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New Savings Opportunities: Getting the Best of Both Worlds with Pricing Management AND Consumption Management

June 10, 2025 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Efficiency is critical in hospital supply chains — not just for cost control, but for ensuring consistent, high-quality patient care. Two primary strategies dominate hospital supply chain discussions: pricing management and consumption management. While both […]

Maximizing VALUE in Healthcare Contract Renewals: A Practical Guide for Strategic Sourcing Professionals

June 10, 2025 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Introduction Healthcare supply chain managers regularly encounter contract renewals under significant pressure — facing tight timelines and demanding expectations to achieve substantial improvements in cost, quality, and operational efficiencies. Often, these negotiations lead to incremental […]

Developing Value in Third-Party Suppliers

February 15, 2025 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Third-party suppliers are here to stay in healthcare. They not only help you fill the holes in procurement but can also bring significant savings with equal or even the same products that you normally buy. […]

Improvement Strategies for Your Value Analysis Program for 2025 and Beyond

November 15, 2024 Robert Yokl Comments Off

I often hear Value Analysis and Supply Chain professionals talk about how “mature” their VA/Supply Chain programs are. This is great to know but I am a firm believer that VA and Supply Chain are still […]

Do Hospital Supply Chains Turn to Subs Too Early Without First Checking for Original OEM Products?

November 13, 2024 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Hospital supply chains often turn to substitute medical products too quickly, primarily due to various pressures and system limitations. Below is an expanded discussion of why this happens, with real-world examples, expert opinions, and references. […]

Who is Pulling the Levers Behind the Curtain?

November 13, 2024 Robert Yokl Comments Off

I have worked with several GPOs, attended their conferences, presented, and participated in new technology committees, helping create guidelines and policies for regional and national purchasing groups. I have met some interesting people, and they […]

Healthcare Supply Chain Leaders: It’s Important to Figure Out Which Way the Wind is Blowing

July 10, 2024 Robert Yokl Comments Off

“Eighty-five percent of Healthcare Supply Chain Leaders believe that savings are going to come from the almighty price, but think again.” This may sound cliché, but “figuring out which way the wind is blowing” is […]

Hospital Supply Chain Professionals: Keep the Faith!

July 10, 2024 Robert Yokl Comments Off

“These are just a few ideas for when you and your team are feeling the pinch of the everyday pressures of the hospital supply chain/value analysis world.” Avoiding the Grind of the Supply/Value Chain World […]

The Value Curve: Cost vs. Value and Risk Assessment in Supply Chain Management

July 9, 2024 Robert Yokl Comments Off

We’ve all seen the four Value/Cost and Risk graph quadrants. They are used in decision-making to measure the source of truth within Supply Chain Management. Imagine a graph where the x-axis represents the cost, and […]

3 Steps to Fast Tracking Clinical Supply Utilization Savings

November 21, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Every chief financial officer at every health system wants more savings from their supply chain organization and even more so today with the challenge of inflation hitting our marketplace. Don’t be surprised when you are […]

AI And Value Analysis: A Natural Fit

September 21, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

“AI will be one of the answers for value analysis practitioners to save time while improving savings, quality, and outcomes because it enables the execution of complex tasks without excessive cost.” Embracing the Power of […]

Featured Articles May 2023 – Healthcare Value Analysis & Utilization Management Magazine

May 17, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Just Released May 2023 Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Management Magazine Featured Articles Article Title/Link Article By: Link FEATURED – Value Analysis Leadership Interview: Winning with a Clinically Integrated Value Analysis Process With Suzanne Smith, […]

Clinical Supply Integration: Do You Know What It Means?

April 27, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

As a discipline, we have been talking about clinical supply integration (CSI) for a number of years now, but do we really know what this term means? Based on my readings in our industry publications, […]