Utilization Is Not a New Concept but How We View and Attack It Is!
The other day I was browsing through my copy of the Charles Housley (Bellwether League Honoree 2008) edited book Product Standardization and Evaluation which was…
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Supply Utilization Myths, Misunderstandings, and Mistakes
Why utilization savings are still illusive for most healthcare organizations Although the term utilization management seems to be understood by some supply chain managers and…
How Often Should Your Value Analysis Teams Meet?
The healthcare industry norm for the frequency of value analysis team meetings seems to be once a month. However, this meeting schedule can cause communication…
Value Analysis Leadership Interview
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…
Why Are We Ignoring the Common-Sense Solution?
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…
Why Do We Continue to Ride an Old Tired Horse?
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…
How Many VA Teams Do You Need?
At most healthcare organizations, the answer is — less is more! We are often asked how many value analysis teams a healthcare organization should have…
The New Low Hanging Fruit Is Supply Utilization
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…
Use Healthcare Technology to Add More “Value” to Value Analysis
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…
The Future of Benchmarking
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…
Crucial Conversations and How to Have Them
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….
4 Key Points Supply Chain Managers Should Know About Utilization Management
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…
Value Analysis Begins & Ends with Training
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…