost, and quality. If you aren’t focusing on all three of these elements with your value analysis program, […]

Double-Barrel Approach to Value Analysis

December 3, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Cutting Costs and Waste While Also Improving Quality The late and great comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, always talked about not getting any respect in his daily life. He once said, “Last week I told my psychiatrist […]

Nursing Impact Analysis Program: Raising Up the Voice of Nursing

December 3, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Karen E. Bry, RN, BA, CPHQ, System Director for Nursing Education and Professional Practice, Sinai Health System, Chicago Illinois. Historically the rank and file, front line nursing department staff has had little influence or control […]

Lack of Training Is Holding Back Big Gains in Value Analysis

December 3, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Training your VA teams is the magic bullet for your VAT’s success. The late Zig Ziglar, great speaker, author, and trainer, once said, “If you think training is costly, just think of the cost of […]

Historical Benchmarks Can Be Even Better Than Good

December 2, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Most department heads don’t believe third-party benchmarks. While our firm has over one million supply chain expense comparative benchmarks, more and more we are employing our clients’ own historical benchmarks since they can’t be disputed, […]

2 Tactics to Help You Negotiate with Your VA Customers

December 2, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Your customers don’t need everything they are requesting. One thing I have observed over the last 20 years as a value analysis trainer and practitioner is that your customers don’t need everything they are requesting. […]

A Long-View On Value Analysis

December 2, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

CEO Jamie C. Kowalski, Consulting, LLC, Milwaukee, WI Back in the day, as many say, could anyone even imagine that Value Analysis would be what it is now? That might further beg the question, “What […]

Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Management Magazine

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Month: December 2014

Savings and Quality Aren’t Mutually Exclusive

Supply LifeCycle Cost Management TM

Connecting the Dots: Time, Cost, and Quality

Double-Barrel Approach to Value Analysis

Nursing Impact Analysis Program: Raising Up the Voice of Nursing

Lack of Training Is Holding Back Big Gains in Value Analysis

Historical Benchmarks Can Be Even Better Than Good

2 Tactics to Help You Negotiate with Your VA Customers

A Long-View On Value Analysis