GPO contracts Archives - Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Management Magazine

Who is Pulling the Levers Behind the Curtain?

November 13, 2024 Robert Yokl Comments Off

I have worked with several GPOs, attended their conferences, presented, and participated in new technology committees, helping create guidelines and policies for regional and national purchasing groups. I have met some interesting people, and they […]

What is the Future of Healthcare Value Analysis and the Potential Moving Forward?

August 1, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions I was recently interviewed on a new podcast called Power Supply Chain Podcast on which we talked about the future of […]

What Do I Say to Supply Chain Professionals Who Don’t Believe in Savings Beyond Price?

November 19, 2020 Robert Yokl Comments Off

By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions What do I say to supply chain professionals who don’t believe in savings beyond price? I think the best way to […]

How to Select VA Projects for a Value Analysis Study That Will Yield Big Savings and Quality Improvements

July 13, 2020 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Value analysis is too often thought of by value analysis practitioners as a vetting tool for new product, service, or technology requests, or to evaluate new or renewal GPO […]

Why You Need to Focus on Supply Utilization Management

September 21, 2015 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, Strategic Value Analysis in Healthcare We know that value analysis practitioners are hungry for big savings to justify their existence in their healthcare organization. Since new GPO contracts and departmental requests usually cost […]

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 […]

Supply Utilization Myths, Misunderstandings, and Mistakes

December 4, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Why utilization savings are still illusive for most healthcare organizations Although the term utilization management seems to be understood by some supply chain managers and value analysis practitioners, in reality, there are still too many […]