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The Lone Ranger Effect

April 27, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 decide to go it alone when they enter this profession. […]

The Best Way to Gain Value Analysis Focus and Performance

April 27, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert W. Yokl, Sr. Vice President, SVAH Solutions As we enter in the new level of quality and supply chain performance with our value analysis programs, we are now being called upon to do so […]

A Blueprint for Greater Performance and Focus In Value Analysis and Supply Utilization Management

April 27, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 value analysis (VA) and supply utilization management (SUM) practices. As […]

Supply Utilization Management: Flavor of the Month Fad or the Next Mission-Critical Cost and Quality Control System?

April 27, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 costing (ABC). The best mainstream adoption of this ABC methodology […]

Four Essential Productivity Tips for Value Analysis Practitioners

April 27, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yok, President, SVAH Solutions No longer can value analysis practitioners just evaluate new products for their appropriateness, quality, and their safety features. VA practitioners now need to be more productive in their practices […]

Incorporating Supply Utilization Management (SUM) Into Your Value Analysis Program

February 8, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Sum Will Help You Overcome the Three Biggest Challenges Value Analysis Teams Face Robert W. Yokl As value analysis professionals we would like to think that we can stick strictly to our set disciplines, methodologies, […]

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 […]

Are Your Suppliers Considered Your Value Analysis Advisors™?

September 21, 2015 Robert Yokl Comments Off

It is our opinion that a wealth of untapped knowledge and expertise exists within your supplier organizations, but isn’t being regularly tapped into by value analysis professionals in a systematic way. If only value analysis […]

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 […]

Savings and Quality Aren’t Mutually Exclusive

December 3, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 negative comment, many times in our supply chain career. When […]

Supply LifeCycle Cost Management TM

December 3, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

As this issue of HVAM suggests, the new healthcare economy is all about saving time, controlling costs, improving quality, and expanding the scope (population management) of your healthcare organization’s services. It is our opinion that […]

Connecting the Dots: Time, Cost, and Quality

December 3, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 all three of these elements with your value analysis program, […]

Double-Barrel Approach to Value Analysis

December 3, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 life. He once said, “Last week I told my psychiatrist […]