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By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions The most important first few hours you can spend on any value analysis, supply utilization, or even major organization-wide value initiative is to “plan it […]

By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions “Future consequences are inevitably shaped by present actions.” This old proverb becomes a reality for healthcare supply chain organizations in that you must first plan, […]

By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions Through my 28 plus years in the healthcare supply chain and value analysis world, I have seen many value analysis professionals over the years and […]

By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions Hello 2021! I think most of us are happy to see 2020 pass us by and we can now focus on our goals for 2021. […]

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Over the last few decades, GPOs have been the driving force on price and standardization savings for healthcare organizations. However, as Isaac Newton’s third law states, “With every action, […]

Featured Articles Featured Article – What Value Analysis Leaders Need to Know About Mattress Contamination – Bruce Rippe, Chairman, CEO, Trinity Guardion, Edmond Hooker, MD, Ph.D., Trinity Guardion Managing Editors Note –There is Always a New Way – Robert […]

By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions “There is always a new way: A new way to solve a problem, a new way of climbing the mountain. The ability to identify that […]

Featured Articles Featured Article – Utilizing Guidewire Peripheral IV Technology to Improve Care for Patients with Difficult Venous Access at an Acute-Care Hospital – Cheryl Campos, DNP, RN-BC, CEN, CPHQ, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, Francie Moehring, PhD, Boston […]

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 […]

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 […]