Virtual Value Analysis Team Meetings: 5 Best Practices
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions It is often mentioned in the media that the Covid-19 pandemic will change many practices forever. I tend to…
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Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions I want to thank all our hard working and dedicated physicians,…
Get Better and More Sustainable Results
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions It is rare that a value analysis or utilization management savings or quality and safety improvements are sustainable in…
Value Analysis Workshops Could Be the Ticket for You
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions There is a Time and a Place for VA Workshops vs. VA Teams Value analysis practitioners are used to…
11 Ways to Fast Track Non-Salary Savings After Covid-19
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions Since hospitals have been asked to temporarily shut down primary revenue…
The HC Supply Chain’s Untouchable: The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
By Chase Johanson, Executive Search Consultant, Gibson Consultants Pharmaceutical Costs Continue To Climb One of the most difficult challenges that hospitals and health systems all…
Sell Concepts, Ideas, and Results – Not Services or Things
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions All companies tend to train their sales reps to sell services or things, when they should be training them…
Are Spreadsheets Holding Back Your Value Analysis Performance?
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions It is my estimate that sixty-four percent of all hospital, system, and IDN’s value analysis practitioners (VAP) are still…
December 2019 – Featured Articles – Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Management Magazine
Featured Articles Featured Article – Maureen Hazen-Fritsky, RN, MHA, Independent Healthcare Consultant; Amy Carroll, RN, MBA, CVAHP, Nuvance Health; Robert Andrzejewski, MSE, Independent Management Consultant…
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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…
“The Investment in Knowledge Pays the Best Interest.” Benjamin Franklin
Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions Too often, I see value analysis practitioners “winging it” as opposed to investing in value analysis education so that…
What Are We Missing if We Are to Secure All Loose Ends in Our Supply Chain Costs?
By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions I am very happy to see all sorts of focused value analysis teams in our…