None of Us Are As Smart As All of Us
James Russell, RN-BC, Value Analysis Facilitator VCU Health System, Richmond, VA One of the best things about being a Value Analysis Facilitator is the ability…
Supply Chain Expense Management: It’s Not About Price Any Longer
More and more supply chain and value analysis professionals are getting it: It’s not about price any longer. After more than 50 years of GPOs, systems, and…
Utilization Is Not a New Concept but How We View and Attack It Is!
The other day I was browsing through my copy of the Charles Housley (Bellwether League Honoree 2008) edited book Product Standardization and Evaluation which was…
Supply Utilization Myths, Misunderstandings, and Mistakes
Why utilization savings are still illusive for most healthcare organizations Although the term utilization management seems to be understood by some supply chain managers and…
Utilization = Practice Change
James Russell, RN-BC, Value Analysis Facilitator VCU Health System, Richmond, VA What do we mean when we talk about Value Analysis projects that focus on utilization?…
#1 Ingredient to Improve Your Value Analysis Teams
Michael E. Porter and Thomas H. Lee, in a recent Harvard Review article, put it this way, “Teams improve and excel by tracking progress over…
How Often Should Your Value Analysis Teams Meet?
The healthcare industry norm for the frequency of value analysis team meetings seems to be once a month. However, this meeting schedule can cause communication…
Value Analysis Leadership Interview
Barbara Strain, Director, Supply Chain Analytics University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA Barbara Strain is a graduate of California State University and one of…
Is Poor Communication Slowing Your VA Process?
Tips and tools to enhance your VA communication and productivity – Part 2 By Wanda-Dupree Lane, RN, BSHA, MaED, Clinical VA Coordinator, The Regional Medical…
Are You Experiencing “Groundhog Day” With Your Hospital’s Value Analysis Committee and Teams?
I’m sure you remember the movie with Bill Murray called “Groundhog Day”, where Murray is a TV weatherman who is trapped in a time loop…
Before, During, and After the Value Analysis Study
Why it is important that utilization management works in concert with a strong VA program When we engage with a value analysis committee or team,…
Why Are We Ignoring the Common-Sense Solution?
Dee Donatelli, RN, BSN, MBA, Sr. Vice President, Provider Services, Hayes, Inc. As clinicians, hospitals, and consumers look ahead to 2014 and the full implementation…
Where Are You Getting Your Benchmarks?
Multiple benchmarking sources ensure that you are getting them right the first time. Benchmarking is an art and a science, but there are some hard…