Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions I would assume that we would all like to be more cost efficient, functional, and effective with our value analysis programs. So, what’s holding us back? In my opinion, […]
Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions We all get excited when we identify a nice big utilization and/or value analysis savings opportunity. We get even more excited when […]
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Value analysis is too often thought of by value analysis practitioners as a vetting tool for new product, service, or technology requests, or to evaluate new or renewal GPO […]
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions There are hundreds of supply chain articles that are written on various change models, strategies, and techniques to reduce costs while maintaining or improving quality […]
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Standardization Vs. Customization Conventional thinking would tell you that standardization is a good thing because it cuts down on variation and creates economy of scale, thereby enabling a buyer […]
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions It is rare that a value analysis or utilization management savings or quality and safety improvements are sustainable in and of themselves. For them to stick, you need to […]
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions Since hospitals have been asked to temporarily shut down primary revenue sources of their operations, such as major elective surgeries, they […]
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions It is my estimate that sixty-four percent of all hospital, system, and IDN’s value analysis practitioners (VAP) are still using paper and Excel spreadsheet systems to manage their value […]
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions I am very happy to see all sorts of focused value analysis teams in our healthcare supply chain world. Most organizations have the traditional Surgical […]
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions The one thing that every one of us has that is equal is the amount of time that we must spend at our jobs every […]
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions If you work for almost any sales organization you have been trained to follow a certain sales process (e.g., Miller-Heiman, Sandler, Dale Carnegie, etc.) that provides you with a […]
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions We all have a goal for our hospital value analysis programs to be the best they can be in the eyes of our senior management and peers. Yet, too often we […]
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations – SVAH Solutions For most healthcare supply chain organizations, value analysis has become mission critical to the success of savings and quality improvement goals. The concept of value analysis […]
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