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Utilization Is Not a New Concept but How We View and Attack It Is!

December 4, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 published back in 1985. This was a compilation of best […]

Supply Utilization Myths, Misunderstandings, and Mistakes

December 4, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 value analysis practitioners, in reality, there are still too many […]

Utilization = Practice Change

December 4, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

James Russell, RN-BC, Value Analysis Facilitator VCU Health System, Richmond, VA What do we mean when we talk about Value Analysis projects that focus on utilization? We’re talking about practice change. To a clinician, asking them […]

Before, During, and After the Value Analysis Study

December 3, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Why it is important that utilization management works in concert with a strong VA program When we engage with a value analysis committee or team, we often observe that the VA teams tend to get […]

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 […]

Quality Can Sometimes Decrease Quantity

August 19, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

James Russell, RN-BC, MBA, Value Analysis Facilitator VCU Health System, Richmond, VA Vendors will often make claims on the superiority of their items on the quality front to try to justify the fact that their […]

Don’t Stop VA Because There Is Resistance

August 14, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

You must learn to break through barriers and overcome opposition! In each issue of HVAM we will provide our readers with the one basic proven and time-tested tenet of value analysis to assist you to […]

Value Analysis Leadership Interview

August 13, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Brooke Berson, R.N., Director, Clinical Resource Management Duke University Health System, North Carolina The following edited interview was conducted by Robert W. Yokl, Managing Editor, Healthcare Value Analysis Magazine Brooke Berson, R.N, is a graduate […]