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5 Incredibly Useful KPI Tips for Supply Chain/Value Analysis Professionals to Know Where You Stand

April 27, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

What we are seeing in the healthcare marketplace is that CEOs, COOs, and CFOs are scrambling to plug the huge holes in their labor and non-labor budgets due to the effects of the pandemic. For […]

A Blueprint for a Successful Recall Management Program

April 27, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

“With this comprehensive blueprint for the recall management process, the program is now ready to be implemented on the strong foundation of leadership, organizational culture, and structure.” Building upon the foundation that we laid in […]

5 Reasons Non-Conformance to Requirements is Holding Back Your Savings Opportunities

April 26, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Savings Opportunities Pyramid Every product, service, and technology should have their functional requirements or exact specifications defined by your customers, not specified by their sales representative or selected from a catalog as often happens. Because […]

Getting Beyond Like and Don’t Like in Value Analysis

April 26, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

If I had a dollar for every time I have heard the terms “like” and “don’t like” when referring to a product, service, or technology in a value analysis meeting or conversion setting then I […]

Value Analysis: The Secret Formula For Substitutions

January 30, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

It’s my understanding that supply chain shortages are still a big problem in healthcare due to the effects of the pandemic. Further, we are hearing from our community that substitutes are now one of the […]

How Do You Make Your Clinical Value Analysis Program Even Better in 2023?

January 30, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

As we begin a new year, it is good to take a step back and take a good look in the mirror at your value analysis and cost management programs. These are especially important right […]

Driving Out Waste and Inefficient Use with Value Analysis

January 30, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Big Savings and Quality Improvements with Inflatable Patient Positioning and Transfer Devices It is amazing how value analysis works as a great tool and process to drive positive change in our healthcare organizations. This case […]

How Far We Have Strayed From The Classic Tenets of Value Analysis

January 30, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

I just read a healthcare magazine article that claimed that the definition of value analysis is Quality/Cost = Value Analysis. Nothing could be further from the truth. Larry Miles, the Father of Value Analysis, defined […]

Simplify, Systemize, and Automate Hospital Value Analysis Workflow Processes for Maximum Results

Hospital Value Analysis: Simplify, Systemize, and Automate Workflow Processes for Maximum Results

June 7, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

We just conducted a survey regarding the biggest challenges for hospital value analysis professionals and found that their #1 challenge is needing more help to get their job done efficiently and effectively. While this answer […]

Healthcare Value Analysis: Steps for Achieving Better Results

June 7, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

There are many different iterations that value analysis has morphed, evolved, and emerged into leading up to 2022. Value analysis is predominantly applied to products, services, and technologies in the healthcare supply chain. The primary […]

Enhancing Patient Experience Through Adult and Pediatric VAT Implementation

June 7, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Shonda Morrow, JD, MS, RN, CENP; Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Kimberly Alsbrooks, BSN, RN, RT (R), VA-BC; BD, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA Guadalupe Ordaz-Nielsen, BSN, RN, VA-BC; Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois […]

Healthcare Value Analysis Balanced Scorecard Can Up Your VA Performance

June 6, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

A Value Analysis Balanced Scorecard is a tool used to measure financial, customer, processes, and learning and growth data by value analysis leaders to improve their value analysis teams’ results. It was developed by Robert […]

Value Analysis Advisor: What Can Your Customers Get Excited About?

June 6, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

From our vantage point, too many product, service, and technology offerings are similar propositions, which isn’t very exciting for your customers. Yet, there are a myriad of ways to differentiate your product, service, or technology […]