“Change management is essential to the successful implementation of healthcare value analysis programs regardless of the care setting.” Healthcare value analysis, a systematic approach to…
What we are seeing in the healthcare marketplace is that CEOs, COOs, and CFOs are scrambling to plug the huge holes in their labor and…
There are numerous challenges facing U.S. hospitals and health systems today that are now widely acknowledged and discussed, such as the high cost of care,…
Savings Opportunities Pyramid Every product, service, and technology should have their functional requirements or exact specifications defined by your customers, not specified by their sales…
If I had a dollar for every time I have heard the terms “like” and “don’t like” when referring to a product, service, or technology…
It’s my understanding that supply chain shortages are still a big problem in healthcare due to the effects of the pandemic. Further, we are hearing…
As we begin a new year, it is good to take a step back and take a good look in the mirror at your value…
Big Savings and Quality Improvements with Inflatable Patient Positioning and Transfer Devices It is amazing how value analysis works as a great tool and process…
We all understand the concept of an iceberg that has three-quarters of its mass submerged under the waterline. Well, this same concept can be applied…
I just read a healthcare magazine article that claimed that the definition of value analysis is Quality/Cost = Value Analysis. Nothing could be further from…
Tell us about your experience and how you got involved in the healthcare value analysis and supply chain world. I’m relatively new to the healthcare…
When I’m giving a seminar, workshop, or masterclass, I am often asked, “What happens if you run out of price savings?” Some of the typical…
Life cycle cost (LCC) can be defined as the sum of the total cost of a product, service, or technology over its lifetime. For example,…