Articles by Robert Yokl

Value Analysis

Why Surgical Value Analysis is More Important than Ever Before

April 18, 2017 Robert Yokl Comments Off on 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 patient outcomes for their respective procedures/cases. While this remains a […]
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How is Your Value Analysis Pipeline?

April 18, 2017 Robert Yokl Comments Off on 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 is one underlying element that every team must have in order […]
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Value Analysis and Open Payments

April 18, 2017 Robert Yokl Comments Off on 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. If you’ve spent any time with me at a conference, […]
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Inspiration, Education, or Sarcasm?

August 23, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off on Inspiration, Education, or Sarcasm?
James Russell, RN-BC, Value Analysis Facilitator, UF Health at Jacksonville Most of us have interesting little quotes attached to our Outlook (or Lotus) auto-signatures. These can be spiritual in nature, thought provoking, or even a […]
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The Value Analysis Job Plan

August 23, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off on The Value Analysis Job Plan
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions One of the missing elements in most healthcare organizations’ value analysis methodologies is a value analysis job plan, or as Larry Miles, the father of value analysis, says, “A system for […]