Value Analysis Archives - Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Management Magazine

Mastering the Pivot: How to Transition into Cost Optimization Mode

February 18, 2026 Robert Yokl Comments Off

The Big Beautiful Bill is here, which means that there are going to be major reductions in revenues for your health system. The natural reaction will be to find new sources of revenue as well […]

Making Hospital Savings Easier to Identify, Achieve, and Sustain

February 18, 2026 Robert Yokl Comments Off

“Savings projections and clinical benefits often change over time due to shifts in utilization patterns or pricing.” Innovation is constant in healthcare. New products and technologies enter the healthcare supply chain every day, each promising […]

Is Your Value Analysis Program Ready for the CMS TEAM Model?

February 18, 2026 Robert Yokl Comments Off

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)’ TEAM (Transforming Episode Accountability Model) represents a meaningful shift from single-case metrics to episode-level accountability — a change that should be front and center in the toolkit […]

CVA’s Next Evolution: Why Clinical Value Analysis Belongs Inside a Clinical Operational Service Line (COSL) Structure

February 18, 2026 Robert Yokl Comments Off

If you’ve worked in healthcare long enough, you’ve seen the exact same dynamic play out year after year: A perioperative CVA committee sits down to review a product, a device, or a clinical pathway change, […]

From Decision to Proof: Why Value Analysis Only Succeeds When the System Holds

February 18, 2026 Robert Yokl Comments Off

“Clinicians, finance leaders, and executives don’t judge value analysis by how thoughtful the discussion was. They judge it by results.” In healthcare value analysis, we spend a lot of time talking about improvement. Better decisions. […]

How Do You Manage a Complex Value Analysis Study?

February 18, 2026 Robert Yokl Comments Off

In today’s healthcare value analysis world, the complexities and demands of each project seem to be growing bigger with each request. The puzzling issue for the VA team is how to navigate the big asks […]

Conversion Savings: When Well-Executed Conversions Still Disappoint Financially

February 18, 2026 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Conversions sit at the heart of value analysis work. They are visible, measurable, and often accompanied by strong clinical and contracting rationale. When executed well, they reflect alignment between supply chain, clinicians, and leadership. And […]

Understanding Your Customer Dynamics in Value Analysis

February 18, 2026 Robert Yokl Comments Off

One of our mantras that we have lived by in my company and with our hospital and health system clients is, “Value analysis begins and ends with the customer.” We don’t have specifications to analyze […]

Is Your Value Analysis Program at a Critical Fork in the Road?

October 28, 2025 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Envision the Future of Your Value Analysis Program It is incredible the progress that value analysis has made in our healthcare industry as an accepted methodology for optimizing costs, quality, and functionality of the products, […]

Aligning Value Analysis with Strategic Priorities: Driving Quality, Outcomes, and Cost Stewardship

October 28, 2025 Robert Yokl Comments Off

In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, the stakes have never been higher. Organizations face mounting pressures to improve patient outcomes, reduce preventable harm, control costs, and demonstrate measurable value. At the center of these challenges […]

The Critical Role of Robust Instructions for Use in Healthcare Value Analysis

October 28, 2025 Robert Yokl Comments Off

When evaluating medical devices and products, Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals often focus on evidence, outcomes, and costs. Yet one critical factor that directly influences all three is sometimes overlooked: the quality of a device’s Instructions […]

Value Analysis Leadership Interview: Value Analysis Beyond the IFU

October 28, 2025 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Value Analysis Professionals have a daunting task as they must manage so many areas in the healthcare supply chain like new product request evaluations, resilience product alternatives, solving product problems such as increasing infection rates, […]

Clinical Value Analysis Strategies for Getting the Most Out of Your Contracting

October 28, 2025 Robert Yokl Comments Off

In healthcare, conversations around cost saving measures in value analysis, contracting, or supply chain meetings often default to “price at the pump” strategies that include chasing the lowest cost or best tier. On the surface, […]