Value Analysis

Supply Chain

But the Healthcare Supply Chain is Different!

May 8, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off on But the Healthcare Supply Chain is Different!
Michael Bohon, Managing Director—Healthcare Solutions Bureau How many times have you heard someone say the above statement as to why ideas, concepts and practices from other industries will not work in healthcare? Personally, I cannot […]
Value Analysis

Are You Asking the Right Questions?

May 8, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off on Are You Asking the Right Questions?
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Value Analysis Selling™ is all about asking the right questions, such as, what are the required functions (primary, secondary and aesthetic) for the product, service or technology under study? […]
Utilization Management

Purchase Cost is the Tip of the Iceberg!

May 8, 2019 Robert Yokl Comments Off on Purchase Cost is the Tip of the Iceberg!
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, […]
VA

The Value of Mentoring

August 11, 2018 Robert Yokl Comments Off on The Value of Mentoring
by James Russell, RN-BC, MBA, CVAHP, Value Analysis Program Director, UW Health, WI Lately, I’ve been thinking about the importance of mentoring in Value Analysis. It’s certainly an important tool in the development of most occupations. I could […]
Supply Utilization Management

Value Analysis and Utilization Tools: Healthcare Can’t Afford to Not Look at Inappropriate Utilization

April 15, 2018 Robert Yokl Comments Off on Value Analysis and Utilization Tools: Healthcare Can’t Afford to Not Look at Inappropriate Utilization
Gina Thomas—Chief Development Officer, Lumere The January 13 New York Times article titled “Can Your Hip Replacement Kill You?” might seem dramatic, but it’s not an overstatement. If we don’t take a deeper dive into […]