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11 Ways to Fast Track Non-Salary Savings After Covid-19

April 15, 2020 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 […]

The HC Supply Chain’s Untouchable: The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

April 15, 2020 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 […]

What Are We Missing if We Are to Secure All Loose Ends in Our Supply Chain Costs?

December 6, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 […]

How Do You Speed Up the Value Analysis Process?

December 6, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 […]

“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation…” Aristotle

May 8, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 […]

But the Healthcare Supply Chain is Different!

May 8, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 […]

Applying a Value Analysis Approach to Purchased Services: Case Studies in Clinical Engineering

May 8, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 […]

Where Do Value Analysis Professionals Come From?

May 8, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 […]

What Top Skills Are Required to Make You Successful in Healthcare Value Analysis?

May 8, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 […]

Why Validation of Your Savings is Now Mission Critical for All Healthcare Organizations

May 8, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 […]

The Supply Chain Stars of Tomorrow Understand This: Value Analysis

May 8, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off

A Recruiter’s Perspective Chase Johanson, Hospital Supply Recruiter, Gibson Consultants The Value Analysis Professional Vs. the Rising Cost of Healthcare According to projections, “Under current law, national health spending is predicted to grow at an average […]

Hands Down the Best Tool In Healthcare Supply Chain…Continual Benchmarking!

April 16, 2018 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Benchmarking is nothing new to the healthcare supply chain and you are probably thinking, “We benchmark at our hospital/system!” So, you know the value of benchmarking from one level or another, but do we apply […]

Valuing the Vendor Side of Value Analysis

February 1, 2018 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert W. Yokl, Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions Having worked in the healthcare supply chain for over 25 years, I have seen how sales representatives could be viewed as the evil empire but also how they […]