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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 […]

It’s Time to Stack the Deck in Your Favor

September 21, 2015 Robert Yokl Comments Off

The other day I completed a new SMART Success Value Analysis Model for a major product group for one of our large IDN customers. This new SMART Model is intended to highlight all of the areas […]

Meeting the Challenges of Reform Through a Stronger Value Analysis-Supply Chain Partnership

March 24, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

By Michael B. Neely, Senior Vice President, Optimé Supply Chain Healthcare reform has placed providers of care under intense pressure to reduce costs and improve operations. Value Analysis teams and Supply Chain are among the […]

Value Analysis Leadership Interview

December 3, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Barbara Strain, Director, Supply Chain Analytics University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA Barbara Strain is a graduate of California State University and one of the founding members, past president and Board Member of the […]

Benchmarking

Where Are You Getting Your Benchmarks?

December 3, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Multiple benchmarking sources ensure that you are getting them right the first time. Benchmarking is an art and a science, but there are some hard and fast rules that need to be followed to ensure […]

Why Do We Continue to Ride an Old Tired Horse?

December 3, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Price Savings Have Diminished by a Shocking 70% to 80% Overall Many of my peers think I am crazy when I make the statement that price savings is fizzling and that the majority of the […]

The New Low Hanging Fruit Is Supply Utilization

August 8, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Why Aren’t We Jumping On These Juicy Low Hanging Savings Opportunities? Most healthcare organizations are still operating on a VA model that is strictly focused on group purchasing (GPO) for price savings. Most value analysis teams […]

The Future of Benchmarking

August 5, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Elevate your benchmarking for greater accuracy, reliability, and insight. A recent survey by CAPS Research (co-sponsored by Arizona State University) of supply chain leaders indicated that there is a shift in benchmarking for greater accuracy, […]

If You Think Training is Costly, Just Think of the Cost of Not Training Your Hospital Value Analysis Teams

May 28, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

I can’t count the times I have seen hospital value analysis teams waste time, money, and resources because they haven’t received advanced training in value analysis strategies, tactics, and techniques. Instead of taking less than 90-days to […]

Value Analysis Steering Committee: A Value Analysis Prerequisite

April 29, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

In each issue of HVAM we will provide our readers with the one basic proven and time tested tenet of value analysis to assist you to refine, enhance, and advance your value analysis processes. If […]

Reduce, Control and Eliminate Wasteful and Unnecessary Supply Utilization Practices

February 14, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Go beyond price and standardization to save more in less time Traditionally, healthcare organizations have focused their value analysis efforts on lowering the price and standardizing on the products, services and technologies that they are […]

The Seven-Percent Savings Solution

February 13, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Why do we continue to pursue 1%, 2% or 3% savings solutions (i.e., price), when a 7% savings solution (i.e., utilization) is just as easily obtainable? For instance, I know of healthcare organizations that have […]

Control and Verify Your Savings Before, During and After Implementation

February 11, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Assume nothing, verify everything with your own eyes! Did you know that the word “savings” is the most misunderstood word in our supply chain business? We use it every day to describe cost reductions and […]