Perfect Storm: COVID-19 Pandemic and Rampant Inflation
We went through almost two years of supply and labor shortages (not that these challenges are entirely solved) during the pandemic and now we are…
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Hospital Value Analysis Team Selection
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions The Secret to High-Performance Hospital Value Analysis Teams All winning teams are a combination of attitudes, talent, and traits…
Why Savings Validation is Mission Critical
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Every value analysis practitioner can tell you that they save money for their healthcare organization, but can they prove…
How to Select a Candidate for a Value Analysis Study
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions First, I would like to explain the difference between a study and a project. A value analysis study is…
How Much Are You Saving With Your Value Analysis Program?
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…
Turbocharge Your Value Analysis and Utilization Management Savings in 2021
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions I was just asked today by the editor of HPN Magazine to comment on the trend that most healthcare…
Improve Your Strengths and Overcome Your Weaknesses
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions Through my 28 plus years in the healthcare supply chain and value analysis world, I…
You Need Champions for Your Value Analysis Program to Excel
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the 1960s, was a champion (i.e., spoke up in favor of and supported…
Winning with the Successful Value Analysis and Supply Utilization Mindset
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions There are hundreds of supply chain articles that are written on various change models, strategies,…
11 Ways to Fast Track Non-Salary Savings After Covid-19
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions Since hospitals have been asked to temporarily shut down primary revenue…
“The Investment in Knowledge Pays the Best Interest.” Benjamin Franklin
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Too often, I see value analysis practitioners “winging it” as opposed to investing in value analysis education so that…
Team Member Selection and Team Building
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions “Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, and working together is success.” Henry Ford All winning teams…
How Do You Speed Up the Value Analysis Process?
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions The one thing that every one of us has that is equal is the amount…