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Enhancing Your Contracting Strategy

November 21, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

“In the evolving healthcare landscape, incorporating clinical product utilization into the contracting strategy can uncover significant savings.” The contract cycle is a familiar space for most healthcare organizations. It may look like the following scenario. […]

But the Healthcare Supply Chain is Different!

May 8, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 other industries will not work in healthcare? Personally, I cannot […]

Do Patient Outcomes Trump Good Business Principles and Management?

April 15, 2018 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 instance that tells the story perfectly while answering the question […]

How to Select Your Value Analysis Projects

May 18, 2015 Robert Yokl Comments Off

The Key to Value Analysis Success is Having the Right Items On Your Agenda Every Time How are you selecting your value analysis projects? Is it organized, systematic, and foolproof or is it left to […]

Navigating Uncharted Waters of Supply Utilization Management

February 18, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Traditionally, the Healthcare Supply Chain saving game has been greatly influenced by the “price” savings opportunities offered by group purchasing contracts, standardization, and capitation. Unfortunately, we are not seeing the ROIs from these major savings […]

Reduce, Control and Eliminate Wasteful and Unnecessary Supply Utilization Practices

February 14, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Go beyond price and standardization to save more in less time Traditionally, healthcare organizations have focused their value analysis efforts on lowering the price and standardizing on the products, services and technologies that they are […]

Why Supply Utilization Management is Significantly Different Than Value Analysis

February 4, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

There is a 500 pound gorilla in our supply chain that represents huge savings we are not addressing because of this misunderstanding. Value Analysis has been around for years, and has evolved into being the […]