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There is Always a New Way
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions “There is always a new way: A new way to solve a problem, a new way of climbing the mountain. The ability to identify that […]
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Cost Optimization Isn’t About Price Savings Any Longer
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions I would assume that we would all like to be more cost efficient, functional, and effective with our value analysis programs. So, what’s holding us back? In my opinion, […]
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Why Early Prevention is Better Than the Cure with Healthcare Supply Utilization Management
Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions We all get excited when we identify a nice big utilization and/or value analysis savings opportunity. We get even more excited when […]
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5 Tips to Better Visualize Data You Want to Present to Get More Yeses on Your Proposals
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions One little known secret of persuasion is to help your customers visualize, with charts, graphs or graphics, the data you want to present to them to get more yeses. […]
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Winning with the Successful Value Analysis and Supply Utilization Mindset
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions There are hundreds of supply chain articles that are written on various change models, strategies, and techniques to reduce costs while maintaining or improving quality […]
Supply Chain
What Are We Missing if We Are to Secure All Loose Ends in Our Supply Chain Costs?
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 […]
Utilization Management
Hands Down the Best Tool In Healthcare Supply Chain…Continual Benchmarking!
Robert W. Yokl – Sr., VP Operations, SVAH Solutions Benchmarking is nothing new to the healthcare supply chain and clearly you are thinking right now that, “We Benchmark at Our Hospital/System!” So, you know the […]
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How Leading Hospitals Gain the Best Value From Optimized Inventory Management and Supply Spend
How the Right Metrics, Combined with the Right Inventory Management Technologies, Ensure Accurate Data Collection and Analytics that Enable Providers to Optimize Their Inventory and Supply Spend: Case Studies from Leading Hospitals Arnold Chazal, CEO, […]
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It Wasn’t Raining When Noah Built His Ark
Robert W. Yokl, Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions One of my company’s most popular podcasts over the past 11 years is “It Wasn’t Raining When Noah Built His Ark.” Whether you are a believer of this […]
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Why Surgical Value Analysis is More Important than Ever Before
Robert W. Yokl, Senior Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions Historically, surgical value analysis (SVA) teams focused on evaluating the newest technologies that surgeons and clinical leaders believed would improve patient outcomes for their respective procedures/cases. While this remains a […]
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Inspiration, Education, or Sarcasm?
James Russell, RN-BC, Value Analysis Facilitator, UF Health at Jacksonville Most of us have interesting little quotes attached to our Outlook (or Lotus) auto-signatures. These can be spiritual in nature, thought provoking, or even a […]
Utilization Management
How to Integrate Utilization into Your Hospital’s Contracting and Price Processes
Robert W. Yokl, Sr. Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions What if you knew that your overall supply utilization (total cost per operating metric) was at best practice levels for the commodity and/or product group you are […]
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A Blueprint for Greater Performance and Focus In Value Analysis and Supply Utilization Management
Robert T. Yokl, President, SVAH Solutions We know from experience that any system as a whole is greater than its parts. It’s the same with value analysis (VA) and supply utilization management (SUM) practices. As […]