You Need Champions for Your Value Analysis Program to Excel
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the 1960s, was a champion (i.e., spoke up in favor of and supported…
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Value Analysis Leadership Interview with Matthew Rutberg, Program Manager, Value Analysis, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
(VAMag) Could you tell us a little bit about your professional history and how you got into value analysis? Matt: I have been with CHOP…
One of the Most Powerful Tools for Value Analysis is Strategic Planning
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions “Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.” This quote by Scottish Philosopher Thomas Carlyle is at the core…
Featured Articles from Latest Issue of Healthcare Value Analysis & Utilization Management Magazine
FEATURED ARTICLE – That Which We Call Evidence – By James Russell, RN-BC, MBA, CVAHP, Value Analysis Program Director, University of Wisconsin Health Value Analysis Leadership Interview…
Where Does Evidence Fit Into Your Value Analysis Process?
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions First, I hope all of our readers have a set value analysis process (i.e., defined number of steps to be…
How to Keep Everyone Motivated in the Value Analysis Game
Robert W. Yokl, Senior Vice President/COO, SVAH Solutions Let’s face it, we need everyone involved in our value analysis program to stay positive, stay the course,…
Find Champions Who Will Guarantee Your VA Team’s Success
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions There is one common thread that I have observed with ultra-successful value analysis teams; they all have champions – at…
The Value Analysis Job Plan
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions One of the missing elements in most healthcare organizations’ value analysis methodologies is a value analysis job plan, or as…
Now Published- Winter 2016 Issue – Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Magazine
Leading Cost and Quality Strategies for the Healthcare Supply Chain The Latest Issue of Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Management Magazine is now available online…
Connecting the Dots: Time, Cost, and Quality
It’s important to master all three cost drivers. Value analysis is an interconnected process centering on time, cost, and quality. If you aren’t focusing on…
Meeting the Challenges of Reform Through a Stronger Value Analysis-Supply Chain Partnership
By Michael B. Neely, Senior Vice President, Optimé Supply Chain Healthcare reform has placed providers of care under intense pressure to reduce costs and improve…
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…
Strategic Value Analysis Planning Process
Value Analysis Strategies The Strategic Value Analysis Planning process provides the vehicle to obtain this ownership. The SVAP begins with an invitation by your champion,…