How is Your Value Analysis Pipeline?
Robert W. Yokl, Sr. Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions There are so many different methods, strategies, and configurations of value analysis teams/committees around the country, but there…
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Find Champions Who Will Guarantee Your VA Team’s Success
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions There is one common thread that I have observed with ultra-successful value analysis teams; they all have champions – at…
The Lone Ranger Effect
Healthcare value analysis is a real profession and a lifetime career for those who decide to make it so. Yet, too many value analysis professionals…
A Blueprint for Greater Performance and Focus In Value Analysis and Supply Utilization Management
Robert T. Yokl, President, SVAH Solutions We know from experience that any system as a whole is greater than its parts. It’s the same with…
Supply Utilization Management: Flavor of the Month Fad or the Next Mission-Critical Cost and Quality Control System?
Robert W. Yokl, Senior Vice President, SVAH Solutions Supply utilization management (SUM) has its origins in the accounting world where it is known as activity-based…
What’s Your Value Analysis Onboarding Process?
James Russell, RN-BC, Value Analysis Facilitator, UF Health at Jacksonville “What’s your value analysis onboarding process?” During an interview for a Value Analysis Facilitator (VAF),…
Broadening Our Perspectives
Robert W. Yokl, Sr. Vice President/COO, Strategic Value Analysis in Healthcare This issue, I am writing about what I consider to be one of the most important…
Savings and Quality Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
We have all heard the criticism that any value analysis initiative can and will eventually create quality issues for patients, or some variation of this…
Connecting the Dots: Time, Cost, and Quality
It’s important to master all three cost drivers. Value analysis is an interconnected process centering on time, cost, and quality. If you aren’t focusing on…
Double-Barrel Approach to Value Analysis
Cutting Costs and Waste While Also Improving Quality The late and great comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, always talked about not getting any respect in his daily…
Nursing Impact Analysis Program: Raising Up the Voice of Nursing
Karen E. Bry, RN, BA, CPHQ, System Director for Nursing Education and Professional Practice, Sinai Health System, Chicago Illinois. Historically the rank and file, front…
Value Analysis Leadership Interview
Dee Donatelli, Sr. Vice President, Provider Services, Hayes, Inc. Dee Donatelli is the current President of the Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Association. She is…
Isn’t It Time We Let Employees and Staff Know How Much of Your Hospital’s Money They Are Wasting?
No one at your healthcare organization will admit that they are wasting money, but that’s just what happens every day of every week of the year….