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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, […]

Big Savings in Retrospective Value Analysis Reviews

April 27, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

“The bottom line here is that retrospective value analysis reviews are valuable to healthcare organizations who are in dire need of big savings which will go directly to their bottom lines.” The Only Way to […]

The Crucial Role of Change Management in Healthcare Value Analysis

April 27, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

“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 ensuring the highest possible quality of care at the lowest […]

5 Incredibly Useful KPI Tips for Supply Chain/Value Analysis Professionals to Know Where You Stand

April 27, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 non-labor budgets due to the effects of the pandemic. For […]

How an Accurate Item Master Ensures Revenue Integrity and Prevents Provider Burnout

April 26, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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, healthcare access inequities, persistent supply chain problems, staff burnout, provider […]

5 Reasons Non-Conformance to Requirements is Holding Back Your Savings Opportunities

April 26, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 representative or selected from a catalog as often happens. Because […]

Getting Beyond Like and Don’t Like in Value Analysis

April 26, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 in a value analysis meeting or conversion setting then I […]

Value Analysis: The Secret Formula For Substitutions

January 30, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 from our community that substitutes are now one of the […]

How Do You Make Your Clinical Value Analysis Program Even Better in 2023?

January 30, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 analysis and cost management programs. These are especially important right […]

Driving Out Waste and Inefficient Use with Value Analysis

January 30, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 to drive positive change in our healthcare organizations. This case […]

Value Analysis: Your Purchase Costs Are Only the Tip of the Iceberg

January 30, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 to value analysis since it too represents three-quarters of the […]

How Far We Have Strayed From The Classic Tenets of Value Analysis

January 30, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 the truth. Larry Miles, the Father of Value Analysis, defined […]

Vendor Value: Healthcare Value Analysis Leadership Interview

Healthcare Value Analysis Leadership Interview: Vendor Value

November 3, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 world but I was originally on a healthcare path which […]