Supply Chain Expense Management: It’s Not About Price Any Longer
More and more supply chain and value analysis professionals are getting it: It’s not about price any longer. After more than 50 years of GPOs, systems, and…
More and more supply chain and value analysis professionals are getting it: It’s not about price any longer. After more than 50 years of GPOs, systems, and…
The other day I was browsing through my copy of the Charles Housley (Bellwether League Honoree 2008) edited book Product Standardization and Evaluation which was…
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…
Michael E. Porter and Thomas H. Lee, in a recent Harvard Review article, put it this way, “Teams improve and excel by tracking progress over…
The healthcare industry norm for the frequency of value analysis team meetings seems to be once a month. However, this meeting schedule can cause communication…
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…
Tips and tools to enhance your VA communication and productivity – Part 2 By Wanda-Dupree Lane, RN, BSHA, MaED, Clinical VA Coordinator, The Regional Medical…
Why it is important that utilization management works in concert with a strong VA program When we engage with a value analysis committee or team,…
Dee Donatelli, RN, BSN, MBA, Sr. Vice President, Provider Services, Hayes, Inc. As clinicians, hospitals, and consumers look ahead to 2014 and the full implementation…
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…
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…
I have worked as a trainer, coach, and facilitator for healthcare value analysis teams for over 26 years. The one constant I have observed is…
You need the right leaders with the right attitude, skills, and temperament. All great organizations, divisions, or units have great leaders (called by many different…