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Healthcare Supply Chain Leaders: It’s Important to Figure Out Which Way the Wind is Blowing

July 10, 2024 Robert Yokl Comments Off

“Eighty-five percent of Healthcare Supply Chain Leaders believe that savings are going to come from the almighty price, but think again.” This may sound cliché, but “figuring out which way the wind is blowing” is […]

Healthcare Supply Chain: What Happens If You Run Out Of Price Savings?

October 11, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

When I’m giving a seminar, workshop, or masterclass, I am often asked, “What happens if you run out of price savings?” Some of the typical answers that I hear from healthcare supply chain professionals in […]

How Much Are You Saving With Your Value Analysis Program?

April 21, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions The established purpose of value analysis, created by Larry Miles in the 1940s at GE, was to look for lower cost functional alternatives to the products, services, technologies, and […]

3 Things You Must Know About GPO Price Savings to Make Them Stick

February 9, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Over the last few decades, GPOs have been the driving force on price and standardization savings for healthcare organizations. However, as Isaac Newton’s third law states, “With every action, […]

Are You Going in the Right Direction with Your Savings?

November 19, 2020 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Group purchasing organizations (GPOs) and consortiums have been a powerful force in controlling healthcare organizations’ labor and non-labor costs for decades. Yet, no one seems to question whether these […]

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Healthcare Supply Chain Leaders: It’s Important to Figure Out Which Way the Wind is Blowing

How Much Are You Saving With Your Value Analysis Program?

3 Things You Must Know About GPO Price Savings to Make Them Stick

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