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Value Analysis Begins & Ends with Training

May 17, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

VA training is the foundation for reaching even higher levels of savings There seems to be an aversion by value analysis practitioners to value analysis training in our industry. This is because there is a […]

Value Analysis: It’s All About Data

May 13, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

James Russell, RN-BC, MBA, Value Analysis Facilitator VCU Health System, Richmond, VA After price is whittled down as low as it can go, utilization can offer an avenue for cost savings. However, without good data, […]

Expectations Are Higher for Value Analysis Than Ever Before!

May 9, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

>Bigger Savings Goals >More Accountability >Better Attention to Evidence >Quality Improvements >Reduce Infection Rates >Collaborate with Clinicians How do you take your Value Analysis Program to the whole new level that your senior leadership now […]

The Evolution of Value Analysis

April 2, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Michael Bohon, Founding Principle, Healthcare Solutions Bureau Twenty-seven years ago, I unexpectedly found myself working in the supply chain sector of the healthcare industry in Arizona. For nineteen years prior to that I was also […]

Reduce, Control and Eliminate Wasteful and Unnecessary Supply Utilization Practices

February 14, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Go beyond price and standardization to save more in less time Traditionally, healthcare organizations have focused their value analysis efforts on lowering the price and standardizing on the products, services and technologies that they are […]