Healthcare Value Analysis Balanced Scorecard Can Up Your VA Performance
A Value Analysis Balanced Scorecard is a tool used to measure financial, customer, processes, and learning and growth data by value analysis leaders to improve…
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Clinical Integration for Your Value Analysis Program and Supply Chain
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions With the new term “Clinical Integration in Supply Chain” that has…
Healthcare Supply Chain: The Worst Number in the Savings Game is One
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions The number one strategy for saving money in the healthcare supply…
Bringing Major Value with Podcasting: An Interview with Power Supply Chain Podcast Team
Hays Waldrop, Founder & President, Council of Supply Chain Executives Justin Poulin, RN, Founder & Lead Host, Power Supply Chain Podcast Garry Skinner, Partner &…
If You Don’t See Big Clinical Supply Utilization Savings, Does That Mean They Aren’t There?
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions Ninety-five percent of hospitals and health systems have no way of…
Value Analysis Advisor for Sales Reps: Become a Welcome Guest, Not an Annoying Pest
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Before I founded SVAH Solutions thirty-four years ago, I was a supply chain director and value analysis practitioner for…
Back to Basics – Forward to Big Savings
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions As the major league baseball season has just wrapped up their Spring Training and started…
How Do You Know if Your Supply Costs are Running High, Low, or Right Where They Should Be?
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions At this point in time, it is safe to say that we are well beyond…
The #1 Critical Success Factor to Saving Big in the Healthcare Supply Chain
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions The most important first few hours you can spend on any value analysis, supply utilization,…
You Will Only Reap What You Sow with Clinical Supply Utilization Management
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions “Future consequences are inevitably shaped by present actions.” This old proverb becomes a reality for…
Improve Your Strengths and Overcome Your Weaknesses
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions Through my 28 plus years in the healthcare supply chain and value analysis world, I…
Best Practices for Your Bottom Line in 2021
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions Hello 2021! I think most of us are happy to see 2020 pass us by…
3 Things You Must Know About GPO Price Savings to Make Them Stick
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….