Is Value Analysis About Cost or Quality?
The theme of this issue is all about cost and quality. I have had debates with some of my fellow AHVAP members regarding which is…
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Valuing the Vendor Side of Value Analysis
Robert W. Yokl, Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions Having worked in the healthcare supply chain for over 25 years, I have seen how sales representatives could…
Successful Green Value Analysis
Robert W. Yokl, Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions Not that we want to add any more complexity or responsibilities to our busy supply value analysis programs,…
If Value Analysis Needs an Overhaul, What Should Clinical Decisions Look Like?
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…
How Leading Hospitals Gain the Best Value From Optimized Inventory Management and Supply Spend
How the Right Metrics, Combined with the Right Inventory Management Technologies, Ensure Accurate Data Collection and Analytics that Enable Providers to Optimize Their Inventory and…
Sometimes the Easiest Way Is the Simplest
Robert W. Yokl, Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions It was just a regular working week for me until I received an email from a health system’s…
Where Does Evidence Fit Into Your Value Analysis Process?
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions First, I hope all of our readers have a set value analysis process (i.e., defined number of steps to be…
Value Analysis Leadership Interview
Hani Elias, JD, MPH, CEO and Co-Founder of Procured Health Gina Thomas, RN, MBA, Procured Health Chief Development Officer Hani Elias is the CEO and…
Moving Beyond Standardization and Best Price
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Twenty-five or more years ago, hospitals and health systems (that’s all there was at that time) had committees called Standardization Committees that…
The Triple Aim…The Ultimate Challenge
Robert W. Yokl, Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions I have a love-hate relationship with the newest mantra of our healthcare supply chain industry which is Cost,…
Cost Over Quality Equals Value, Or Does It?
Robert W. Yokl, Senior Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions I cringe every time I sit through a seminar/workshop or read an article that describes value analysis…
Measuring Value in Value Analysis Can Be Easier Than You Think
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Price can be measured quickly, but value measurements take some time. Yet, that’s what value analysis is all about:…
Why Surgical Value Analysis is More Important than Ever Before
Robert W. Yokl, Senior Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions Historically, surgical value analysis (SVA) teams focused on evaluating the newest technologies that surgeons and clinical leaders believed would improve…