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Value Analysis

What You Can’t See Will Hurt You

April 11, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on What You Can’t See Will Hurt You
Most of your new saving opportunities are below the water line. We like to equate supply chain expense savings to an iceberg! Above the waterline are your price and standardization savings, which are easily identified. […]
Value Analysis Leadership

Value Analysis Leadership Interview

April 9, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on Value Analysis Leadership Interview
Alan Weintraub, Chief Procurement Officer/Director of Support Services Enloe Medical Center, Chico, CA The following interview was conducted by Robert W. Yokl, Managing Editor, Healthcare Value Analysis Magazine Allan Weintraub is a 30-year supply chain […]
Benchmarking

The Search for Best Practices

April 5, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on The Search for Best Practices
It’s not the metrics that count, but how they lead you to superior performance. There is one overlooked fact about benchmarking; that it is the search for best practices that leads to superior performance.  This […]
Expense Reduction

The Seven-Percent Savings Solution

February 13, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off on The Seven-Percent Savings Solution
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 […]