October 2022 - Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Management Magazine

Healthcare Supply Chain: What Happens If You Run Out Of Price Savings?

October 11, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

When I’m giving a seminar, workshop, or masterclass, I am often asked, “What happens if you run out of price savings?” Some of the typical answers that I hear from healthcare supply chain professionals in […]

5 Supply Chain Savings Strategies to Employ to Aid Your Health System’s Immediate Bottom Line Crunch

October 11, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Saving money is now back in as a priority at healthcare organizations whose bottom lines are taking a beating due to inflation (over 8.5% as of the writing of this article) and continued fallout from […]

When It Comes to Recalls, What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You – and Your Patients, Too!

October 11, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

When managing medical device notices and recalls for a healthcare organization, it can seem like a daunting task. According to Sedgewick’s Recall Index, Edition 2 for 2022, recall events in Q2 increased 34% from the […]

Life Cycle Cost: Why Is This Important?

October 11, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Life cycle cost (LCC) can be defined as the sum of the total cost of a product, service, or technology over its lifetime. For example, think of a car with an average life of eight […]

Why KPIs Can Help You Optimize Your Value Analysis Team’s Performance Almost Overnight

October 11, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

To stay ahead of the curve, we have always searched out advanced management techniques that could improve our hospital, system, or IDN client’s supply chain/value analysis performance. We started this practice when we discovered that […]

Are You Ready to Ride the Next Big Wave to Major Savings Success for the Next 3-5 Years?

The Next Big Wave to Major Healthcare Supply Chain Savings Success

October 11, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Everyone is back in saving money mode in a big way, but many of the streams of savings have fallen off or fizzled out altogether. That does not mean that there are not major savings […]

Perfect Storm: COVID-19 Pandemic and Ramped Inflation

Perfect Storm: COVID-19 Pandemic and Rampant Inflation

October 10, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

We went through almost two years of supply and labor shortages (not that these challenges are entirely solved) during the pandemic and now we are dealing with rampant inflation that is taking the wind out […]

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Month: October 2022

5 Supply Chain Savings Strategies to Employ to Aid Your Health System’s Immediate Bottom Line Crunch

When It Comes to Recalls, What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You – and Your Patients, Too!

Life Cycle Cost: Why Is This Important?

Why KPIs Can Help You Optimize Your Value Analysis Team’s Performance Almost Overnight

The Next Big Wave to Major Healthcare Supply Chain Savings Success

Perfect Storm: COVID-19 Pandemic and Rampant Inflation