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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 […]

Use Healthcare Technology to Add More “Value” to Value Analysis

August 7, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 agree that value analysis in healthcare today is a creative […]

The Future of Benchmarking

August 5, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

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 that there is a shift in benchmarking for greater accuracy, […]

We Are All Teachers and Trainers in Value Analysis

May 24, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

This issue of Healthcare Value Analysis Magazine is focused on value analysis training and teaming, so I thought I would bring up an important point that I have learned over my 21 years in the […]

Value Analysis: It’s All About Data

May 13, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

James Russell, RN-BC, MBA, Value Analysis Facilitator VCU Health System, Richmond, VA After price is whittled down as low as it can go, utilization can offer an avenue for cost savings. However, without good data, […]

Expectations Are Higher for Value Analysis Than Ever Before!

May 9, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

>Bigger Savings Goals >More Accountability >Better Attention to Evidence >Quality Improvements >Reduce Infection Rates >Collaborate with Clinicians How do you take your Value Analysis Program to the whole new level that your senior leadership now […]

The Missing Link in Supply Expense Management

April 15, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Do you have all of your supply expense management bases covered? It wasn’t so long ago that price and standardization was king in supply chain management circles. All you needed to do was join one […]

What You Can’t See Will Hurt You

April 11, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Most of your new saving opportunities are below the water line. We like to equate supply chain expense savings to an iceberg! Above the waterline are your price and standardization savings, which are easily identified. […]

Value Analysis Leadership Interview

April 9, 2013 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Alan Weintraub, Chief Procurement Officer/Director of Support Services Enloe Medical Center, Chico, CA The following interview was conducted by Robert W. Yokl, Managing Editor, Healthcare Value Analysis Magazine Allan Weintraub is a 30-year supply chain […]