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Four Essential Productivity Tips for Value Analysis Practitioners

April 27, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yok, President, SVAH Solutions No longer can value analysis practitioners just evaluate new products for their appropriateness, quality, and their safety features. VA practitioners now need to be more productive in their practices […]

What’s Your Value Analysis Onboarding Process?

April 27, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

James Russell, RN-BC, Value Analysis Facilitator, UF Health at Jacksonville “What’s your value analysis onboarding process?” During an interview for a Value Analysis Facilitator (VAF), we had a candidate ask this question. We looked at […]

Now Published- Winter 2016 Issue – Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Magazine

February 10, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Leading Cost and Quality Strategies for the Healthcare Supply Chain The Latest Issue of Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Management Magazine is now available online View the Issue here Inside this Issue FEATURED ARTICLE: […]

PPI: How About Patient Preference Items?

February 8, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

James Russell, RN-BC, Value Analysis Facilitator, UF Health at Jacksonville VCU Health System, Richmond, VA The concept of Physician Preference Items (PPI) has been a mainstay in clinical value analysis for many years. It has […]

Re-Energizing Your Value Analysis Program

February 8, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert W. Yokl As we begin this New Year of 2016, I thought I would offer my view on how to get unstuck from the endless loop of our supply/value chain worlds. The goal would […]

Value Analysis Checklists Can Make Your VA Job Easier

February 8, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl Checklists have long been used by pilots, astronauts, and architects to avoid costly and life threating mistakes. Now, even surgeons worldwide are using checklists to eliminate their mistakes and errors. The conclusion: […]

Healthcare Value Analysis, Collaboration, and an IV Fluid Shortage

September 21, 2015 Robert Yokl Comments Off

James Russell, RN-BC, Value Analysis Facilitator, VCU Health System, Richmond, VA A robust Value Analysis department will collaborate with many other divisions within a hospital on a routine basis. These can include, but are certainly not […]

Are Your Suppliers Considered Your Value Analysis Advisors™?

September 21, 2015 Robert Yokl Comments Off

It is our opinion that a wealth of untapped knowledge and expertise exists within your supplier organizations, but isn’t being regularly tapped into by value analysis professionals in a systematic way. If only value analysis […]

Transparent Processes Use Data

May 18, 2015 Robert Yokl Comments Off

James Russell, RN-BC, Value Analysis Facilitator, UF Health at Jacksonville VCU Health System, Richmond, VA Value Analysis Facilitators frequently find themselves estimating the impact of a project prior to implementing a change, or even evaluating […]