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Evidence is One Key to Your Success in Healthcare Value Analysis

March 26, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

We are a skeptical group in healthcare! This attitude is brought about by the medical and scientific training we have received in our schooling. We are also creatures of habit which is one of the […]

How to Become Best-of-the-Best in Everything You Do

March 24, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 do you know if there is more savings available in […]

Utilization Is Not a New Concept but How We View and Attack It Is!

December 4, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

The other day I was browsing through my copy of the Charles Housley (Bellwether League Honoree 2008) edited book Product Standardization and Evaluation which was published back in 1985. This was a compilation of best […]

Show Me The Evidence

January 31, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Dee Donatelli, RN, BSN, MBA, Sr. Vice President, Provider Services, Hayes, Inc. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results." Whether we should attribute this maxim to Ben Franklin, […]

New Healthcare Economy

January 5, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Value Analysis Analytics New Healthcare Economy Healthcare organizations are under tremendous pressure to control their costs and improve their quality, while maintaining their market share. The ability to collect, analyze and act on the data that […]