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Value Analysis Leadership Interview

December 3, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Barbara Strain, Director, Supply Chain Analytics University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA Barbara Strain is a graduate of California State University and one of the founding members, past president and Board Member of the […]

Why Are We Ignoring the Common-Sense Solution?

December 3, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Dee Donatelli, RN, BSN, MBA, Sr. Vice President, Provider Services, Hayes, Inc. As clinicians, hospitals, and consumers look ahead to 2014 and the full implementation of healthcare reform, much discussion centers on ways to achieve […]

Why Do We Continue to Ride an Old Tired Horse?

December 3, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Price Savings Have Diminished by a Shocking 70% to 80% Overall Many of my peers think I am crazy when I make the statement that price savings is fizzling and that the majority of the […]

How Many VA Teams Do You Need?

August 15, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

At most healthcare organizations, the answer is — less is more! We are often asked how many value analysis teams a healthcare organization should have to ring the towel dry on savings and improve quality […]

The New Low Hanging Fruit Is Supply Utilization

August 8, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Why Aren’t We Jumping On These Juicy Low Hanging Savings Opportunities? Most healthcare organizations are still operating on a VA model that is strictly focused on group purchasing (GPO) for price savings. Most value analysis teams […]

Use Healthcare Technology to Add More “Value” to Value Analysis

August 7, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Dee Donatelli, RN, BSN, MBA, Sr. Vice President, Provider Services, Hayes, Inc. There are many definitions for value analysis, but I think we could all agree that value analysis in healthcare today is a creative […]

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, […]

Crucial Conversations and How to Have Them

August 2, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Alan Edwards, Regional Director of Supply Chain, Adventist Health System, Tampa, FL “Today’s supply chain leader faces more day to day pressure than ever before. We’re pressed to identify savings opportunities for our organizations, and […]

4 Key Points Supply Chain Managers Should Know About Utilization Management

May 20, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

1. It’s the future of supply chain expense management. Price and standardization have been the primary supply chain cost containment strategies for decades. Now that these sources are waning, there is nowhere else to go […]

Value Analysis Begins & Ends with Training

May 17, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

VA training is the foundation for reaching even higher levels of savings There seems to be an aversion by value analysis practitioners to value analysis training in our industry. This is because there is a […]

Did You Know That Standardization Can Cost You Money?

April 12, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Not all standardization is good for your healthcare organization’s bottom line. For over 40+ years, the healthcare supply chain industry has espoused standardization as a technique of choice for reducing and controlling their costs. I […]

What You Can’t See Will Hurt You

April 11, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Most of your new saving opportunities are below the water line. We like to equate supply chain expense savings to an iceberg! Above the waterline are your price and standardization savings, which are easily identified. […]

Value Analysis Leadership Interview

April 9, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Alan Weintraub, Chief Procurement Officer/Director of Support Services Enloe Medical Center, Chico, CA The following interview was conducted by Robert W. Yokl, Managing Editor, Healthcare Value Analysis Magazine Allan Weintraub is a 30-year supply chain […]