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Healthcare Supply Chain: What Happens If You Run Out Of Price Savings?

October 11, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 answers that I hear from healthcare supply chain professionals in […]

Why Group Purchasing Is Only One Side of the Savings Triangle Equation

June 6, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

It has been my experience that very few things in life and in business have one all-encompassing solution. However, group purchasing seems to be the only savings strategy that supply chain professionals have embraced since […]

Why Validation of Your Savings is Now Mission Critical for All Healthcare Organizations

May 8, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions The Healthcare Financial Management Association tells us that that your free-standing hospital, multi-hospital system, or IDN’s payment systems are evolving from fee-for-performance to value-based purchasing, readmission restrictions, and bundled […]

A Blueprint for Greater Performance and Focus In Value Analysis and Supply Utilization Management

April 27, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President, SVAH Solutions We know from experience that any system as a whole is greater than its parts. It’s the same with value analysis (VA) and supply utilization management (SUM) practices. As […]

Historical Benchmarks Can Be Even Better Than Good

December 2, 2014 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Most department heads don’t believe third-party benchmarks. While our firm has over one million supply chain expense comparative benchmarks, more and more we are employing our clients’ own historical benchmarks since they can’t be disputed, […]

The Future of Benchmarking

August 5, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Elevate your benchmarking for greater accuracy, reliability, and insight. A recent survey by CAPS Research (co-sponsored by Arizona State University) of supply chain leaders indicated that there is a shift in benchmarking for greater accuracy, […]