Improvement Strategies for Your Value Analysis Program for 2025 and Beyond
I often hear Value Analysis and Supply Chain professionals talk about how “mature” their VA/Supply Chain programs are. This is great to know but I am…
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Working Together to Combat Inflation in the Healthcare Supply Chain
Inflation poses a significant challenge for industries across the board, and healthcare is no exception. Hospitals are particularly vulnerable due to their reliance on complex…
12 Reasons Why You Should Have a Valid Benchmarking/KPI System to Point You in the Right Direction
Supply chain and value analysis seem like an endless world of projects, initiatives, conversions, problems, recalls, and new product request evaluations that just go on…
Dialing It In: Keys to Supply Cost Optimization and Quality
“How do we achieve cost optimization and quality to save even more money? Dialing your products in within your existing contracts.” We have been through…
How Should KPIs Be Employed to Increase Your Healthcare Organization’s Non-Salary Savings, Quality, and Outcomes?
Targeted Savings While Improving Quality and Outcomes Can Be a Reality We are all looking for the “magic bullet” that will generate more non-salary savings…
Benchmarking is Essential for Your Value Analysis and Utilization Management Success
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions We have found that benchmarking, or the search for all industries’ best practices, is the best technique we know…
Just Published – Healthcare Value Analysis & Utilization Mgt. Magazine
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What Do I Say to Supply Chain Professionals Who Don’t Believe in Savings Beyond Price?
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions What do I say to supply chain professionals who don’t believe…
There is Always a New Way
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions “There is always a new way: A new way to solve a problem, a new…
But the Healthcare Supply Chain is Different!
Michael Bohon, Managing Director—Healthcare Solutions Bureau How many times have you heard someone say the above statement as to why ideas, concepts and practices from…
Featured Articles in Latest Issue of Healthcare Value Analysis & Utilization Management Magazine
Featured Articles Featured Article – Gina Thomas, COO – Lumere – Value Analysis and Utilization Tools: Healthcare Can’t Afford to Not Look at Inappropriate Utilization…
Value Analysis and Utilization Tools: Healthcare Can’t Afford to Not Look at Inappropriate Utilization
Gina Thomas—Chief Development Officer, Lumere The January 13 New York Times article titled “Can Your Hip Replacement Kill You?” might seem dramatic, but it’s not…
How to Become Best-of-the-Best in Everything You Do
Understanding your healthcare organization and that of your competitors How do you know if your people, products, and processes are world class or just so-so? How…