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Brian Shoenfeld, BSME, MEng, Senior Vice President, Talon Brian joined Talon in 2014 to bring his experience with product development, systems engineering, and continuous improvement to…
James Russell, RN-BC, MBA, CVAHP, Value Analysis Program Director, UW Health, WI As I get more experienced in the field of healthcare value analysis, I…
When I formed my first healthcare value analysis team decades ago, there were no value analysis tools available, not even an electronic spreadsheet. Everything we…
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions “Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.” This quote by Scottish Philosopher Thomas Carlyle is at the core…
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Robert W. Yokl, Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions Sometimes the tough questions that people ask about value analysis decisions can be summed up in a simple client…
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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…
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Gina Thomas, RN, MBA, Procured Health, Chief Development Officer Applying More Agility I wanted to follow up from my last interview and provide some context…