Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions We are hearing the alarm bells going off at hospitals, systems, and IDNs nationwide because they have squeezed just about every dollar out of their GPO contracts, and have […]
Arnold Chazal, Co-Founder and CEO of VUEMED Dealing with unpredicted stock-outs of needed items or difficulty documenting items? No idea where an item is located or if it’s even available? Unsure which items are about […]
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis— SVAH Solutions Hospitals and health systems have achieved huge savings gains from group purchasing and internal supply chain contracting/sourcing over the past 10-15 years. […]
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions I often asked the attendees at seminars I have conducted what they would they do if their group purchasing savings suddenly dried up. Some of the attendees’ answers were […]
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions As the major league baseball season has just wrapped up their Spring Training and started their season, this is a good reminder for Value Analysis […]
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions What do I say to supply chain professionals who don’t believe in savings beyond price? I think the best way to […]
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions “There is always a new way: A new way to solve a problem, a new way of climbing the mountain. The ability to identify that […]
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions I would assume that we would all like to be more cost efficient, functional, and effective with our value analysis programs. So, what’s holding us back? In my opinion, […]
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Standardization Vs. Customization Conventional thinking would tell you that standardization is a good thing because it cuts down on variation and creates economy of scale, thereby enabling a buyer […]
Erica DeBoer, MA, RN, CCRN-K, Sanford Health Kimberly Alsbrooks, BSN, RN, RT (R), VA-BC, BD Halit O. Yapici, MD, MBA, MPH, Boston Strategic Partners Importance of Urinary Catheter Management and Supply Chain Process According to […]
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions I am very happy to see all sorts of focused value analysis teams in our healthcare supply chain world. Most organizations have the traditional Surgical […]
Michael Bohon, Managing Director—Healthcare Solutions Bureau How many times have you heard someone say the above statement as to why ideas, concepts and practices from other industries will not work in healthcare? Personally, I cannot […]
Diana Berkland, PhD, RN—Vice President, Nursing & Clinical Services, Sanford Health; Erica DeBoer, MA, RN, CCRN-K, CNL- Clinical Nurse Leader, Sanford Health; Tom Harvieux, MSc—Senior Executive Director, Corporate Supply Chain Management, Sanford Health; Andrew Hogan, BSc – Associate […]
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