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Working Together to Combat Inflation in the Healthcare Supply Chain

November 13, 2024 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Inflation poses a significant challenge for industries across the board, and healthcare is no exception. Hospitals are particularly vulnerable due to their reliance on complex supply chains that deliver essential medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and personal […]

Who is Pulling the Levers Behind the Curtain?

November 13, 2024 Robert Yokl Comments Off

I have worked with several GPOs, attended their conferences, presented, and participated in new technology committees, helping create guidelines and policies for regional and national purchasing groups. I have met some interesting people, and they […]

OmniChannel Health: Solving Sourcing Problems and Saving Big

July 9, 2024 Robert Yokl Comments Off

At last month’s Ohio AHRMM conference, I had the pleasure of speaking right after a representative from Henry Schein Medical. I noticed striking similarities between myself and the founder, Henry Schein: Both of us come […]

The Value Curve: Cost vs. Value and Risk Assessment in Supply Chain Management

July 9, 2024 Robert Yokl Comments Off

We’ve all seen the four Value/Cost and Risk graph quadrants. They are used in decision-making to measure the source of truth within Supply Chain Management. Imagine a graph where the x-axis represents the cost, and […]

Unlocking the Power of Value Analysis with Artificial Intelligence

November 21, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

“One of the biggest advantages of AI for value analysis practitioners, as I see it, is AI’s ability to automatically sift through vast data, create custom analytics, and search out intelligence to uncover unseen savings […]

The New Normal in Healthcare Supply Chain: Financial Uncertainty

April 26, 2023 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Healthcare Supply Chain Expense Savings Opportunities Could Be Easier and Better Than You Think If You Know Where You Stand “While we have seen a stabilization in operating margins over the past several months, the […]

Simplify, Systemize, and Automate Hospital Value Analysis Workflow Processes for Maximum Results

Hospital Value Analysis: Simplify, Systemize, and Automate Workflow Processes for Maximum Results

June 7, 2022 Robert Yokl Comments Off

We just conducted a survey regarding the biggest challenges for hospital value analysis professionals and found that their #1 challenge is needing more help to get their job done efficiently and effectively. While this answer […]

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 […]

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Just Published – Next Issue of Healthcare Value Analysis & Utilization Mgt Magazine – April 2021

April 28, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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Nursing and Supply Chain Partnership to Reduce Variation in Urology Catheter Management at Sanford Health

February 1, 2018 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Diana Berkland, PhD, RN—Vice President, Nursing & Clinical Services, Sanford Health; Erica DeBoer, MA, RN, CCRN-K, CNL- Clinical Nurse Leader, Sanford Health; Tom Harvieux, MSc—Senior Executive Director, Corporate Supply Chain Management, Sanford Health; Andrew Hogan, BSc – Associate […]

Stumbling Around Vs. Targeting Your Clinical Supply Utilization Savings

April 18, 2017 Robert Yokl Comments Off

David Hinkle, Independent Supply Chain Consultant, Issaquah, Washington When I first started out in supply chain management we didn’t use a lot of metrics to analyze our supply chain expenses. However, we knew if a certain department […]

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JUST PUBLISHED – Healthcare Value Analysis & Utilization Magazine Volume 3 Issue 1 2015

May 1, 2015 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Just Published – Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Management Magazine Volume 3 Issue 1 2015 Click the Here to View the Issue FEATURED ARTICLE – A Strategic Approach to Cost Containment in Hospitals How Many C's […]