Why Can’t My Product Get Through the Value Analysis Team?
“Why can’t my product get through the value analysis team?” I hear this question a lot from medical device professionals. I understand the confusion of…
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Value Analysis: 8 New Rules for New Work and New Performance
Value Analysis Teams Need to be Designed to Be Effective and Productive There has been enough empirical data and research generated by team performance practitioners…
Hospital Value Analysis Team Selection
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions The Secret to High-Performance Hospital Value Analysis Teams All winning teams are a combination of attitudes, talent, and traits…
Value Analysis Teams: Team-Based Project Management Model
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions This teaming of America of the late 20th Century and now in the 21st Century becomes even more important…
Pursuit of Value Analysis Best Practice: Are We There Yet?
Maureen Hazen-Fritsky, RN, MHA, Independent Healthcare Consultant Amy Carroll, RN, MBA, CVAHP, Nuvance Health Robert Andrzejewski, MSE, Independent Management Consultant Introduction How do we merge…
Team Member Selection and Team Building
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions “Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, and working together is success.” Henry Ford All winning teams…
Is Value Analysis About Cost or Quality?
The theme of this issue is all about cost and quality. I have had debates with some of my fellow AHVAP members regarding which is…
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,…
Nursing Impact Analysis Program: Raising Up the Voice of Nursing
Karen E. Bry, RN, BA, CPHQ, System Director for Nursing Education and Professional Practice, Sinai Health System, Chicago Illinois. Historically the rank and file, front…
How Often Should Your Value Analysis Teams Meet?
The healthcare industry norm for the frequency of value analysis team meetings seems to be once a month. However, this meeting schedule can cause communication…
Are You Experiencing “Groundhog Day” With Your Hospital’s Value Analysis Committee and Teams?
I’m sure you remember the movie with Bill Murray called “Groundhog Day”, where Murray is a TV weatherman who is trapped in a time loop…
Value Analysis Leadership is the #1 Key Factor to Your Value Analysis Success
I have worked as a trainer, coach, and facilitator for healthcare value analysis teams for over 26 years. The one constant I have observed is…
Value Analysis Green Teams: It Isn’t Easy Being Green
Value Analysis Green Teams It Isn't Easy Being Green 4 Strategies to Better “Green” Your Healthcare Organization Who would have thought that a forty year…