Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Management Magazine

Are You Experiencing “Groundhog Day” With Your Hospital’s Value Analysis Committee and Teams?

December 3, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 of repeating the same day again and again on Groundhog […]

Before, During, and After the Value Analysis Study

December 3, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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, we often observe that the VA teams tend to get […]

Why Are We Ignoring the Common-Sense Solution?

December 3, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 of healthcare reform, much discussion centers on ways to achieve […]

Benchmarking

Where Are You Getting Your Benchmarks?

December 3, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 and fast rules that need to be followed to ensure […]

Why Do We Continue to Ride an Old Tired Horse?

December 3, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Price Savings Have Diminished by a Shocking 70% to 80% Overall Many of my peers think I am crazy when I make the statement that price savings is fizzling and that the majority of the […]

Value Analysis Leadership is the #1 Key Factor to Your Value Analysis Success

August 23, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

I have worked as a trainer, coach, and facilitator for healthcare value analysis teams for over 26 years. The one constant I have observed is that the #1 key factor in a value analysis team’s […]

No Short Cuts to the Top!

August 22, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

I just finished rereading the book “No Shortcuts to the Top” by our most famous American mountain climber, Ed Viesturs. It has been an inspiring book for me when it comes to life and business. […]

Value Analysis Leadership Begins With the Selection of Your VA Leaders

August 20, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

You need the right leaders with the right attitude, skills, and temperament. All great organizations, divisions, or units have great leaders (called by many different names) to plan, organize, manage, and control their operations and […]

Quality Can Sometimes Decrease Quantity

August 19, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

James Russell, RN-BC, MBA, Value Analysis Facilitator VCU Health System, Richmond, VA Vendors will often make claims on the superiority of their items on the quality front to try to justify the fact that their […]

How Many VA Teams Do You Need?

August 15, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

At most healthcare organizations, the answer is — less is more! We are often asked how many value analysis teams a healthcare organization should have to ring the towel dry on savings and improve quality […]

Don’t Stop VA Because There Is Resistance

August 14, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

You must learn to break through barriers and overcome opposition! In each issue of HVAM we will provide our readers with the one basic proven and time-tested tenet of value analysis to assist you to […]

Value Analysis Leadership Interview

August 13, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Brooke Berson, R.N., Director, Clinical Resource Management Duke University Health System, North Carolina The following edited interview was conducted by Robert W. Yokl, Managing Editor, Healthcare Value Analysis Magazine Brooke Berson, R.N, is a graduate […]

The New Low Hanging Fruit Is Supply Utilization

August 8, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Why Aren’t We Jumping On These Juicy Low Hanging Savings Opportunities? Most healthcare organizations are still operating on a VA model that is strictly focused on group purchasing (GPO) for price savings. Most value analysis teams […]