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Supplier Fragmentation Is Quietly Destroying Healthcare Operations

May 29, 2026 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Why Healthcare Organizations Must Rethink Governance, Operational Alignment, and Decision-Making Before Complexity Overwhelms Performance Healthcare organizations are operating under extraordinary pressure. Margins remain unstable. Labor shortages continue affecting operations across the country. Clinician burnout remains […]

Unlocking the True Value of ERP Data Through Benchmarking and Value Analysis

May 28, 2026 Robert Yokl Comments Off

“Benchmarking works at multiple levels: internally over time, or externally against peer cohorts, replacing opinion with evidence.” Healthcare organizations often expect that upgrading an ERP system will unlock major improvements in cost management and value […]

Knowing Where Not to Focus Your Efforts Is Just as Important as Knowing Where to Focus When It Comes to Cost and Quality Optimization

June 10, 2025 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Achieve Cost Optimization While Preserving Quality Many believe they’ve already capitalized on all the strategic advantages available in today’s mature healthcare supply chain environment. However, if there was a way to gain a strategic advantage […]

Value Analysis Professionals: What Should Your Priorities Be Going Into 2024?

November 21, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

If you are a healthcare value analysis professional, what should your priorities be going into the new year? A new year is just around the corner which will no doubt challenge many in our supply […]

The New Normal in Healthcare Supply Chain: Financial Uncertainty

April 26, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Healthcare Supply Chain Expense Savings Opportunities Could Be Easier and Better Than You Think If You Know Where You Stand “While we have seen a stabilization in operating margins over the past several months, the […]

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 […]

Cost Optimization Isn’t About Price Savings Any Longer

July 13, 2020 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions I would assume that we would all like to be more cost efficient, functional, and effective with our value analysis programs. So, what’s holding us back? In my opinion, […]

Why Early Prevention is Better Than the Cure with Healthcare Supply Utilization Management

July 13, 2020 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions We all get excited when we identify a nice big utilization and/or value analysis savings opportunity. We get even more excited when […]

Are Spreadsheets Holding Back Your Value Analysis Performance?

April 15, 2020 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions It is my estimate that sixty-four percent of all hospital, system, and IDN’s value analysis practitioners (VAP) are still using paper and Excel spreadsheet systems to manage their value […]

Applying a Value Analysis Approach to Purchased Services: Case Studies in Clinical Engineering

May 8, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Mike Maguire, Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at PartsSource The U.S. healthcare system is the most costly across the globe. Seeking to cut waste from the system, American healthcare organizations are under […]

Clinical Value Analysis: Increasing Your Team Speed!

November 21, 2017 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Laura L. Polson, BSN, RN-BC, CVAHP Our Clinical Value Analysis (VA) roles are evolving. Every day healthcare leadership struggles to improve the quality of care and reduce supply expense. This is nothing new. So what’s driving […]

Value Analysis Leadership Interview

November 21, 2017 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Hani Elias, JD, MPH, CEO and Co-Founder of Procured Health Gina Thomas, RN, MBA, Procured Health Chief Development Officer Hani Elias is the CEO and co-founder of Procured Health. Prior to starting Procured, he was a consultant […]