The Triple Aim…The Ultimate Challenge
Robert W. Yokl, Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions I have a love-hate relationship with the newest mantra of our healthcare supply chain industry which is Cost,…
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Cost Over Quality Equals Value, Or Does It?
Robert W. Yokl, Senior Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions I cringe every time I sit through a seminar/workshop or read an article that describes value analysis…
Why You Need to Stop Wasting Time and Money by Starting a Successful Supply Utilization Management Program Now
Robert W. Yokl, Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions Do you believe that Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) save big dollars for hospitals, systems, and IDNs across the…
Measuring Value in Value Analysis Can Be Easier Than You Think
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Price can be measured quickly, but value measurements take some time. Yet, that’s what value analysis is all about:…
Value Analysis Leadership Interview
James Russell, RN-BC, MBA, CVAHP, Value Analysis Program Director, UW Health, WI James Russell, RN-BC, MBA, CVAHP, is the Value Analysis Program Director at UW Health…
A Common Mistake Hospitals Make in Their Saving Efforts
Michael Bohon, CPSM, C.P.M., CMRP, Managing Director of HealthCare Solutions Bureau Decisions, Decisions You, as the supply chain leader for your hospital organization, have been…
Clinical Supply Utilization Management Isn’t a Sometime Thing
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions We congratulate the supply chain/value analysis practitioners that are attacking their utilization misalignments (i.e., the wasteful and inefficient consumption,…
How to Keep Everyone Motivated in the Value Analysis Game
Robert W. Yokl, Senior Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions Let’s face it, we need everyone involved in our value analysis program to stay positive, stay the course,…
Why Surgical Value Analysis is More Important than Ever Before
Robert W. Yokl, Senior Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions Historically, surgical value analysis (SVA) teams focused on evaluating the newest technologies that surgeons and clinical leaders believed would improve…
How is Your Value Analysis Pipeline?
Robert W. Yokl, Sr. Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions There are so many different methods, strategies, and configurations of value analysis teams/committees around the country, but there…
Find Champions Who Will Guarantee Your VA Team’s Success
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions There is one common thread that I have observed with ultra-successful value analysis teams; they all have champions – at…
Supply Chain Education Is Not an Expense. It Is an Investment.
Michael Bohon, CPSM, C.P.M., CMRP, Managing Director of HealthCare Solutions Bureau In the healthcare environment there are so many opportunities for us to spend money in…
Value Analysis and Open Payments
James Russell, RN-BC, Value Analysis Facilitator, UF Health at Jacksonville Regular readers of my articles will recognize the term, “Open Payments,” and probably groan with annoyance….