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A Blueprint for Greater Performance and Focus In Value Analysis and Supply Utilization Management

April 27, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President, SVAH Solutions We know from experience that any system as a whole is greater than its parts. It’s the same with value analysis (VA) and supply utilization management (SUM) practices. As […]

Supply Utilization Management: Flavor of the Month Fad or the Next Mission-Critical Cost and Quality Control System?

April 27, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert W. Yokl, Senior Vice President, SVAH Solutions Supply utilization management (SUM) has its origins in the accounting world where it is known as activity-based costing (ABC). The best mainstream adoption of this ABC methodology […]

Value Analysis Leadership Interview

April 27, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Beth Potter, RN, CMRP, CVAHP, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines, IA Mary (Beth) Potter is the Immediate Past President of the Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals. She is also a Certified Material Resource Professional, Certified […]

Four Essential Productivity Tips for Value Analysis Practitioners

April 27, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yok, President, SVAH Solutions No longer can value analysis practitioners just evaluate new products for their appropriateness, quality, and their safety features. VA practitioners now need to be more productive in their practices […]

What’s Your Value Analysis Onboarding Process?

April 27, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

James Russell, RN-BC, Value Analysis Facilitator, UF Health at Jacksonville “What’s your value analysis onboarding process?” During an interview for a Value Analysis Facilitator (VAF), we had a candidate ask this question. We looked at […]

Gaining the Next Level

February 8, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Tim Ingram, MBA/HCM, CMRP Over the years, we have all experienced many of the mainstream process improvement methodologies, such as, TQM, ISO, Value Analysis, Six Sigma, and the many others that were designed to gain […]

PPI: How About Patient Preference Items?

February 8, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

James Russell, RN-BC, Value Analysis Facilitator, UF Health at Jacksonville VCU Health System, Richmond, VA The concept of Physician Preference Items (PPI) has been a mainstay in clinical value analysis for many years. It has […]

Incorporating Supply Utilization Management (SUM) Into Your Value Analysis Program

February 8, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Sum Will Help You Overcome the Three Biggest Challenges Value Analysis Teams Face Robert W. Yokl As value analysis professionals we would like to think that we can stick strictly to our set disciplines, methodologies, […]

Re-Energizing Your Value Analysis Program

February 8, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert W. Yokl As we begin this New Year of 2016, I thought I would offer my view on how to get unstuck from the endless loop of our supply/value chain worlds. The goal would […]

FREE Webinar Thursday March 10, 2016 1:00 pm EST

February 8, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

FREE Webinar Thursday March 10, 2016 — 1:00 pm EST Supply Utilization Management (SUM) Business Intelligence for Healthcare Supply Chain and Value Analysis Professionals How to Get More, Better, and Longer Lasting Supply Expense Savings […]

Value Analysis Checklists Can Make Your VA Job Easier

February 8, 2016 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl Checklists have long been used by pilots, astronauts, and architects to avoid costly and life threating mistakes. Now, even surgeons worldwide are using checklists to eliminate their mistakes and errors. The conclusion: […]

Why You Need to Focus on Supply Utilization Management

September 21, 2015 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, Strategic Value Analysis in Healthcare We know that value analysis practitioners are hungry for big savings to justify their existence in their healthcare organization. Since new GPO contracts and departmental requests usually cost […]

Broadening Our Perspectives

September 21, 2015 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert W. Yokl, Sr. Vice President/COO, Strategic Value Analysis in Healthcare This issue, I am writing about what I consider to be one of the most important aspects of the mindset of a value analysis, clinical resource, […]