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 […]
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 […]
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions It is my estimate that sixty-four percent of all hospital, system, and IDN’s value analysis practitioners (VAP) are still using paper and Excel spreadsheet systems to manage their value […]
Featured Articles Featured Article – Maureen Hazen-Fritsky, RN, MHA, Independent Healthcare Consultant; Amy Carroll, RN, MBA, CVAHP, Nuvance Health; Robert Andrzejewski, MSE, Independent Management Consultant – Pursuit of Value Analysis Best Practice: Are We There […]
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions I was working with a client’s value analysis team and one of their value analysis project managers came back and reported that after further review […]
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions The major contributor to cost is in your in-use (or consumption) cost! If you think you have nailed down all of your supply chain expenses with your GPO and […]
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 Happens After the Right Product, at the Right Price, at the Right Time is Delivered to the Right Person? Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions We all assume that when we buy a product, […]
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 […]
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions “If You’ve Seen One VA Program, You’ve Seen One VA Program.” James Russell One challenge value analysis practitioners face in 2018 is the nonuniformity of their value analysis programs. […]
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James Russell, RN-BC, MBA, CVAHP, Value Analysis Program Director, UW Health, WI I have been thinking a lot lately about not only what value analysis is (definition) and how value analysis is done (process), but […]
Gina Thomas, RN, MBA, Procured Health, Chief Development Officer Applying More Agility I wanted to follow up from my last interview and provide some context into clinical decision-making processes aided by Q&A style and a […]
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