supply chain

Erica DeBoer, MA, RN, CCRN-K, Sanford Health Kimberly Alsbrooks, BSN, RN, RT (R), VA-BC, BD Halit O. Yapici, MD, MBA, MPH, Boston Strategic Partners Importance of Urinary Catheter Management and Supply Chain Process  According 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 […]

By Chase Johanson, Executive Search Consultant, Gibson Consultants Pharmaceutical Costs Continue To Climb One of the most difficult challenges that hospitals and health systems all across the world face is managing their pharmaceutical spending. “Rising […]

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 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 […]

Michael Bohon, Managing Director—Healthcare Solutions Bureau How many times have you heard someone say the above statement as to why ideas, concepts and practices from other industries will not work in healthcare? Personally, I cannot […]

Mike Maguire, Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at PartsSource The U.S. healthcare system is the most costly across the globe. Seeking to cut waste from the system, American healthcare organizations are under […]

James Russell, RN-BC, MBA, CVAHP, Value Analysis Program Director, UW Health, WI Whenever I tell people what I do for a living, about half just nod and smile (having no idea, or interest in, what […]

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 […]

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 […]